Can electricians use Bit & Grain to track permit status and inspection dates?

Yes. You can add permit milestones to any job in Bit & Grain: permit submitted, number issued, rough-in inspection scheduled and passed, final inspection scheduled and passed. Attach permit documents to milestones and add inspection dates as notes.

How do electricians track parts and materials used on a service call?

Bit & Grain's service log lets you record every part used on a service call: breakers, wire, receptacles, GFCI outlets, conduit. Snap the supply-house receipt in Grain AI chat, and the AI assigns the cost to the job. At billing time, the parts list is already on the job record.

What is the best way for a solo electrician to manage service routes and invoicing?

For a solo electrician, Bit & Grain's route planning lets you sequence stops for the day. After each service call, log the work in the service log (diagnosis, repair, parts) and send a Stripe invoice from the client's driveway. Mileage logs automatically for the IRS deduction at year-end.

How do electrical contractors keep customer panel and service history?

Bit & Grain's client CRM tracks every panel upgrade, service call, and inspection against each homeowner address. When the same customer calls back, you see the full history: what was replaced, what panel they have, any open items from the last visit.

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Made for electrical workflows.

Curated features that match how electrical service work actually runs, routes, service logs, parts pulls, change orders, and customer recall.

Route Planning

Plan service-call routes across multiple stops. Mileage logs and customer info routed to your truck for the day.

Service Log & Change Orders

Document every visit, what was diagnosed, what was repaired, parts and breaker counts used, and add scope-change line items signed on the spot.

Equipment Tracking

Track shop and truck inventory, meters, fish tape, conduit benders, lifts, generators, across maintenance schedules and service vans.

Mileage Tracking

Log past-trip mileage through Grain AI chat for tax-ready exports. Mobile auto-tracker arrives with the iOS + Android apps in Q3 2026.

Client CRM

Every panel upgrade, every service call, every inspection, tracked against the homeowner. Recall reminders for code updates and service intervals.

Why electricians choose Bit & Grain.

Built for the truck and trade, not the desk

Electrical work happens at the customer's address, not in the office. Bit & Grain's mobile-first surface ships the route, the service-log entry, the parts pull, and the on-the-spot invoice, owner-operators and small electrical crews running 1 to 5 person businesses get the same surface as bigger shops.

Every electrical workflow in one tool

Service calls, panel upgrades, new-construction rough-in, inspections, change orders, AND emergency dispatch, without bouncing between Jobber, QuickBooks, a Notes app, and a paper invoice book.

AI handles the receipt and parts grind

Snap a photo of any supply-house receipt and Grain AI logs vendor, amount, items, and maps each line to the right job. Less paperwork on the dashboard at the end of the day, more billable hours.

How an electrician uses Bit & Grain from emergency call to final invoice.

Ray is a solo licensed electrician in the Pacific Northwest handling service calls, panel upgrades, and permit work. Here is how a typical day moves through Bit & Grain.

1
Routing the day before leaving the shop
Ray has three stops booked for the day: a panel upgrade, a GFCI callback, and a new construction rough-in check. He opens the Bit & Grain route planner, sequences the stops geographically, and adds the customer addresses. The day's route is on his phone before he pulls out of the driveway. Mileage starts tracking from the first stop.
2
Logging the panel upgrade with parts and a permit milestone
At the first stop, Ray replaces a 100A panel with a 200A service upgrade. He logs the service in Bit & Grain: diagnosis notes, breakers pulled, new panel model, service entrance work. He adds the permit milestone with the permit number and the inspection date. He snaps the supply-house receipt (new panel, breakers, wire) in Grain AI. Every part is on the job record before he packs up his van.
3
Handling an on-site scope addition
At the GFCI callback, the homeowner asks Ray to also install an outdoor outlet. Ray creates a change order in Bit & Grain with the additional labor and materials, and sends it to the homeowner's phone for digital approval. The homeowner approves it while Ray is still on site. The addition rolls into the final invoice automatically.
4
Sending invoices from the truck at the end of the day
At 4 PM Ray is parked at his last stop. He opens Bit & Grain, reviews the service log for each of the day's three jobs, and sends three invoices with Stripe payment links. By the time he drives home, two of the three clients have already paid from their phones. Total invoicing time: under 10 minutes for a full day of field work.

Electrical contractor software questions.

Electrical contractor software questions

What does it really cost to run an electrical contracting business?

Parts, fuel, tool wear, insurance: plug in your numbers and see your true overhead per service call and actual margin.

Real Cost of Running a Trade Business

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Monthly jobs

How many jobs you complete per month on average

Average job size ($)

Average revenue per job billed to the client

Monthly fuel costs ($)

Monthly tool replacement ($)

Monthly insurance ($)

Overhead per job$106

Margin per job$1,394

Margin percentage92.9%

Break-even jobs per month1jobs

Monthly net revenue$11,150

Overhead includes fuel, tool replacement, and insurance only. Labor costs, materials, and other expenses vary per job and are not included here.

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