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6 articles on van stock, job scans, and shop process for software work.
7 min · August 8, 2026
A Sortly Alternative for Service Fleets (Trucks, Not Folders)
Sortly is good at photos in folders. Service companies do not have a folder problem. They have a truck problem.
7 min · July 18, 2026
FleetStock vs Sortly: Which Inventory Tool Fits a Service Company?
Sortly organizes what you own. FleetStock organizes where it is and which job used it. Those are different products that get compared because both have photos.
7 min · June 28, 2026
Why Folder-Based Inventory Fails for Service Trucks
A tidy folder tree is a screenshot. A truck count is an operation. Service companies need the second and keep buying the first.
7 min · May 18, 2026
Per-User vs Yearly Fleet Pricing for Inventory Software
Inventory software that charges per user is priced against the one behavior that makes it work: putting it on every tech’s phone.
7 min · April 11, 2026
ServiceTitan Inventory vs Dedicated Parts Software
A full field-service suite can track parts. That does not mean it is the best place to run a van catalog, a scanner, and a nightly restock.
7 min · March 8, 2026
How to Choose Van Inventory Software for a Service Company
Most inventory demos look fine on a webinar. Very few survive a wet van and a dispatcher with twelve open calls. Choose for that Tuesday, not for the webinar.