Auto repair shops
Time clock for auto repair and body shops
A shop-floor computer or each tech's phone as the clock, hours that match the paycheck, and a service desk and a shop floor reported separately.
What auto repair shops need from a time clock
Shop floor and front counter
Technicians, service writers and parts counter are departments, so the hours and labor for each are one report.
Busy weeks and overtime
The overtime watchlist shows who is heading past 40 hours before the week ends, which is when a Saturday shift can still be moved.
Lunch in the bay
Meal breaks are punches, paid or unpaid as your policy says, so a half-hour lunch comes off the right hours.
A small team and a small budget
Free for up to 3 employees; from $24 a month for up to 5, with no hardware to buy.
The features that do the work
Time clock
A web and mobile time clock employees use to punch in and out from any device. Accurate timestamps, punch rounding, meal breaks and location capture. Free for up to 3 employees.
Time cards & approvals
Digital time cards that calculate regular, overtime and double-time hours as punches happen. Review, edit and approve by employee, team or pay period, then export to payroll.
Overtime tracking
Track overtime under federal and state rules: weekly after 40, California daily and double time, Alaska, Colorado, Oregon manufacturing and 7th-day premiums. Presets included.
Payroll export
Export an approved pay period as an import-ready file for Gusto, QuickBooks Payroll, ADP RUN, Paychex, Rippling, OnPay or a generic CSV, with regular, overtime, double time and PTO split out.
Compliance
The labor-law angle
Technicians paid by the flat-rate hour and hourly staff are different pay structures. 9forty5 tracks the time on the clock and the overtime rules that apply to it; it does not track flat-rate or per-job billing hours. In states with specific rules for flat-rate pay, such as California, keep that calculation with your payroll provider.
Rules differ by state. See the state-by-state labor law guide for overtime, breaks and pay-frequency rules where you operate.
Frequently asked
No. It tracks time clocked in. Flat-rate or per-job pay needs to be calculated separately and added at payroll.
Yes. Approved hours export as a file in the QuickBooks Payroll layout, with overtime split out.
Other industries
Medical & dental offices
Time and attendance for medical, dental and vet offices: staff punches, breaks, coverage, time off, and salaried providers who do not punch.
Staffing agencies
Temp workers punch at each client site with GPS, hours roll up on one time card per worker, overtime is applied once, and payroll exports.
Nonprofits
Hours by program, paid time off and holidays, exempt staff who do not punch, and a free plan for up to 3 employees. Flat pricing.
Try it free for 14 days. Flat monthly pricing after that.
No credit card, no per-seat surprises, no contract. Set up a site, add your team and take the first punch in under ten minutes. Teams of up to 3 can stay on the free plan for good.