Brooks Motor Works labor intelligence

Labor intelligence

Your own history as book time: how long jobs really take here, who is fast or slow by job type, and when rust is quietly eating your labor. Built from the time clock and approved labor, not a national guide.

Categories tracked

Jobs measured

Shop efficiency

97%

Upcharge flags

Rust / seized upcharge suggestions

A category is running well over its own median lately. Add the suggested labor line so seized-bolt time stops coming out of your margin.

Electrical is running 1.4 h lately versus your usual 0.9 h. Rust or seized fasteners are likely. Consider adding a +0.5 h ($68) rust/seized labor line to these estimates.

Your real book time

Median actual clocked hours per job category, with the range and how the last 60 days compares.

Job category	Book time (median)	Range	Jobs	Last 60 days
Brakes	3.5 h	1.6–5.5 h	13	4.2h
Belts & hoses	4.5 h	0.6–7.8 h	9	↓ 2.3h
HVAC	2.4 h	1.2–2.9 h	7	2.9h
Tune-up	1.3 h	1.1–2.3 h	5	1.2h
Tires	1.0 h	1.0–1.8 h	5	1.2h
Oil & fluids	0.8 h	0.3–1.2 h	4	↓ 0.6h
Electrical	0.9 h	0.3–2.5 h	4	↑ 1.4h

Book time by vehicle

Where you have enough repeats to trust it, the median actual time by vehicle and category.

Vehicle	Category	Book time (median)	Jobs
Honda Accord	Brakes	5.1 h	3
Honda CR-V	Tires	1.0 h	3

Proficiency by job type

Each tech against your own book time, per job type. Fast beats book, Slow is under 85% efficiency. This is coaching data, not a payroll number.

Technician	Job type	Jobs	Avg clocked	Avg billed	Efficiency	Rating
Carlos Rivera	Brakes	4	2.5 h	2.0 h	79%	Slow
Carlos Rivera	Belts & hoses	4	4.2 h	4.2 h	100%	Fast
Carlos Rivera	Tires	4	1.2 h	1.2 h	100%	Fast
Carlos Rivera	HVAC	3	2.1 h	2.1 h	100%	Fast
Carlos Rivera	Oil & fluids	2	1.0 h	1.0 h	100%	Fast
Carlos Rivera	Electrical	2	2.0 h	2.0 h	100%	Fast
Carlos Rivera	Tune-up	1	2.3 h	2.3 h	100%	Fast
Dana Whitfield	Brakes	4	4.2 h	3.3 h	78%	Slow
Dana Whitfield	Belts & hoses	2	0.7 h	0.6 h	86%	On book
Dana Whitfield	HVAC	2	2.2 h	1.9 h	85%	On book
Dana Whitfield	Tires	1	1.2 h	1.0 h	85%	On book
Dana Whitfield	Tune-up	1	1.2 h	1.0 h	85%	On book
Mike Sullivan	Brakes	8	3.4 h	3.2 h	93%	On book
Mike Sullivan	Belts & hoses	3	5.5 h	6.3 h	115%	Fast
Mike Sullivan	Tune-up	3	1.2 h	1.4 h	115%	Fast
Mike Sullivan	Electrical	2	0.3 h	0.3 h	113%	Fast
Mike Sullivan	Oil & fluids	2	0.5 h	0.6 h	114%	Fast
Mike Sullivan	HVAC	2	2.3 h	2.6 h	115%	Fast

Ask AI about your labor

A plain-English read on where your book times, upcharge risk and tech proficiency stand. Grounded only in the numbers above.

Book times and ratings are a decision aid from your own records, not a flat-rate guide or a performance verdict. Sample sizes are shown so you can weigh them.