Every van parked at the permit counter is a tech not billing, fuel not earning, and a job not getting done. Punch in your numbers — the bleed is real.
Your fleet
Slide to your reality. Defaults are conservative. Tech hour = your billable rate — what an hour of wrench time earns you. (Pure wages? Slide it down to ~$45. The bleed still wins.)
Simple permits $125 · filed same-day · you never left the job
And this is the optimistic version. It doesn't count rejected submittals (techs who don't know the form make two trips), missed install windows, or the job your competitor took while your van was parked at the counter. The real bleed is bigger.