Vehicle inventory service is continuous work. Cars are sold. New inventory arrives. Vehicles move through reconditioning. Photos need to be taken or replaced. Dealer window stickers, Monroney labels, or FTC Buyers Guides may need to be printed. Dealers request different merchandising services, and the lot-service company returns again to handle the next group of vehicles.
WalkTheLot gives field technicians a practical way to work from the dealership's current inventory, determine what needs attention, complete the required photography and merchandising services, publish the results, and record the billable work performed.
Instead of treating every dealer visit like a new project, WalkTheLot helps turn recurring inventory service into a repeatable operating cycle.
At many dealerships, the lot-service company does not need to recreate the inventory at all. WalkTheLot can receive vehicle data from an upstream Tier 1 inventory provider, allowing the technician to refresh the dealer's current inventory and work from records that already exist.
From there, the field team can filter the inventory to identify vehicles that need photography or other attention, open the correct vehicle in MobileLot, perform the required services, and continue to the next unit.
For smaller dealerships where the lot-service company is responsible for maintaining inventory directly, the same workflow can begin by scanning and decoding the VIN and creating the vehicle from the lot.
When WalkTheLot receives inventory from the dealer's upstream source, the technician can refresh the current inventory when arriving at the rooftop rather than maintaining a separate vehicle list or manually entering units that already exist.
The inventory can then be filtered to help identify vehicles that need work. A photography provider, for example, may want to see units with no photos or only a preliminary photo. The technician can work from the MobileLot list or use identifying information such as VIN and stock number while locating vehicles and getting keys.
Once the technician is standing with the vehicle, the correct record can be opened in MobileLot and the actual service can begin.
The inventory itself becomes the working list for the visit.
The individual vehicles continually change, but the service company can use a familiar process each time it returns to the dealership.
Bring in the dealership's latest inventory when an upstream feed is available, or work from inventory maintained directly through WalkTheLot.
Filter and review the current inventory to find vehicles needing photos, media, window stickers, Buyers Guides, inventory attention, or other configured services.
Use the vehicle list and identifying information such as VIN or stock number to open the unit being serviced.
Capture photos, video, exterior or interior 360s, print approved dealer window stickers, window labels, Monroney labels, or FTC Buyers Guides, update inventory when required, and perform the other services included for that dealership.
From the vehicle, select the dealer-specific billable services that were completed so the charges are documented while the work is still happening.
Publish vehicle information or media as each unit is completed or handle multiple completed vehicles later in batch mode.
Return new photos or media automatically to an upstream Tier 1 provider when that source controls distribution, or let WalkTheLot distribute inventory and media when it is serving as the dealer's primary inventory source.
Come back on the next service cycle and work from the dealer's updated inventory instead of starting the process over from scratch.
The value of an inventory-service platform shows up over repeated dealer visits. The vehicles change, but the provider still needs a dependable way to identify the work, complete it, publish it, and account for what was performed.
WalkTheLot has been refined through more than 25 years of working directly with lot-service companies and the recurring dealership workflows they perform.
When a dealership already has an upstream inventory provider, the lot-service company can work from that current inventory instead of manually creating the same vehicles again.
For smaller or independent dealerships where the provider maintains inventory directly, MobileLot can support VIN scanning, decoding, vehicle details, photography, and publishing from the lot.
The technician performs services against the correct dealer and vehicle while the provider maintains the dealer-specific configuration behind the workflow.
Vehicle data and media can be published as each vehicle is completed or later in batches, giving technicians flexibility when connectivity is poor or field conditions make it preferable to finish the physical work first.
Dealer-specific services and pricing can be configured ahead of time so the technician can record what was completed with only a few taps while working the vehicle.
WalkTheLot connects current dealer inventory with the photography, media, window sticker and Buyers Guide printing, publishing, and billing workflows that lot-service companies perform repeatedly.
For feed-driven dealerships, field technicians can refresh the latest inventory rather than relying on an old spreadsheet, handwritten list, or manually maintained set of vehicles.
Filters can then help surface the units that need attention so the technician can spend more of the visit doing the work instead of trying to determine what the work is.
Not every dealership has an upstream source feeding vehicle data into WalkTheLot. When the lot-service company is responsible for creating the inventory, the technician can scan the VIN, decode the vehicle, verify relevant details, capture media, and publish the record from the field.
This allows the same provider to support both feed-driven dealerships and smaller dealers that rely on the service company for more of the inventory process.
Recurring inventory service can involve standard photos, prebook photos, live video, exterior and interior 360s, photo background removal and replacement, branded media treatments, and other dealership merchandising work.
The exact package can vary by account without forcing every dealership into the same service model.
Dealer window stickers, window labels, Monroney labels, and FTC Buyers Guides can be designed ahead of time in WebLot and made available to the field technician in MobileLot with meaningful names that make the correct design easy to recognize.
Designs that are still being developed or awaiting dealership approval can remain in Draft status so they do not accidentally appear as printable choices in the field.
When WalkTheLot receives inventory from another Tier 1 provider, the field team can complete the photography or media work and WalkTheLot can automatically return the newly captured media to that upstream source.
The Tier 1 provider can then continue handling the dealer's downstream distribution without requiring the technician to manually upload the same photos into another system vehicle by vehicle.
When WalkTheLot is serving as the dealership's primary inventory source, it can distribute vehicle data and media to the dealer's configured destinations, including the dealer's website provider and other inventory or classified destinations.
The field technician can concentrate on servicing the inventory while the configured data exchanges take place behind the scenes.
The technician can open Services Provided and select from the services configured for that dealership, including the appropriate dealer-specific pricing.
The resulting charges can remain associated with vehicle details such as VIN and stock number and accumulate into the dealer's invoice. Account-level items such as monthly administration, maintenance, or backend fees can also be included when applicable.
Recurring dealer service often creates knowledge that normally lives with the technician who always works that account. Dealer Notes can keep useful rooftop instructions with the dealership, such as key procedures, contact information, check-in expectations, connectivity issues, or printing details.
That can make it easier for another employee to cover the account without requiring the regular technician to explain every detail from memory.
WalkTheLot helps lot-service companies work from current dealer inventory, complete recurring photography and merchandising services, publish the results, and record billable work through a repeatable field workflow.
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