Sound Familiar?
- Techs clocking in/out around jobs all day
- Overtime adding up unnoticed
- Hand-keying hours into payroll
How Kloqk Helps
Shop-floor Kiosk
A grease-proof tablet by the bay — PIN punch in seconds.
Real-time Labor View
See who's on the clock and catch overtime before it's a surprise.
Clean Payroll Export
Send hours straight to your payroll provider.
Free, With Everything You Need
- Unlimited employees on the free plan
- Kiosk PIN punch + mobile punch with GPS
- Webcam photo at clock-in (buddy-punch prevention)
- FLSA & state overtime + break rules
- One-click payroll exports (QuickBooks, Gusto, ADP…)
- Live who's-in board and timesheet approvals
Clock Time vs. Flag Time in the Shop
Auto repair pays many techs on flag (book) hours, but wage law runs on clock hours — a flat-rate tech must still average at least minimum wage for actual time at the shop, and overtime is owed on real hours over 40. That means you need both numbers: the flag hours that drive pay and the punch-clock hours that prove compliance.
A wall tablet by the service bays handles the clock side: techs punch in/out around jobs, lunches are recorded honestly, and the week's true hours sit next to payroll instead of in a foreman's notebook.
Catching Overtime Before It Surprises You
Busy weeks in a shop creep past 40 quietly — a Saturday here, a late diagnostic there. A live dashboard that shows the week's running total per tech lets the service manager rebalance before time-and-a-half lands on the invoice.
Auto Repair Shops Time Tracking: Frequently Asked Questions
Do flat-rate mechanics need to clock in?
Yes. Even on flag-hour pay, actual clock hours determine minimum-wage compliance and overtime — you need both records.
What time clock works in an auto shop?
A wall-mounted tablet by the bays with PIN punch. It survives the environment and takes seconds between jobs. Kloqk's is free.
Do auto techs get overtime on flat rate?
Usually yes — overtime is owed on actual hours over 40 per week for non-exempt techs, calculated on the regular rate their flag pay works out to.
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