Results
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Every case shows both numbers: what Truck Hero surfaced, and what the shop’s estimator kept. They are never blended.
Case studies
Vehicle
2015 Freightliner M2
A shop in Iowa
Original estimate$39,607
Truck Hero identified$3,502
Shop kept$2,467
- 3-axle alignment and tracking check
- DOT post-repair inspection
- Cab A/C and coolant service
- Cab wiring harness D&R
- Seat-belt and anchorage inspection
- Cab water-leak test
- Headlamp aim
$2,467 of work the shop had already done and was about to eat, recovered on a single truck.
Vehicle
2022 Peterbilt 389
A shop in North Carolina
Original estimate$51,516
Truck Hero identified$3,346
Shop kept$2,036
- Pre- and post-repair scans
- Final road test
- Seat-belt inspection
- Cooling-system pressure test, plus $270 of refill materials
- Fifth-wheel inspection and lubrication
- Front spring U-bolt torque verification
- LF wheel R&I with lug-torque verification
- Post-repair DOT safety inspection
The additions were the unglamorous, always-forgotten items.
Vehicle
2021 Peterbilt 579
A shop in Missouri
Original estimate$75,853
Truck Hero identified$2,213
Shop kept$1,273
- 2.5 hours of rear-frame access operations
- Air-brake recharge and leak-down verification
- Coolant drain and refill
- Fifth-wheel lubrication
- Sleeper and cab water test
Even a meticulous shop on a repair this size still left roughly 1.7% of the job unbilled.
Shops not named. Identified is what Truck Hero priced; kept is what the estimator added. They are never added together.
By the numbers
Each figure carries its definition, sample and date, so nobody has to guess what it means.
$1,596
Median identified per estimate
- Definition
- Dollar value of operations Truck Hero surfaced on an estimate
- Sample
- 57 estimates
- As of
- 11 Sep 2026
$405
Median kept per estimate
- Definition
- Dollar value the estimator kept, on estimates where findings were ruled on
- Sample
- 34 estimates
- As of
- 11 Sep 2026
144 / 142
Findings kept vs rejected
- Definition
- Findings an estimator ruled on; 323 more still pending
- Sample
- All Truck Hero estimates
- As of
- 11 Sep 2026
57
Estimates reviewed
- Definition
- Customer shops only
- Sample
- 13 Jul to 10 Sep 2026
- As of
- 11 Sep 2026
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