Results
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Every case shows both numbers: what Truck Hero identified, 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$2,647
- 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 put in front of the estimator. Kept is what the estimator added to the estimate. They are never added together.
By the numbers
Each figure carries its definition, sample and date, so nobody has to guess what it means.
$1,377
Median identified per estimate
- Definition
- Dollar value of the operations Truck Hero identified on an estimate
- Sample
- 72 estimates
- As of
- 22 Sep 2026
$367
Median kept per estimate
- Definition
- Dollar value the estimator kept, on estimates where findings were ruled on
- Sample
- 49 estimates
- As of
- 22 Sep 2026
190 / 175
Findings kept vs rejected
- Definition
- Findings an estimator ruled on; 338 more still pending
- Sample
- All Truck Hero estimates
- As of
- 22 Sep 2026
72
Estimates reviewed
- Definition
- Customer shops only
- Sample
- 13 Jul to 22 Sep 2026
- As of
- 22 Sep 2026
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