Who's answering your phone right now?
Standing Pilot sets up and runs the office side of your shop: the phone line, the schedule, customer texts and invoices.
We answer it, quote it, bill it and chase it. You approve it.

Today, at 7 AM · what the owner sees first Sample shop
The colour is how long it's been waiting. Nothing waiting, no colour.
Where you are when the phone rings




What a shop gets · the itemized bill for your office
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BIDDING LOAD CALC, MANUAL J .......... INCL DUCT LAYOUT .................. INCL MATERIAL LIST BY PHASE ....... INCL ALL BIDS ON ONE PAGE ......... INCL GOOD/BETTER/BEST QUOTES ...... INCL QUOTE FOLLOW-UPS ............. INCL SIGN + DEPOSIT ONLINE ........ INCL FINANCING ON QUOTES .......... INCL FLOORING TAKEOFF ............. INCL CHANGE-ORDER PACKAGES ........ INCL SCHEDULING AND CREW ONE COMPANY CALENDAR ......... INCL DRAG-TO-MOVE SCHEDULE ........ INCL CALLS TO THE RIGHT TECH ...... INCL CREWS ON BUILDER PHASES ...... INCL DAY-BEFORE CONFIRMATIONS ..... INCL WAITLIST FILLS CANCELS ....... INCL ON-MY-WAY TEXTS .............. INCL CONFIRMATION CALLS ........... INCL CREW PHONE APP ............... INCL CLOCK IN BY BUTTON/TEXT ...... INCL ADD CREW BY TEXT ............. INCL JOB ALERTS TO PHONES ......... INCL CHECKLIST PER JOB TYPE ....... INCL ON THE JOB CHANGE ORDERS BY TEXT ........ INCL PHOTOS TO THE JOB FILE ....... INCL TECH TROUBLESHOOT GUIDES .... BUILD MODEL/SERIAL LOOKUP .......... INCL WALK-AND-TALK VIDEO ......... BUILD WARRANTY DEADLINES ........... INCL SUPPLY ORDERS BY PHASE ...... BUILD GETTING PAID ONE-TAP INVOICES ............. INCL UNPAID CHASE 7/14/30 ......... INCL BUILDER BILLS EACH PHASE ..... INCL MONEY-LEFT-BEHIND WATCH ...... INCL BILLING-DAY ALARM CALL ....... INCL LIEN DEADLINES ............... INCL CARD PAY TO YOUR ACCOUNT ..... INCL BUILDER BANK TRANSFERS ...... BUILD UTAH SALES TAX PER LINE ...... INCL UNBILLED-WORK AUDIT .......... INCL BACK OFFICE WHAT EVERY JOB MADE .......... INCL SUPPLY BILLS MATCHED ......... INCL QUICKBOOKS CONNECTED ........ BUILD PAYROLL EXPORT ............... INCL BOOKS READY FOR YOUR CPA ..... INCL PRICE BOOK FROM YOUR JOBS .... INCL MONTHLY VALUE REPORT ......... INCL MILES PER JOB ................ INCL TRUCK DUE DATES .............. INCL NEW-HIRE HANDBOOK ............ INCL OFF YOUR OLD SOFTWARE ....... BUILD SEARCH EVERYTHING ............ INCL AFTER THE JOB REVIEW REQUESTS .............. INCL DAY-30 REFERRAL ASK .......... INCL HANDOVER PACKET .............. INCL CALLBACK + WARRANTY LOG ...... INCL BUILDER MONTHLY REPORT ....... INCL EVERY UNIT, ONE LIST ......... INCL TUNE-UP CAMPAIGNS ............ INCL CUSTOMER LISTS ............... INCL THE OWNER ONE OFFICE APP ............... INCL MONEY + DEADLINES FIRST ...... INCL YOUR TAP ON EVERY PRICE ...... INCL 7 AM TEXT .................... INCL ASK THE PILOT ................ INCL PLATFORM AND SAFETY SIGN-IN BY CODE + ROLES ...... INCL SIGN-IN BY PHONE ............. INCL ONE-CLICK REMOVE A PERSON .... INCL FULL EXPORT, ANYTIME ......... INCL NIGHTLY + OFF-SITE BACKUP .... INCL DOWN? CALLS RING THROUGH ..... INCL YOUR OWN PRIVATE SERVER ...... INCL SET UP FOR YOUR TRADE ........ INCL RULES BEYOND UTAH ........... BUILDThe math · what the money covers
Bought one at a time, an answering service, field-service software and a review app run $890.50 to $2,073 a month. Together they cover about 41 of these 90 lines, and someone in your office still runs them.
Our count, generous to the tools: a line counts if any plan or add-on of that kind of tool can do it. 41 of the 80 lines we install at setup aren't in any of the three.
What they cost
| Bought one at a time | A month |
|---|---|
| People answering your phone when you can't | $292.50 to $975$3,510 to $11,700 a year |
| Scheduling, quotes, invoices and a crew app | $199 to $499$2,388 to $5,988 a year |
| Review requests and a text inbox | $399 to $599$4,788 to $7,188 a year |
| The pieces, together | $890.50 to $2,073$10,686 to $24,876 a year |
| Standing Pilot · all 90 linesfrom $2,500 a month, by shop size · month one $0 · install from $3,500 | |
Published list prices for each kind of tool, checked October 2026; ranges cover plan size and your quote may differ. Those tools still need someone in your office to run them. Standing Pilot connects to your accounting software; it doesn't replace it. Each bar shows the high end against $2,500.
How it starts
Who we are
Standing Pilot LLC is a Utah company. We set up and run the office side for HVAC, plumbing and electrical shops. A standing pilot is the small flame in a furnace that stays lit, so the burner fires the moment it's called.