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Run a Season Slot Waitlist for Your Paving Crew
Paving season is finite and weather-dependent. Sell the season as slots, keep a standby waitlist, and backfill instantly when weather or cancellations open a gap.
difficulty Beginnersetup 25 minresult Every pave-able day stays booked because gaps backfill from the waitlist automatically.—
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Book the Season in Slots
Track each crew-week as a slot with its booked job.
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Keep a Standby List
Add flexible customers to a waitlist with their job size.
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Detect Openings
When weather or cancellation frees a slot, a
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Offer the Slot
Add a
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Activate and Test
Activate the workflow and free a test slot. Confirm the waitlist offer goes out.
Frequently asked questions
Why slot-based selling?
Asphalt season is your inventory — treating weeks as sellable slots is how you stop weather from eating revenue.
Do customers accept standby?
Price-sensitive customers happily wait on standby for a small discount — they're your gap insurance.
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