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VENDING ROUTE COCKPIT
Coffee + vending · multi-state route
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Route Op
Today's Stops
23
142 mi · 7 hrs
Active Locations
187
PA + FL + TX
June Revenue
$58,420
+8% vs May
Out-of-Stock %
2.1%
Below 3% target
Today's route — order optimized
Full route
1
Stop 1 · 8:00 AM · Bethel Industrial Park (Bldg A)
CHECK: 2 SNACK + 1 COFFEE · LAST VISIT 4 DAYS AGO
2
Stop 2 · 8:35 AM · Bethel (Bldg B)
1 SNACK · LAST: 5 DAYS · LIKELY 40% SOLD
3
Stop 3 · 9:15 AM · Riverside Manufacturing
3 MACHINES · HIGH-VOLUME · 60% TYPICAL SELL
4
Stop 4 · 10:00 AM · Tech Park 12 (Floor 2 + 5)
COFFEE FLAGGED: WATER FILTER REMINDER · 60-DAY
5
Stop 5 · 10:45 AM · Mercy Hospital (Cafeteria + 3 break rooms)
4 MACHINES · ANCHOR ACCOUNT · TOP REVENUE
18 more stops
FINISH ESTIMATED 3 PM · DROP CASH AT BANK 3:30
Location Scout — new opportunities
All leads
New medical office · Cedar Crest Plaza · 80 employees
PERMIT FILED LAST MONTH · OPENS JULY · IDEAL FIT
Construction site · Sunset commercial build
9-MONTH PROJECT · 40 WORKERS · GC INTRODUCED · WARM LEAD
Self-storage facility · Hillcrest · drive-up tenants
UNDERSERVED · CASH-FRIENDLY · 2 SNACK + 1 COFFEE FIT
Top accounts — this week
$$
Mercy Hospital · $2,840 weekly
4 MACHINES · ANCHOR ACCOUNT
$$
Riverside Mfg · $1,940 weekly
3 MACHINES · 24-HOUR PLANT
$$
Tech Park 12 · $1,420 weekly
2 FLOORS · COFFEE-HEAVY
$
Bethel Industrial (A+B) · $980 weekly
2 BUILDINGS · STEADY
Service alerts
!
Mercy 2nd-floor coffee · DEX error code 13
JAM IN CUP DISPENSER · CALL TECH
!
Tech Park snack #2 · refrigeration warning
TEMP RISING · CHECK COMPRESSOR ON ROUTE
!
Riverside Mfg coffee #1 · water filter due
60-DAY MILESTONE · BRING FILTER

Route Optimization

Daily route auto-built from machine telemetry (predicted sell-through), priorities (anchor accounts, problem machines), and geography.

  • DEX/MDB telemetry → predicted sell-through per machine
  • Anchor accounts always served first
  • Service alerts inserted into route
  • New-lead drop-by suggestions when geography matches
  • Driver mobile app: turn-by-turn + log restock + photo proof

Location Database

Every location, every machine, every contact, every contract.

  • Per-location contract terms (commission %, exclusivity, term length)
  • Per-location machine count + type
  • Per-location revenue history + trend
  • Decision-maker contact + visit notes
  • Renewal calendar with auto-reminders

Location Scout Engine

Auto-surface new prospects from permits, business openings, and 50-mile-radius queries.

  • New business permits in your radius
  • Construction sites (temporary route opportunity)
  • Employee-count thresholds for vending fit (40+ for snack, 80+ for combo)
  • Competitor-displacement signals (competitor exit announcements)
  • Per-lead fit + warmth scoring
  • One-tap call list for the next free hour

Machine Fleet Operations

Per-machine: telemetry, par levels, service history, profitability.

  • Per-machine sell-through % vs target
  • DEX/MDB error code monitoring
  • Per-machine cost basis (purchase / lease / depreciation)
  • Service-call history + MTBF tracking
  • Replacement scheduling for aging fleet

Two-Tier Inventory

Warehouse + truck inventory tracked separately. Auto-reorder when warehouse hits par.

  • Warehouse + truck inventory split
  • Auto-restock from warehouse to truck pre-route
  • Auto-purchase from supplier when warehouse below par
  • Velocity tracking per SKU (fast vs slow movers)
  • Expiration tracking with shrinkage alerts

Supplier Management

Per-supplier accounts, pricing, ordering, reconciliation.

  • Vistar / Coremark / Pepsi / Coke / local roaster
  • Per-supplier ordering schedule
  • Price-change alerts (penny per unit matters at volume)
  • Receiving + invoice reconciliation

Cash Operations + Telemetry

Cash collected vs expected (per DEX read) — surface shrink immediately.

  • Cash drop reconciliation vs DEX expected
  • Cashless (NayaX / Cantaloupe) integration
  • Per-machine variance alert when cash < expected
  • Bank deposit tracking

Business Reports

Numbers that matter for a route operator.

  • Per-location gross profit + commission to landlord
  • Per-machine ROI (capex / lease vs net)
  • Route efficiency (revenue per mile, revenue per hour)
  • SKU velocity + margin
  • Account churn risk scoring

↘ Shared engine — from Audit Practice · vending-flavored: per-state vending sales tax (varies wildly), commissions paid to landlords (1099-NEC), nexus across multi-state routes

Sales Tax MTD
$3,420
Across PA · FL · TX
Commission Paid
$4,800
To 23 host locations
1099 Hosts
22
All earning > $600 YTD
States with Nexus
3
PA (home) · FL · TX
Per-state tax — current month
StateLocationsSalesTax Rate (vending)Tax Due
Pennsylvania142$38,4006% (food-exempt threshold)$2,304
Florida28$12,200State 6% + county avg 1%$854
Texas17$7,8206.25% state + local avg 2%$626

↘ Shared engine — from Audit Practice · vending-flavored: location agreements, health-dept permits, DOT requirements for the truck, machine warranties

DocumentTypeLinked toStatus
Mercy Hospital - Agreement.pdfLocation contractMercy Hospital5-yr · 2 yrs in
Riverside Mfg - Agreement.pdfLocation contractRiversideRenews Sep
PA Health Dept Vending Permit.pdfState permitAll PA machinesCurrent
Truck DOT Inspection.pdfDOTService truckAnnual passed
Vistar Master Supply Agreement.pdfSupplierVistarActive

↘ Shared engine — from Furniture cockpit · vending-flavored: new-machine equipment financing for landing big accounts, route acquisitions, fleet replacement

Active financing
ProjectAmountLenderStatus
3 new coffee machines for Cedar Crest medical$18,400Crest Capital (vending-specialist)Pending
Route acquisition · 14 locations in adjacent territory$84,000SBA-backedApplication in
2 cashless retrofit · NayaX$1,800NayaX in-houseApproved · 0% promo