First Officer for Auto Repair

AutoZone Orders. Shop Supplies. All on the Wrong Card.

Auto repair shops spend $10K to $50K monthly on parts, fluids, and equipment. Most auto parts suppliers code as specialty retail. earning 1x. Your advertising and fuel spend can do much better.

Your numbers

See What You're Leaving Behind

Adjust the sliders to match your monthly business spend. Each category shows which card earns the most and why.

Monthly spend calculator
$10,000
Auto parts stores code as specialty. 2x on a catch-all card is the best option
$2,000
Specialty retail. 2x on a catch-all card
$500
May code as software. up to 4x on the right business card
$1,500
3x on the right business card or 4x on the right business card
$6,000
Fuel portion gets 2x-4x, rest at 1x-2x blended
Total monthly spend$20,000
Without optimization
$0
~1x base points / year
With First Officer
$0
1.6 to 2.0x optimized / year
You're leaving $0 per year in unrealized value
The mistakes

What Auto Repair Shops Get Wrong

These aren't obvious. Nobody in the auto repair shops industry talks about points optimization. Here's what we see over and over.

01

Running all parts orders through a personal card or debit

AutoZone Commercial, NAPA, and O'Reilly code as auto parts stores. not a bonus category. But they still earn 2x on the right catch-all card. On $10K/month in parts, that's 240,000 points per year versus zero on debit.

The math

$10K/month parts on the right catch-all card = 240K pts/year at 2x.

02

Not separating advertising from parts spend

Your Google and Yelp ads earn 3x on the right business card. Even $1,500/month separated onto the right card nets 54,000 points per year instead of 18,000.

The math

$1.5K/month ads at 3x = 54K pts/year. At 1x = 18K.

03

Paying for shop management software on any random card

If your Mitchell 1, ShopWare, or Tekmetric subscription codes as software, the right card can earn 4x. Small amounts per month, but it all compounds.

The math

$500/month software at 4x = 24K pts/year.

04

Never hearing about business card signup bonuses

Two business cards in year one: 170,000+ bonus points worth $2,500+ in travel. Most shop owners don't even know this exists.

The math

the right business card 100K + the right category card 70K = $2,500 to $3,500 in travel.

How it works

Your vendors. Our routing.

Every vendor sends a merchant category code (MCC) when you swipe. That code determines your multiplier. The same $5,000 payment earns 5,000 points on the wrong card or 20,000 on the right one. We match every vendor to its highest-earning card.

MCC
Vendor Code Analysis

We've mapped how your vendors code with card networks. Verified, not guessed.

CAP
Spending Cap Tracking

Every bonus category has annual caps. We shift routing before you hit a ceiling and drop to 1x.

CPP
Transfer Partner Math

Earning is half. We route redemptions to partners where points are worth 2x to 5x more than cash.

Your card stack, routing rules, and redemption strategy are built specifically for your vendors and spend. See what yours looks like.

Real math

What This Looks Like for a $20K/Month Auto Repair Shop

Same spend. Different strategy. Different outcome.

Annual breakdown

Monthly business spend$20,000
Annual spend$240,000
Points earned (unoptimized, ~1x)240,000 pts
Points earned (First Officer, ~1.8x avg)432,000 pts
Signup bonus points (year one)~200,000 pts
Total optimized points (year one)632,000 pts
Value at 1 cent/point (statement credit)$6,320
Value at 2 to 4 cents/point (travel partners)$12,640 to $25,280

Hypothetical example for illustration. Actual results vary based on your specific vendors, card products, and redemption choices. This is not financial advice.

How it works

Four Steps to Full Optimization

No apps to download. No spreadsheets. Just a conversation.

01

Message us

4 questions. Takes 2 minutes.

02

We map everything

Cards, balances, credits, programs.

03

Get your game plan

Card stack, routing rules, bonus calendar.

04

We watch. You win.

Proactive alerts, weekly digests, strategy.

Trusted across industries

The same routing intelligence, applied to 20+ verticals. Different vendors, different MCC codes, same rigorous math.

Restaurants. HVAC. Dental. Salons. Fitness. Landscaping. Veterinary. IT. Consulting. Cleaning. Property Management. Auto Repair. And yours.

20-Minute Spend Audit. Free.

Message us. We'll tell you exactly what your auto repair shop business is leaving on the table.

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