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Sharing Engineer Location with Customers

Trade2Base can send customers a live tracking link when an engineer is on the way to a job. Customers see a real-time map showing the engineer's location and an estimated arrival time — without needing to call your office.

How to set up engineer location sharing

1
Go to Settings → Customer Notifications → enable "Engineer on the way" notification

In the main navigation, open Settings and select Customer Notifications. Find the "Engineer on the way" notification and toggle it on.

2
Set the trigger

Choose when the notification sends: when an engineer checks in to travel to a job, or when the job status changes to "En Route". Both options work — pick whichever fits your team's workflow.

3
The notification includes a live tracking link

Customers receive a message with a secure link. When they open it, they see a map showing the engineer's current location and an estimated arrival time that updates in real time.

4
Engineers must have location sharing enabled in the Trade2Base mobile app

Each engineer needs to allow location access in the Trade2Base app. Go to Settings → Location → Allow while using app on their device. Without this, tracking links will not update.

5
The tracking link expires automatically

Once the engineer marks the job as arrived or started, the tracking link stops updating and displays a "Your engineer has arrived" message to the customer.

Did you know? Live engineer tracking significantly reduces “where is the engineer?” calls. Customers who receive tracking links rate their experience 40% higher on average.

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