SpaceMaker Mobile

Instant quotes and paid bookings across 15 territories, without a phone call

SpaceMaker Mobile, a portable container moving and storage company serving the DC region, replaced phone quotes with an online platform that prices every move, captures placement details, and takes payment with signed agreements before delivery.

15
Territories priced from one platform
~250
Containers across three sizes
100%
Bookings paid and signed before delivery
01 · The challenge

Quoting a portable storage move means combining container sizes, driving distance from the yard, territory pricing, storage location, and multiple trips: delivery, pickup, redelivery, relocation. At SpaceMaker Mobile, that math happened on the phone.

Customers who wanted a price at 9pm had to wait for a callback. Drivers arrived to placements nobody had asked about. And agreements and payments were collected after the fact.

  • Before Brem
  • Quotes depended on office hours and the person answering
  • Placement problems discovered at delivery
  • Agreements and payment chased after drop-off
02 · The solution

A five-step online quoting and booking platform — Quote, Book, Placement, Agreement, Pay — backed by a pricing engine and a back office SpaceMaker Mobile staff control.

01

Distance-based pricing

Driving distance from the warehouse via Google Maps, tiered fees, ZIP-to-territory lookup across ~720 ZIP codes, and automatic service-area gating.

02

Multi-leg moves

Moving, storage, or both; storage at the customer’s site or SpaceMaker Mobile’s indoor or outdoor facility; relocation and curb-to-curb trips priced automatically.

03

Placement capture

Surface, door direction, slope, obstacles, and parking details for both origin and destination, before the truck leaves.

04

Agreements & payment

Versioned rental agreement, policies, prohibited items, and protection plans accepted and signed online; Stripe Checkout with sales tax.

03 · Agent roadmap
Next phase

The foundation for agents

With quotes, bookings, placements, and agreements in one system, SpaceMaker Mobile is ready for agents that work the gaps between steps.

Quote follow-up

Re-engage customers who priced a move but did not book, and answer their questions about sizes and timing.

Placement review

Flag risky placements from customer-provided details before dispatch.

Rental lifecycle

Offer pickups and extensions as rentals approach their end date.

04 · Results

Measured before and after

  • Time to a quote
    Next-day callbackInstant, 24/7
  • Bookings after office hours
    0%38%
  • Payment collected before delivery
    ~40%100%
  • Manual pricing errors
    WeeklyRules-based
“Customers get a real price in a couple of minutes, any time of day, and by the time we deliver, everything is signed and paid.”
SMOperations Lead, SpaceMaker Mobile
05 · Platform

What we delivered

15 territories

Pricing and fees scoped by territory, service type, and trip.

Protection plans

Basic, standard, and premium plans with locks and discount codes.

Container inventory

8×8, 8×16, and 8×20 containers tracked with unique IDs.

Sales tax

Tax applied correctly to taxable lines at checkout.

Quote summaries

Automatic summary emails with a payment link.

Role-based back office

Super admin, admin, and staff roles for pricing, fees, and agreements.

Application
  • Ruby on Rails 8Pricing engine and booking flow
  • HotwireFast, step-by-step quote experience
  • Solid QueueBackground email delivery
  • PunditRole-based permissions
Services
  • Stripe CheckoutPayment and sales tax
  • Google MapsDriving distance and geocoding
  • AWS S3File storage
IntegrationsStripeGoogle MapsGeocoderAWS S3
06 · Ownership

What SpaceMaker Mobile owns

Every component is theirs to extend, migrate, or operate independently, with or without Brem.

  • Complete source code in their own Git repository
  • All operational data in a database they control
  • Docker and Kamal deployment to any cloud or on-premises
  • Documentation any qualified engineer can pick up
  • Zero per-seat fees and zero exit cost

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