Putting a line buster in the lane during busy dayparts has been around a long time. But with increasingly higher car counts in most drive-thrus, one line buster may not be enough. Try these for tips for keeping the cars moving smoothly through your lane.

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Is your drive-thru vehicle detector giving you problems? If so, you may be able to fix it yourself. First, reset your drive-thru system base to see if that clears up the problem. If not, unplug the whole system and reboot it. If that doesn’t work, look for loose electrical and cable connections and frayed or exposed lead-in wires.

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Looking for a way to serve more cars in your drive-thru lane? Try using the ZOOM Nitro^® timer system from HME to measure your drive-thru capacity in real time. This advanced timer system:

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Vehicle detectors are an essential drive-thru part for keeping cars moving through the lane swiftly and efficiently. When a problem occurs, it needs to be taken care of right away. Fortunately, problems are often small enough to troubleshoot on your own.

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Are you getting your share of the 74 million Generation-Z Americans born between the mid-1990s and early 2010s? If you’re treating them like older customers, probably not. GenZs have different expectations for drive-thru restaurants. If you want them to become your loyal customers, do the following:

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Today’s digital menuboards have become one of the best up-selling tools in the drive-thru. Here’s how to use your menuboard to increase average ticket sales and revenues.

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It’s hard to imagine a drive-thru part more important than the basestation. This vital cog in the system oversees car detection, headset communications, volume levels and most other system settings.

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In 2021, QSR Magazine’s annual drive-thru survey named Chic-fil-A as the best drive-thru based on customer rankings. The iconic chicken brand earned the top ranking despite coming in 10^th among the top 10 brands in service times.

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If you’re still struggling to hire enough employees to fully staff your QSR and its drive-thru, these three techniques should help.

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“Free” isn’t a word you hear very often in the drive-thru industry – unless you’re familiar with CE Repairs. We believe in taking good care of our customers, so we offer a variety of special offers as a way of saying “thank you” for doing business with us.

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