diff --git a/src/app/(protected)/vendors/_components/use-vendor-roster-form.ts b/src/app/(protected)/vendors/_components/use-vendor-roster-form.ts
index f6ea637a..b4c3a51f 100644
--- a/src/app/(protected)/vendors/_components/use-vendor-roster-form.ts
+++ b/src/app/(protected)/vendors/_components/use-vendor-roster-form.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,24 @@ import type {
   VendorRosterConflict,
 } from "@/domain/vendors/types/vendor";
 
+function withoutBlankNewTechnicians(
+  values: VendorCompanyRosterFormValues,
+): VendorCompanyRosterFormValues {
+  return {
+    ...values,
+    technicians: values.technicians.filter(
+      (technician) =>
+        technician.id != null ||
+        Boolean(
+          technician.contactName.trim() ||
+          technician.phone.trim() ||
+          technician.email.trim() ||
+          technician.tradeSpecialties.trim(),
+        ),
+    ),
+  };
+}
+
 export interface VendorRosterFormProps {
   mode: "create" | "update";
   vendorId?: string | number;
@@ -109,7 +127,7 @@ export function useVendorRosterForm({
     save.mutate(
       {
         mode: isUpdate ? "update" : "create",
-        values: formValues,
+        values: withoutBlankNewTechnicians(formValues),
         companyId: isUpdate ? (committedRoster?.companyId ?? companyId) : undefined,
         rowVersion: isUpdate ? committedRoster?.rowVersion : undefined,
         originalRoster: mode === "update" ? routeRoster : undefined,
diff --git a/src/domain/work-orders/mappers/work-order-uplift-mapper.ts b/src/domain/work-orders/mappers/work-order-uplift-mapper.ts
index a4e9f32f..ec712467 100644
--- a/src/domain/work-orders/mappers/work-order-uplift-mapper.ts
+++ b/src/domain/work-orders/mappers/work-order-uplift-mapper.ts
@@ -88,7 +88,8 @@ function normalizeUpliftStatus(raw: string): WorkOrderUpliftStatus {
 export function mapUpliftSummary(raw: unknown): UpliftSummary {
   const item = asRecord(raw);
   const nested = asRecord(item.upliftSummary ?? item.UpliftSummary);
-  const source = Object.keys(nested).length > 0 ? nested : item;
+  const hasNested = Object.keys(nested).length > 0;
+  const source = hasNested ? nested : item;
 
   const pendingCount =
     readNumber(source, "pendingCount", "PendingCount") ??
@@ -99,8 +100,13 @@ export function mapUpliftSummary(raw: unknown): UpliftSummary {
     readBool(item, "hasUplift", "HasUplift") ||
     pendingCount > 0;
 
-  const primaryStatusRaw = readString(source, "primaryStatus", "PrimaryStatus", "status", "Status");
-  const amount = readNumber(source, "amount", "Amount");
+  // Never treat the work-order lifecycle status/Status as uplift primaryStatus.
+  const primaryStatusRaw = hasNested
+    ? readString(source, "primaryStatus", "PrimaryStatus", "status", "Status")
+    : readString(item, "primaryStatus", "PrimaryStatus");
+  const amount = hasNested
+    ? readNumber(source, "amount", "Amount")
+    : readNumber(item, "amount", "Amount");
 
   const summary: UpliftSummary = {
     hasUplift,
diff --git a/src/domain/work-orders/utils/uplift-display-utils.ts b/src/domain/work-orders/utils/uplift-display-utils.ts
index 431f74c1..49c9da15 100644
--- a/src/domain/work-orders/utils/uplift-display-utils.ts
+++ b/src/domain/work-orders/utils/uplift-display-utils.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ export function formatUpliftStatusLabel(status: WorkOrderUpliftStatus): string {
 }
 
 export function getUpliftCellLabel(summary: UpliftSummary): string | null {
+  if (!summary.hasUplift && summary.pendingCount <= 0) {
+    return null;
+  }
   if (summary.pendingCount > 0) {
     return summary.pendingCount === 1 ? "1 Pending" : `${summary.pendingCount} Pending`;
   }
diff --git a/src/test/domain/work-orders/mappers/work-order-uplift-mapper.test.ts b/src/test/domain/work-orders/mappers/work-order-uplift-mapper.test.ts
index 9eb56502..d765c4d5 100644
--- a/src/test/domain/work-orders/mappers/work-order-uplift-mapper.test.ts
+++ b/src/test/domain/work-orders/mappers/work-order-uplift-mapper.test.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,18 @@ describe("mapUpliftSummary", () => {
     expect(result.pendingCount).toBe(1);
   });
 
+  it("does not treat work-order status as uplift primaryStatus when nested summary is absent", () => {
+    const result = mapUpliftSummary({
+      status: "Cancelled",
+      Status: "Cancelled",
+      hasUplift: false,
+    });
+
+    expect(result.hasUplift).toBe(false);
+    expect(result.primaryStatus).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(getUpliftCellLabel(result)).toBeNull();
+  });
+
   it("normalizes auto-approved and canceled status aliases", () => {
     expect(mapUpliftSummary({ primaryStatus: "AutoApproved" }).primaryStatus).toBe("auto_approved");
     expect(mapWorkOrderUplift({ status: "Canceled" }).status).toBe("cancelled");
@@ -69,4 +81,21 @@ describe("uplift display utils", () => {
       }),
     ).toBe("Approved $1,200");
   });
+
+  it("hides Pending/Cancelled when hasUplift is false", () => {
+    expect(
+      getUpliftCellLabel({
+        hasUplift: false,
+        pendingCount: 0,
+        primaryStatus: "pending",
+      }),
+    ).toBeNull();
+    expect(
+      getUpliftCellLabel({
+        hasUplift: false,
+        pendingCount: 0,
+        primaryStatus: "cancelled",
+      }),
+    ).toBeNull();
+  });
 });