Many fleet managers are not aware of the benefits of having a preventive maintenance (PM) and repair team assigned to their vehicles. Fleet managers should think of their fleet repair team as medical primary care managers for their vehicles.
A primary care manager knows what appointments are due, and when. Likewise, when you have the same fleet maintenance team looking after the health of your fleet, they know your truck like a doctor knows their patients.
The goal of any fleet maintenance program should be to prevent unexpected roadside repairs and safety issues by performing PM checks and services routinely and thoroughly. Then, you’ll know your vehicles are correctly maintained and ready for the long haul.
Fleet PM Benefits
Routine maintenance of brake systems; tire air pressure checks, rotations, and balancing; oil and filter changes; fluid level checks; belts and hoses checks; engine tune-ups; check and service the cooling systems; drive shafts, engine and transmission mounts; and trailer checks will decrease the likelihood of failure out on the road and increase fuel efficiency.
Fleet managers should schedule PM checks and services regularly, depending on the company policy. Whether you use miles, hours, or time intervals, nothing should keep the truck from the scheduled PM.
Whenever you allow something to interfere with scheduled maintenance, it will be easier to say yes to a shipment instead of maintenance. When PMs aren’t done, the likelihood of failure increases and fuel efficiency suffers.
When your vehicles are superbly maintained, fuel efficiency increases, as does productivity—your vehicles will spend more time on the road and less time getting significant repairs. Therefore, your fleet will gain a reputation of dependability when deliveries are made on time, which will lead to word-of-mouth advertisements for your cargo delivery dependability.
PM Leads to Fewer Incidents on the Roads and Fewer Expensive Repairs
The scheduled PM will more often catch faulty engine, transmission and brake issues. Fixing these problems in the shop is cheaper than putting a team on the road to transfer cargo to another truck or repair roadside.
Well-maintained trucks have fewer problems and make deliveries on time. Any fleet manager worth their salt knows that scheduled maintenance produces better running trucks that need fewer significant repairs.
Call UFR today to receive the benefits of scheduled PM for your fleet. Set up an appointment via phone at (651) 454-8775, or use our contact form to schedule your fleet’s preventive maintenance.
