Planning Ahead
Taking a proactive approach to your fleet’s maintenance schedule can save you time and money and save you from costly breakdowns. All complex items such as expensive tractors and trailers need to be tended to so maintenance planning is a critical component of owning and operating your fleet vehicles.
Save Time And Money
It takes time for your fleet to break down, so it will also take time to fix it if you wait for corrective maintenance. That’s precious time in the shop that your fleet could be spending on the road.
If you’re only fixing broken components, you waste time and money on your fleet to prevent failures, blowouts, and breakdowns. And paying a mechanic to correct a broken component is far more costly than regular preventative maintenance. We know it’s hard to put a vehicle into the shop for a couple of hours for a PM service but the tradeoff is once it becomes a repair that vehicle might be in the shop longer.
Extend The Life Of Your Fleet’s Components
When you’re not spending all your time fixing broken parts, you can extend the lifespan of your fleet’s components. Preventative maintenance focuses on catching problems before they become a failure.
Consider implementing:
- Service intervals: Set up a regular schedule to take your fleet to the shop to catch issues early on. At Bauer Built Tire & Service, their mechanics are skilled at performing regular maintenance inspections and repairs.
- Employee reports: Create a process for drivers and staff to submit regular inspections and file mechanical complaints.
- Record keeping: You’ll want to monitor the history of each of the vehicles in your fleet to track past problems and determine cause and effect for future failures. Taking your fleet vehicles to the same repair shop helps to keep an accurate history of the vehicle; overtime, the mechanic will know your vehicles better than you do.
- Spare parts inventory: Have a supply of replacement parts on-hand so you can install a quick fix before getting your vehicle to a repair shop.
Preventative Maintenance Boosts Safety
Safe equipment means safe workers, and a fleet that operates at maximum capacity will ensure the safety of your drivers. Preventative maintenance also improves fleet reliability because you regularly monitor its moving parts and components. You won’t be waiting for a problem to rear its ugly head because you’ll already have a plan in place. Bauer Built Tire & Service is committed to the well-being of your drivers and your fleet. Contact us to learn more about our mechanical services and fleet maintenance.
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