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Newsby Ralph MortonMay 9, 2022

Extended Van Lifecycles Increase SMR Spend

Average maintenance spend on vans has increased 17% since the pandemic began.

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Articlesby Lauren FletcherFebruary 7, 2022

Maintaining Dispersed Truck Fleets

More communication, adherence to maintenance schedules, and utilizing technology to its fullest are just a few ways you can better maintain fleets that do not all return to the same home base.

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Articlesby Mike AntichJanuary 21, 2022

Readers Sound Off on Data, Preventative Maintenance, Staged Accidents, and More

The December issue of "Automotive Fleet" magazine was packed with insightful comments from fleet professionals about a slew of contemporary issues facing fleets today.

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ArticlesNovember 1, 2021

Preventive Maintenance Costs Increase 3-5% in 2021

A variety of factors converged to exert upward pressure on preventive maintenance costs, such as longer vehicle service lives due to limited product availability, the ongoing transition to synthetic oils, and higher labor rates to attract scarce technicians.

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Articlesby Mike AntichOctober 26, 2021

Preventative Maintenance Costs Increase 3-5% in 2021

Many factors converged to exert upward pressure on PM costs, such as longer vehicle service lives due to limited product availability; the ongoing transition to synthetic oils; and higher labor rates to attract scarce technicians.

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Newsby Mike AntichAugust 15, 2021

Top 7 Maintenance Trends in CY-2021 and CY-2022

Fleet car and truck maintenance costs have been trending upward during the first half of the 2021-calendar year as total fleet miles driven have increased in response to a recovering economy compared to 2020-CY. Prior to this, work-from-home mandates and the idling of non-essential fleets exerted downward pressure on fleet maintenance costs as fewer business miles, in the aggregate, were driven.

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Videosby Mike AntichAugust 3, 2021

Fleet Maintenance in 2021 and Beyond

Discover what the current fleet maintenance landscape looks like in 2021, how to avoid long maintenance intervals, as well as avoiding unscheduled maintenance costs in this State of the Fleet Industry Spotlight interview.

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Newsby StaffJuly 13, 2021

Lytx Adds Maintenance Features

Lytx brings Diagnostic Trouble Codes and Preventative Maintenance to clients and fleet managers.

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ArticlesCover Storyby Mike AntichJuly 1, 2021

Top 7 Fleet Maintenance Trends in CY-2021 & 2022

Vehicle maintenance expenses declined in CY-2020 primarily due the COVID lockdowns, but are trending upward in 2021. The forecast for CY-2022 is for maintenance costs to further increase due to higher labor rates and tire expenses.

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Articlesby Amy HercherJune 4, 2021

Keys to Servicing Last-Mile Delivery Vans

A fleet service manager discusses his methods for efficient servicing of last-mile delivery vehicles. His main advice: “Check everything daily. One simple problem will cost you big.”

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