PHH Study Finds Preventive Maintenance Programs Reduce Downtime

Fleet management company PHH Arval asked a third-party company to determine whether preventive maintenance programs actually do reduce the amount of downtime its clients’ vehicles experience. Automotive Fleet spoke with PHH Arval’s Bill Jones, director, PHH product management, about the study and what the FMC found.

Lincoln Prepares Free Factory Scheduled Maintenance

Fleetio Acquires Auto Integrate in Bid to Streamline Fleet Maintenance

The strategic acquisition aims to create a comprehensive fleet maintenance ecosystem serving 8 million vehicles across 110,000+ repair shops in North America.

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.

Replacement Parts Remain in Short Supply with Prices Rising

Parts constraints are causing much longer completion times for repair jobs, lengthening fleet vehicle downtime, reducing driver productivity, and consequently increasing overall fleet maintenance costs.

Fleet Maintenance Oil Intervals Extended

Preventive maintenance expenses were flat in CY-2015. Although the average cost per PM has risen, oil drain intervals have been extended.

Lytx Adds Maintenance Features

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

PM Compliance Disrupted by Pandemic-Induced Shutdown

The trend has been to extend PM intervals due to the use of longer-lasting synthetic motor oils, but during the COVID lockdown many fleet vehicles were idled, decreasing miles driven, causing PM compliance to diminish.

Scheduling Your Vehicle's Checkup

A systematic preventive maintenance (PM) schedule makes sound business sense and keeps drivers safer on the road.