Bendix has released a guide on how to avoid rabbit holes and minimize downtime in the maintenance bay.
If your trucks aren’t up and running, they aren’t providing you a return on investment. Here are some factors to consider when trying to keep your drivers on the road.
As more and more people move into cities, the needs for better infrastructure as well as transportation of both people and goods are growing. Volvo Group uses data from connected vehicles and construction equipment to develop real-world solutions.
A new report from the TMC/FleetNet America Vertical Benchmarking Program showed roadside failures rose 22% in first quarter of 2019 compared with the fourth quarter of 2018.
Time in the shop, instead of on the road, means lost sales and less face time with customers, putting downward pressure on the bottom line. Downtime mitigation is key to controlling costs and helping to maximize fleet uptime.
A roofing company finds a more efficient way to perform routine maintenance while shortening its trucks’ downtime.
YourMechanic, a mobile car repair network, announced a new fleet product that connects mobile mechanics to fleet facilities. Contracted mechanics can fill in during times of work backlogs and during technician shortages.
ARI has developed VehicleDowntimeView, technology that uses GPS monitoring and telematics data to measure how long a vehicle is out of service and provide data to manage the reduction of a fleet’s total 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.
Whether it’s a mechanical problem or an accident, a fleet will inevitably incur downtime. Even when using strong management programs, there is a cost when drivers aren’t driving.
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