AF Editor Mike Antich discusses managing such issues as acquisitions, extended lifecycles, and rising maintenance and labor costs with Kimberly Fisher, global fleet director for NOV, a major oil and gas services company.
Five factors — vehicle complexity, unscheduled maintenance, parts delays, inflation and labor costs — have contributed to double-digit price increases.
Learn about the impact the ongoing replacement part shortage is having on maintenance repairs in this week's State of the Industry video.
There is lot of uncertainty about the timeliness of deliveries of 2023 model chassis earmarked for upfitting. Many fleet managers still have fresh memories of the inconsistent delivery of chassis to upfitters during the 2022 model-year.
The biggest impact has been caused by the microchip shortage.
Learn about the parts shortages extending beyond fleet to impact companies’ core businesses, prices trending upward for fuel and replacement tires, and how commodity prices are increasing across the board.
Thefts of vehicles in the U.S. rose again last year by more than 4%, according to preliminary 2017 crime data from the FBI. Many of the vehicles that are recovered are missing wheels and rims or other key parts.
Since 2002, Ford has successfully ensured that nearly 100% of all new service and maintenance parts associated with new model launches are available when vehicles hit showroom floors.
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