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Articlesby Lauren FletcherNovember 10, 2023

Measuring Hours vs. Miles in Medium-Duty Truck Performance

What should your fleet be tracking? To achieve the most accurate insight into the wear-and-tear on a vehicle, fleet managers need to review all performance measurements.

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Articlesby Mike AntichMarch 6, 2023

Why Have Fleet Maintenance Costs Risen So Steeply?

Five factors — vehicle complexity, unscheduled maintenance, parts delays, inflation and labor costs — have contributed to double-digit price increases.

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Articlesby Mike AntichMay 11, 2022

5 Factors Driving Higher Maintenance Costs

Many factors continue to exert upward pressure on fleet maintenance costs (with longer service lives as the primary driver).

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Articlesby Mike AntichNovember 1, 2021

Unscheduled Maintenance Costs Increase 3% in CY-2021

Part and labor prices have increased 4-8%, while part and labor availability have decreased. Due to difficulties sourcing replacement vehicles, fleets are keeping units in service longer. This caused repair spend to increase in 2021.

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Articlesby Mike AntichOctober 26, 2021

Higher Commodity Prices Exert Upward Cost Pressure on Tires

Many tire OEMs have increased prices in CY-2021, ranging from 3-10% depending on type of tire and size. Higher commodity prices and increased ocean freight rates are being passed on to end users as OE profit margins compress.

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Articlesby Lauren FletcherMarch 10, 2021

How to Reduce Driver Impact on Truck Fleet Maintenance Costs

Truck fleet drivers have a significant impact on a fleet’s maintenance costs. Ensure drivers are involved in truck maintenance and spell out fleet policies.

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Articlesby Lauren FletcherFebruary 3, 2021

How to Create & Update Maintenance Management Programs

A maintenance management program is way more than just a checklist of maintenance that has been or needs to be performed on a truck. Check off these eight tips to create a successful program today.

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Articlesby Mike AntichNovember 1, 2018

Maintenance Costs Increase as Labor Rates Rise

Despite high build quality, vehicle maintenance costs are trending up due to increased advanced technology content, skilled labor shortages, higher tire prices, and more engines requiring synthetic oils and high-capacity oil pans.

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Newsby StaffAugust 8, 2018

Diesel Vans Beat Gasoline Models in Total Ownership Cost

Diesel-powered cargo vans are providing fleet buyers with a lower total cost of ownership than gasoline models, while many diesel-powered trucks aren't recouping the higher acquisition cost, according to a Vincentric analysis.

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StatisticsMarch 9, 2018

2016 Maintenance Statistics

Overall, passenger car maintenance costs per unit, per month declined 2.2 percent in 2016.

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