
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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Five factors — vehicle complexity, unscheduled maintenance, parts delays, inflation and labor costs — have contributed to double-digit price increases.
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Many factors continue to exert upward pressure on fleet maintenance costs (with longer service lives as the primary driver).
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Overall, passenger car maintenance costs per unit, per month declined 2.2 percent in 2016.
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