Vehicle Maintenance

Learn the latest on fleet vehicle maintenance from our news entries and articles. We offer product updates, maintenance cost stories, and company profiles.

Useful Articles

Top 10 Most Viewed Stories in 2009
Top viewed stories included "Budgeting for Today's Fuel Costs," " Best Practices in Disaster Recovery Planning," and " Hillsborough County Named No. 1 Again in 2009."

10 Tips for Spec'ing & Maintaining Sewer Cleaners
Sewer cleaning trucks help ensure a clean city, free from clogged drainage systems. Properly spec’ing and maintaining this equipment requires careful planning and a clear strategy.

Do’s and Don’ts in Spreader Preseason Prep
While spreaders vary widely, all require special servicing to maintain good operating health and avoid extra costs. Here are tips to prepare your winter-maintenance spreaders before the season begins.

Bright Ideas: Utilization Management
Underutilization can result in wasteful fleet spending. Fleets must ensure all vehicles are being properly utilized to save on costs.

Bright Ideas: Maintenance
Be proactive—make preventive maintenance (PM) a priority and budget for it accordingly to prevent more expensive repairs down the line.

View More Articles

Maintenance News

View More News

Products

15W40 Diesel Motor Oil
ANAHEIM, CA - The newly formulated premium-grade motor oil was engineered to adhere to industry standards such as Mac T-11, API CJ-4, Cummins 20081, Caterpillar ECF-3/ECF-2, and Volvo VDS-4. View more info

Oil Eater Professional Brake Washer
SKOKIE, IL - Clean brake parts without using electricity with the new air powered Oil Eater Professional Brake Washer, which includes a cover that also functions as a catch basin. It is designed for use on alignment lift/ramp lifts or on the floor and can also be used as a portable parts washer. View more info

TMX32
The TMX32 is a truck-mounted lift that is extremely stable at elevation. It is built with durability in mind and can be used for a wide variety of applications, according to the manufacturer. View more info

EH Series Cranes
Maintainer Corp.'s new EH Series Cranes are designed to perform to a high standard of durability and reliability, while providing the maximum duty cycle possible in today's electric crane industry, according to the company. View more info

EPSILON Timber & Recycling Crane
Palfinger North America announced the EPSILON timber and recycling crane will now be an additional product offering in North and Latin America. View more info

View More Products

Research and Best Practices

Fleet Maintenance Management System Best Practices

See how one fleet implemented a universal system to reduce operating costs, instill accountability, save time and increase efficiency.

View our whitepaper

View More Statistics

BLOG

Questionable Opinions

Poor Fleet Management Can Kill

By Eric Bearly
In good times, your fleet operation can become an easy target for policy-makers trying to find money for pet projects. In hard times, the size of that target can grow out of control. When lifecycles are extended to extreme lengths, staff cuts go too deep, replacement funds are pilfered and logical fleet policy is replaced with uneducated number crunching, the results can be deadly.