{"id":13858,"date":"2022-06-07T17:00:10","date_gmt":"2022-06-07T15:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/?p=13858"},"modified":"2022-06-07T17:00:10","modified_gmt":"2022-06-07T15:00:10","slug":"maintenance-53","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/2022\/06\/07\/maintenance-53\/","title":{"rendered":"Managing parts needs during mobile maintenance events"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Drive to ensure and improve uptime of assets is leading to growth in both company-operated and outsourced mobile service operations. Taking the shop to the tractor or trailer has inherent advantages.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">It\u2019s straightforward, a fact that anyone in the trucking industry knows well\u2014trucks that aren\u2019t moving and hauling cargo aren\u2019t generating revenue. Idle trucks, in fact, are only generating costs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">For fleet maintenance managers, this maxim drives their main mission of keeping tractors and trailers on the road. In turn, they routinely employ tried-and-true practices, such as:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Establishing effective inspection and preventive maintenance programs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Using advanced diagnostic tools to quickly identify the cause of vehicle issues.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Following triage procedures that facilitate shop productivity.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Training technicians to work on today\u2019s highly advanced vehicles.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Ensuring that timely maintenance is performed.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Maintaining adequate parts supplies.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">The drive to ensure and improve asset availability is increasingly leading to growth in both company-operated and outsourced mobile service operations. That\u2019s because taking the shop to the tractor or trailer has inherent advantages. On-site service, for example, doesn\u2019t require the time it takes to bring equipment to and from the shop. It\u2019s also more easily managed around a fleet\u2019s or an outside service provider customer\u2019s schedule.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">But on the road, in the yard or at a job site, mobile maintenance requires an ability to capture critical information about repair and parts needs. Today, devices like smartphones and tablets allow that to happen by giving mobile technicians access to maintenance management systems, no matter where the vehicle is located.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Expanding functionality to address new challenges<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">A central feature of these technology solutions is their ability to deliver the capabilities of shop management systems in a mobile environment. Included are vendor integrations. By extending information transfer to parts suppliers, for example, the ability to order the correct parts and facilitate more timely repairs leads to a reduction in downtime.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">The value of connected mobile technology became rapidly apparent with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. As essential services, truck maintenance and repair operations were called upon to carry out their role while simultaneously finding new ways to function that provided for reduced exposure to the coronavirus for technicians, parts and management personnel, and drivers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Part of meeting that challenge was to deploy mobile technology designed specifically to enable remote inspections, preventive maintenance, and repairs. Those tools are now proving valuable for maintenance operations by allowing fleet shops and service centers to keep trucks rolling, regardless of where assets are being serviced.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><i>David Seewack is the founder and CEO of FinditParts. Seewack is focused on transforming how heavy-duty truck and trailer parts are bought and sold. Founded in 2010, FinditParts is the No. 1 supplier of these parts online, with more than 10 million available from more than 1,800 manufacturers and customers in over 210 countries.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By <span data-v-79b4c85b=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fleetowner.com\/21234114\" data-v-79b4c85b=\"\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\">David Seewack<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Source <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fleetowner.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.fleetowner.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-post-elm post_content\">\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/who-we-are\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>KNOW WHO WE ARE<\/strong><\/a><\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/who-we-are\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11695\" src=\"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/07\/AFMC4000-300x150.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 430px) 100vw, 430px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/07\/AFMC4000-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/07\/AFMC4000-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/07\/AFMC4000-1536x768.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/07\/AFMC4000-2048x1024.jpg 2048w\" alt=\"\" width=\"430\" height=\"215\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>KNOW THE FLEET MANAGEMENT YOUTUBE CHANNEL<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCOPw2rdwSEA0iIapSs0fHJw\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13320 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/03\/AFMT4000-scaled.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/03\/AFMT4000-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/03\/AFMT4000-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/03\/AFMT4000-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/03\/AFMT4000-1536x768.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/03\/AFMT4000-2048x1024.jpg 2048w\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1280\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Drive to ensure and improve uptime of assets is leading to growth in both company-operated and outsourced mobile service operations. Taking the shop to the tractor or trailer has inherent advantages. It\u2019s straightforward, a fact that anyone in the trucking industry knows well\u2014trucks that aren\u2019t moving and hauling cargo aren\u2019t generating revenue. 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