{"id":8365,"date":"2020-11-13T19:22:04","date_gmt":"2020-11-13T18:22:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/?p=8365"},"modified":"2020-11-13T19:23:00","modified_gmt":"2020-11-13T18:23:00","slug":"maintenance-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/2020\/11\/13\/maintenance-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Uptick in Mobile Maintenance in 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">One trend that is gaining momentum among commercial fleets during the <a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.automotive-fleet.com\/10126347\/covid-19-disruption-fleets-greatest-challenge-ever\">pandemic<\/a> is the use of mobile maintenance vendors. There has been a substantial uptick in fleet requests for mobile maintenance solutions as fleet managers look to minimize downtime and the administrative burden of taking their vehicle to a repair shop and having the driver wait.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"incontent02Ad\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">A mobile maintenance solution allows the vehicle to be serviced during off-hours and avoids many fleets from paying the costly expense of renting a temporary replacement vehicle. Many providers can also perform warranty work, avoiding a lengthy visit to the dealership.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article-img float-margin\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wrapImageCMS alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/fleetimages.bobitstudios.com\/upload\/automotive-fleet\/content\/article\/2020-10\/simek-__-720x516-s.jpg\" alt=\"Simek - \" width=\"208\" height=\"280\" \/><\/span><figcaption class=\"caption-description\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Simek<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\u00a0\u201cLight-duty mobile maintenance has received a lot of attention recently. Several reasons are driving this including safety concerns due to the pandemic, increased productivity, or simply convenience. Mobile maintenance is easy to schedule, location flexible, and allows drivers to continue being productive while their vehicle is maintained. There are a few things to consider before using a mobile maintenance provider,\u201d said Brian Simek, director \u2013 maintenance, repair, &amp; workforce management for Wheels, Inc.\u00a0 \u201cMobile maintenance does tend to cost more, and you need to determine if the extra costs are offset by the benefits.\u00a0 Although mobile maintenance providers can perform many repairs and services, but not all services can be performed and this needs to be considered depending on your service need. Depending on the location of where you are having the service performed there may be federal, state, or local environmental regulations to be aware of or even homeowner associations or landlord agreements that need to be considered.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"article-img float-margin\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wrapImageCMS alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/fleetimages.bobitstudios.com\/upload\/automotive-fleet\/content\/article\/2020-10\/albright-__-720x516-s.jpg\" alt=\"Albright - \" width=\"204\" height=\"269\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Albright<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Mobile service offers many benefits, such as overnight service and minimized downtime, but convenience often comes at a higher price. For example, mobile service vendors may charge higher hourly rates and travel time; however, as the market matures the anticipation is that prices should become more competitive.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\u201cIncreased utilization of mobile service providers and an expansion of the mobile platform by traditional brick-and-mortar repair providers will likely result in per repair costs going up,\u201d said George Albright, director, fleet maintenance for Merchants Fleet. \u201cHowever, overall operating costs among fleets leveraging mobile service may decrease due to improved PM compliance and drive downtime reduction.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-16-gray\">by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.automotive-fleet.com\/authors\/3316\/mike-antich\">Mike Antich<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"posted-by\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.automotive-fleet.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.automotive-fleet.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/consultancy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>CUT COTS OF THE FLEET WITH OUR AUDIT PROGRAM<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/consultancy\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5377 lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/nueva-ley-auditoria.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 858px) 100vw, 858px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/nueva-ley-auditoria.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/nueva-ley-auditoria-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/nueva-ley-auditoria-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" alt=\"\" width=\"858\" height=\"572\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/nueva-ley-auditoria.jpg\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 858px) 100vw, 858px\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/nueva-ley-auditoria.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/nueva-ley-auditoria-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/nueva-ley-auditoria-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" data-was-processed=\"true\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The audit is a key tool to know the overall status and provide the analysis, the assessment, the advice, the suggestions and the actions to take in order to cut costs and increase the efficiency and efficacy of the fleet. We propose the following fleet management audit.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/consultancy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>FLEET MANAGEMENT AUDIT<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One trend that is gaining momentum among commercial fleets during the pandemic is the use of mobile maintenance vendors. 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