Saving money on out of town truck repair
Several large fleet operators rely on corporate accounts with truck repair services to handle emergency truck repairs on the road.
While it is easy to understand why they might come to this decision in a board room, this is not necessarily a good financial plan . When it comes to unexpected truck repairs on the road, several can be handled by the driver instead of having to call a road service company. Most truck drivers are willing to do minor truck repairs on the road when necessary, rather than wait for a road service provider to be located
To properly prepare for an unplanned road side truck repair, it is wise to keep some spare parts under the bunk, for emergency repairs.
While it could cost a few hundred dollars to prepare, it is money well spent in the long run as a road service provider or truck repair service will cost several hundred or even a couple of thousand dollars when you are stuck .
Keeping a spare alternator as well as fan belts, a spare air hose, some wire and duct tape under the bunk and a spare tire under the trailer in a tire rack, could save you time and hundreds if not thousands of dollars , when you least expect it.
Even if you don’t do the repair, just having the air hose or tire could save having the road service provider having to go back to their nearest parts supply store to get a part. At least one hundred dollars an hour this could add up to a lot of money fast .
Only too often trucking companies will say they cannot afford to put three or four hundred dollars of supplies under the bunk for emergencies . However the first time a driver uses any one of those parts will save the company hundreds of not thousand sin truck repair, or road side assistance, not to mention downtime.
Investing in just a few hundred dollars worth of carefully selected parts could save thousand of dollars in truck repair and hours lost down the road.
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