Fleet maintenance management

Fleet maintenance management

Fleet maintenance costs: what goes into the bill

See what fleet maintenance costs include, how to control spending per vehicle and which signs point to excessive corrective maintenance.

Jade Zart · 1/5/2023

Fleet maintenance management

Fleet maintenance control: 7 tools

Electronic checklist, management system, tread probe, indicators, PDCA, 5W2H and work order: what each solves in fleet maintenance control.

Luiz Felipe · 1/4/2023

Fleet maintenance management

Bus fleet maintenance plan: how to build one

What a bus maintenance plan must include — routine, schedule, data analysis, inspection items — and why seat upholstery belongs on the list.

Luiz Felipe · 10/24/2022

Fleet maintenance management

Arla 32: what it is, what it is for and how to use it

Understand what Arla 32 is, why this reducing agent is mandatory in Brazil, how it relates to the SCR system and how to buy, use and store the product.

Jade Zart · 10/20/2022

Fleet maintenance management

Preventive maintenance checklist: what to include

Learn how to build a preventive maintenance checklist, which items to inspect in the fleet, how to set the frequency and which mistakes to avoid.

Jean Zart · 9/29/2022

Fleet maintenance management

Maintenance plan: the 3 types and how to create yours

Preventive, corrective and predictive maintenance: what each type solves and how to build the fleet's plan, from each vehicle's data to the inspection schedule.

Luiz Felipe · 8/11/2022

Fleet maintenance management

White smoke with a burning smell: what it could be

Learn when white smoke with a burning smell points to radiator fluid, a damaged gasket or a brake failure, and see how to act.

Luiz Felipe · 7/8/2022

Fleet maintenance management

What axle bushing replacement is and what it is for

Axle bushing replacement swaps the steering knuckle's bushings, washers and locks. Learn what it is for, signs of wear and preventive suspension care.

Luiz Felipe · 7/7/2022

Fleet maintenance management

Common truck mechanical failures and how to avoid them

See the signs of failures in brakes, tires, wipers, headlights and steering, and how servicing and checklists help avoid accidents and expenses.

Luiz Felipe · 6/8/2022

Fleet maintenance management

Truck suspension: 4 warning signs and maintenance

See signs of truck suspension problems and how to inspect components, load, alignment, balancing and tires without applying a fixed rule to all trucks.

Luiz Felipe · 4/7/2022

Fleet maintenance management

Steering box problems: symptoms and what to do

Noise when maneuvering, steering wheel vibration and heavy steering point to different truck steering box problems, each requiring a check.

Luiz Felipe · 3/31/2022

Fleet maintenance management

Dump truck inspection: what to check

In 2018, FENIVE found mechanical issues in 58% of inspected dump trucks. See what to ask in the checklist, starting with the dump body’s hydraulic system.

Luiz Felipe · 2/2/2022