subject: Commercial Vehicle Servicing - Why? When? How? [print this page] If you have many commercial vehicles on the road, commercial vehicle servicing is an important aspect of business. If one of your vehicles breaks down, then this will result in less profit for your business. If your sales force rely on vehicles, then one break down is one less person to sell and this will impact youir profit.
Fleet and commercial vehicle management and maintenance are becoming more and more important for companies to reduce their costs, minimise risk and protect business revenues. If your vehicles are involved in accidents or breakdowns, they will require fast fixing and be replaced temporarily; and both will be at a cost.
You'll also need to ensure that you have a reputable garage that can give you the very best truck, lorry or van servicing, and the highest standards in HGV servicing. Some garages offer commercial vehicle inspections that enable you to detect problems early on, help to monitor your fleet, and plan for any commercial vehicle servicing in advance. They will offer service reporting, servicing and MOT reminders and schedules, so that fleet maintenance can be budgeted and planned in a timely manner.
Some garages offer a commercial vehicle programme so that you can keep your vehicles at optimum performance and maintenance levels with regular commercial vehicle servicing. This will ultimately help you to manage your fleet costs and reduce the costs and risks of break-down. Shop around for the best deals and a service programme that works best for your business.
If you own a large fleet then discounts may be available for van, truck or lorry servicing, based on the volume of vehicles that require servicing. And if you have differing vehcile models, ensure that the garage can provide servicing for all of them.
How to choose a worthy commercial vehicle servicing garage:
Make sure that your garage can cater to the vehicle sizes that you have and ensure that their staff are trained technicians that have knowledge about commercial vehicle servicing and ideally your model of vehicle.Check that they have the latest technical and diagnostic equipment, check if other services are provided, including electrics, exhausts, wheel alignment and batteries so that you can get a discount on other work needed. Ask for references and get recommendations from other business associates
