Alex Keenan

1 week ago | fleetmaintenance.com | Alex Keenan

In the long term, investing in electric vehicles means a fleet will spend less on maintenance and deal with fewer unplanned downtime events. The trade-offs are that EVs cost more upfront and usually require charging infrastructure. But let’s say you get past that, and electric trucks and vans are integrated into your fleet and inching towards a return on investment.

1 week ago | fleetmaintenance.com | Alex Keenan

“Today, ransomware, data exfiltration, AI-based attacks, and other threats are harder to guard against than ever,” said Aryaka CMO Ken Rutsky. Aryaka provides wide-area networking and network security merging solutions. “When successful, these attacks and breaches can completely paralyze the underlying IT infrastructure that a fleet relies on, bringing day-to-day operations to a halt.

2 weeks ago | fleetmaintenance.com | Alex Keenan

For many independent shops, expanding business is a good goal to strive towards, whether that means growing revenue, adding technicians, or even expanding to a larger shop or a second location. But at the same time, you want to grow at a pace that’s sustainable for you and your employees without overextending yourself. And when an independent shop owner has a million and one other tasks for their shop’s day-to-day operations, planning their business’ growth might not make the top of the list.

2 weeks ago | fleetmaintenance.com | Alex Keenan

Almost everyone knows someone who has, at one point or another, depended on a firefighter to help them during a frightening, uncertain time. Which means that almost everyone knows someone who has also counted on a firetruck to be ready and waiting. “It's not the law or anything, but the standard says that we do annual aerial testing [and] annual pump testing to ensure that the pump [is] moving to their rated capacity, and we're looking for any diminishing returns on any of those,” Sims noted.

3 weeks ago | fleetmaintenance.com | Alex Keenan

Compensation is always a hot topic for technicians and shop management alike. But the flat rate vs. hourly discussion seems settled, right? Most commercial shops have chosen hourly and that's that. But because a shop's pay structure affects everything from labor rates and profits to a shop's ability to attract and retain quality techs, it's a topic that bears revisiting. We're doing just that in our July print issue, but we want to hear what our readers think on the topic.