There have been thousands of articles written about how to save money. And everyone knows that diesel truck repair can be extremely expensive. The average cost to repair a big truck can be 100 times (or more) expensive than a similar repair on the average non-commercial automobile.
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The trucking industry has many things that make it both a great business to get involved with and an industry filled with its fair share of headaches. But that is true with every aspect of life and running a business. It doesn’t matter if you run a home office or run a fortune 500 companies, they all come with their own unique issues and concerns.
The trick is to be smart about it. Do your research and know what you are getting into. Once you sort through the crazy government regulations, licensing requirements, insurance needs, equipment and related issues, you will see that this business can actually run smoothly.
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There are a couple of issues to consider before you start, but after you researched. Staffing is very important; surround yourself with a good team. Make sure you hire the best truck drivers, ones that have been professionally trained and went through truck driving school. Or if you can run your own training academy that can be good as well.
But after all is said and done it comes down to equipment. The trucking industry is no different than any other industry, in that you need the right truck equipment. You can’t haul frozen goods if you don’t have reefers. So, after you have determined your core customer base, what’s next?
Well, several things to be completely honest. But a key concern is how to reduce cost. Many of these are rather easy and can be even considered common sense. (If it was only that easy.) However, you would be surprised that so many things are overlooked until either it becomes an issue or money is tight. So it’s better to be proactive than reactive. Practice cost saving measures from the beginning, your business will benefit in the long run.
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So how can you cut cost? Here are some basic tricks to help you cut those costs:
- Implement good safety measures for better safety rating
- Standard training cycles
- Buy equipment and parts in bulk
- Keep records up to date
- Track all expenses (especially fuel costs)
Those are not all measures that will help keep cost down. Actually, the most obvious cost is going to be the trucks themselves. Diesel truck repair can get expensive. So what can you do to cut costs?
There are many things, but here are a few to help guide you in the right direction.
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Maintain your truck
This is the most important aspect of any business. I have touched on this so many times because it is the key to any operation. It is imperative that your organization sets up and follows a standard maintenance schedule. Broken equipment can’t transport freight.
Diesel truck repair is more than the cost of the parts and fixing the truck. It is the cost of salaries paid to staff, and to repair shops, and time. But even more important is the potential lost revenue from not being able to transport your client’s cargo.
Drivers are the first step in reducing or eliminating or at least reducing truck repair cost. How? After all it’s the maintenance departments, dispatcher’s, or other assigned person’s responsibility for setting up the schedule. That might be true; however, it is the driver that is in the truck every day. They are the one who needs to check the fluid levels, the tires, and other things on a regular basis, if not daily. So it is the driver who is firstly responsible for prevention of, or at least keeping the diesel truck repair cost to a minimum.
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Change all the critical parts in advance
Proper truck maintenance is the key! The advantage to a regular maintenance schedule is that your vehicle will be kept in proper working order, barring anything unforeseen. With any piece of equipment, vehicle, truck, or trailer comes the standard items that wear out over time. Breaks and/or tires, for example, need to be checked regularly. This is also a safety issue as well as a mechanical issue.
You would be surprised just how much you can save in diesel truck repair cost just by following a good maintenance schedule. Replacing tires as they wear out is far more cost effective than waiting until they blow out. Typically this happens at the worst times, while the truck is the farthest away from any service center.
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This goes directly with what was already said, in regards to diesel truck repair and cost. You might not like the idea of spending a few hundred dollars on a tire, especially if you think it still has some life in it. Wouldn’t you rather pay on your terms, keeping the diesel truck repair cost low? Or would it be better to wait until you have to pay tow truck fees, possibly tickets associated with unsafe operations, and having to explain to your customer why their freight will be late?
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Now just think, what if the problem was something more serious than a tire, but could have been prevented? I think the answer is obvious, have a set maintenance schedule and save on future diesel truck repair cost.
Pay for the extended warranty
This is one of the most obvious but also the most overlooked items when it comes to saving money with diesel truck repair issues. Some of these parts can add up, and add up quickly. What if you have a fleet of a dozen or more trucks?
Most people would agree warranties are like insurance. You pay extra for something you hope to never need. But when you do need it, a warranty can be a huge cost saver, especially with diesel truck repair cost.
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The difference between a warranty and insurance is simple. Truck insurance, you must have and you pay for as long as you own the truck (and make your payments). A warranty is only good for limited amount of time. It never fails that if you have only the standard warranty, the part is good until the day after it expires. That is why the extended warranty is so important, a small cost up from can save you hundreds, maybe thousands, in diesel truck repair cost later on.
