If you've read any of our previous posts, you know how much we care about lowering the cost of loss. We go over how to adopt safety training to lower your insurance costs and accident costs. Defensive driving and safety education aren't the only ways to lower loss costs, though.

You are paying dearly for your unforeseen breakdowns and maintenance problems. Take into account the following expenses linked to a car breakdown:

●hefty repair bills
●Towing costs
●time lost by your staff

Additionally, breakdowns on shared roadways are very risky. When your employees are outside of their car, or even sitting in it on the side of the road, their risk of accidents and injuries increases dramatically.

Considering everything, a single vehicle breakdown can set you back well over $1,000. If it results in an employee injury, the expense may increase tremendously.

Running an effective and successful business requires doing preventative maintenance and repairs on your fleet cars.

Strategies for Fleet Vehicle Maintenance

Unexpected breakdowns and damages are possible if you don't have a plan in place for maintaining and repairing your fleet damage of vehicles. These are expensive and harmful to your workers. What then is the answer?

Following these four essential steps will help you maintain your vehicle and prevent costly losses:

●pre- and post-trip vehicle inspections
●records of fleet vehicle maintenance
●Designate a person to handle vehicle maintenance, repairs, and inspections.
●instruction in defensive driving to avoid harm

Inspections both before and after a trip

Your drivers must do pre-trip and post-trip checks if you want to put safe vehicles on the road.

Before and after using a company vehicle, drivers conduct and record these inspections. Inspections before and after trips are crucial because they identify problems before they arise.

Following are some guidelines for successfully implementing pre- and post-trip inspections at your business:

●The proper way to conduct these inspections completely and consistently should be taught to drivers.
●Driver Vehicle Inspection Forms (DVIR) should be available for drivers to complete and submit to maintenance.
●Make sure drivers are aware of when it is unsafe to operate a vehicle. Some car maintenance concerns are too serious.


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