There is an old parable that states, "Give a man a fish, he eats for a day. Teach a man to fish, he eats for a lifetime." That parable pretty much applies to almost everything. If you can learn to do something on your own, it becomes a valuable skill you can use all your life. That parable definitely applies to commercial truck repair, and here is how.
You Have a Lot of Trucks to Repair, but You Pay Someone Else to Do the Work
Running a commercial fleet means that you have a lot of commercial trucks. A lot of commercial trucks means you are constantly repairing one or more of them at some point in time. Yet, you are paying someone else to fix the trucks when you and your drivers could learn how to do a lot of the work yourselves. If you and your drivers learn how to do basic maintenance and minor repairs, then you could save a lot of money in the long run. Your drivers would repair the vehicles they drive while they are on the clock, and no one vehicle would be down and out of commission for very long.
Technicians Are Willing to Teach
Technicians are willing to show you and anyone else who is interested what they know about trucks, and how to fix various problems. You can even watch over the shoulders of the commercial truck repair technician to see how each repair is made. Ask questions and familiarize yourself around truck engines. Better still, pay a technician to teach Saturday classes on truck repair to your drivers, all of whom are normally off the clock, but could make extra money by learning how to take care of the trucks they drive. What they learn will help the whole company stay on the road as often as possible.
Drivers Can Take Repair Skills with Them Everywhere
You may still require your drivers to call in when there is a problem on the road. With something like a blown tire, they may still need to call a commercial tow truck to replace the tire, but engine, exhaust, brake, and other systems' problems they could probably fix on their own. If a driver ever quits working for you, he/she can take those skills to the next job and transfer what he/she knows about truck repair to the benefit of the next employer.
Contact a company, like C L Enterprises, for more help.
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