SELECTING AND USING TRUCKS

PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE IS NOT MERELY DETERMINED WHEN VEHICLE PARTS WEAR OUT SO THEY CAN BE REPLACED. IT IS A WAY OF BUDGETING AND CONTROLLING TOTAL MAINTENANCE EXPENSE ON YOUR TRUCK. IT WILL YIELD BENEFITS FAR IN EXCESS OF THE COST OF THE PROGRAM BY PINPOINTING THE PROBLEM AREAS OF YOUR VEHICLES, DRIVER ABUSES, REPETITIVE MAINTENANCE, AND PURCHASING ERRORS IN YOUR SPECIFICATIONS. OTHER BENEFITS FROM A PROPER PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE SYSTEM INCLUDED: (1) LOWER COST FOR SIMPLER REPAIRS; (2) ELIMINATION OF PREMATURE REPLACEMENT; (3) LOW-COST SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE INSTEAD OF BREAKDOWN MAINTENANCE; (4) BETTER SPARE PARTS CONTROL AND LOWER PARTS INVENTORIES; BETTER RECORDS OF MAINTENANCE LABOR AND REPAIR COSTS, PERMITTING BETTER EVALUATION OF EQUIPMENT PERFORMANCE. THE ARTICLE DESCRIBES HOW AN EFFECTIVE MODERN PM SYSTEM SHOULD BE SET UP INCLUDING CHECKLISTS, A HISTORY DATA, THE PAPER WORK INVOLVED AND HOW TO AVOID REPETITIVE MAINTENANCE ON THE SAME COMPONENT AREA OF A VEHICLE.

• Authors:
  • THOMPSON, P
• Publication Date: 1972-5

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 39-42
• Serial:
  • Rural and Urban Roads

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Administration; Management; Preventive maintenance; Trucks; Vehicle performance
• Old TRIS Terms: Truck performance
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Motor Carriers; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00219460
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 17 1972 12:00AM