14 Jul What are the costs of having your industrial vehicle stationary? Recommendations to avoid long stoppages
What are the costs of having your industrial vehicle stationary? Recommendations to avoid long stoppages
When an industrial vehicle stops due to a breakdown, the cost is not limited to the repair. The real economic impact includes lost time, logistical delays, lost productivity and, in many cases, damage to the company’s image.
At Consman, as an official technical service specialist, we know that every hour counts. That’s why we want to help you understand the real cost of a breakdown and how you can prevent it.
Direct costs vs. indirect costs
Direct costs
- Breakdown repair (parts, labour)
- Towing or roadside assistance
- Temporary vehicle replacement
Indirect costs (less visible, but equally or more important)
- Vehicle and driver downtime
- Penalties for late deliveries
- Route or order cancellations
- Loss of customer confidence
- Impact on logistics planning
- Potential loss of recurrent contracts
Recommendations to avoid long stoppages and their costs
An unplanned breakdown costs more than it seems. Investing in prevention not only extends the life of your vehicle, it also protects the financial health of your business.
That’s why we recommend that you don’t leave maintenance until after a breakdown – it’s important to carry out preventive inspections to identify any potential faults in advance.
It is also important to take your commercial fleet vehicles to official technical services such as Consman that use specific tools from the manufacturer and have certified and original spare parts.
Finally, it is advisable to implement a system of checks by kilometres and age of key parts and to plan checks according to your logistical calendar, taking advantage of off-peak seasons to carry out inspections and thus have the vehicles ready when the busy season starts.
In our workshop we work with preventive maintenance plans that minimise the risk of unexpected stoppages, including periodic inspections with official checklists, advanced electronic diagnosis, replacement of critical parts before failure and personalised advice by type of vehicle and use.
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