{"id":1955,"date":"2025-07-14T11:06:06","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T10:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.consman.es\/?p=1955"},"modified":"2025-07-14T11:06:23","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T10:06:23","slug":"costs-long-stoppages-industrial-vehicle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.consman.es\/en\/costs-long-stoppages-industrial-vehicle\/","title":{"rendered":"What are the costs of having your industrial vehicle stationary? Recommendations to avoid long stoppages"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1955\" class=\"elementor elementor-1955\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1b3cec6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"1b3cec6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5651dda\" data-id=\"5651dda\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-030c3ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"030c3ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">What are the costs of having your industrial vehicle stationary? Recommendations to avoid long stoppages<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb6bd51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb6bd51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When an industrial vehicle stops due to a breakdown, <strong>the cost is not limited to the repair<\/strong>. The real economic impact includes lost time, logistical delays, lost productivity and, in many cases, damage to the company&#8217;s image.<\/p><p>At Consman, as an official technical service specialist, we know that every hour counts. That&#8217;s why we want to help you understand the real cost of a breakdown and how you can prevent it.<\/p><p><!-- notionvc: 3d712839-8030-495f-8e91-143af86e6760 --><\/p><p><!-- notionvc: bb7dbef2-7f9e-45d9-a93e-b5d91858856e --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acdfd94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"acdfd94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Direct costs vs. indirect costs<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdd03af elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fdd03af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Direct costs<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88c525c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88c525c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n <li>Breakdown repair (parts, labour)<\/li>\n <li>Towing or roadside assistance<\/li>\n <li>Temporary vehicle replacement<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76d9861 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"76d9861\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Indirect costs (less visible, but equally or more important)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f5909b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f5909b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n <li>Vehicle and driver downtime<\/li>\n <li>Penalties for late deliveries<\/li>\n <li>Route or order cancellations<\/li>\n <li>Loss of customer confidence<\/li>\n <li>Impact on logistics planning<\/li>\n <li>Potential loss of recurrent contracts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bddbca3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bddbca3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.consman.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/323BE5A5249-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1951\" alt=\"recomendaciones evitar costes de parada larga\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.consman.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/323BE5A5249-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.consman.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/323BE5A5249-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.consman.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/323BE5A5249-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.consman.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/323BE5A5249-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.consman.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/323BE5A5249-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.consman.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/323BE5A5249-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.consman.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/323BE5A5249-700x467.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfe0191 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dfe0191\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Recommendations to avoid long stoppages and their costs<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-337694b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"337694b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>An unplanned breakdown costs more than it seems. Investing in prevention not only extends the life of your vehicle, it also protects the <strong>financial health of your business<\/strong>.<\/p><p>That&#8217;s why we recommend that you don&#8217;t leave maintenance until after a breakdown &#8211; it&#8217;s important to carry out preventive inspections to identify any potential faults in advance.<\/p><p>It is also important to take your <strong>commercial fleet vehicles to official technical<\/strong> services such as Consman that use specific tools from the manufacturer and have certified and original spare parts.<\/p><p>Finally, it is advisable to <strong>implement a system of checks by kilometres and age of key parts and to plan checks according to your logistical calendar<\/strong>, taking advantage of off-peak seasons to carry out inspections and thus have the vehicles ready when the busy season starts.<\/p><p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consman.es\/en\/workshop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>our workshop<\/strong><\/a> 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.<\/p><p><!-- notionvc: 417d3f77-02bd-464e-8f81-b5a50fee4fb2 --><\/p><p><!-- notionvc: 5ba51f50-a6d9-4eac-a761-aec1232da157 --><\/p><p><!-- notionvc: c617f2e1-a75a-4cdd-b12f-f89399733cb2 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What are the costs of having your industrial vehicle stationary? 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