Pitstop is a fleet maintenance platform powered by AI that helps fleets identify breakdowns weeks in advance, alleviating data overload, increasing uptime and lowering expensive repair costs. Pitstop spoke to hundreds of fleet managers to uncover their most significant pain points, maintenance trends, and technologies impacting the transportation industry today. Data was collected from fleets across North America in various businesses, vehicle types and fleet sizes, all in the hopes to help other fleet managers prepare for the future of fleet maintenance.
The following is a snippet from the newly published report.
Current Processes
Modern Fleet Managers’ Pain Points
Pitstop found that fleets with fleet maintenance software generally highlighted data overload and maintaining uptime as their biggest pain points. On the other hand, fleets with no maintenance software found that operation costs were a significant problem. Larger fleets (300+ vehicles) also found operation costs problematic, while smaller fleets struggled with maintaining uptime.
“That is the problem right now. It’s data overload, right? We’ve got so much data coming in from all places.” – Fleet Manager of 350 Vehicles (Class 7-8)
Some additional areas of concern participants highlighted included:
● Lack of actionable, reliable data insights
● Part Availability/Delays
● Fuel Management
● Service Scheduling
Fixing all of these concerns comes with collecting the right data, not all the data, such as work orders, vehicle sensors via ELD, and service scheduling. More importantly is gaining predictive insights from the data which highlights the most important issues to look at, weeks before any potential issue occurs. For example, predictive insights can alleviate downtime caused by increasing parts shortages by emphasizing the severity of issues, allowing you to order parts in advance.
Fleet Maintenance Software
When asked about current fleet maintenance processes, it became evident that many fleets (28%) still don’t have fleet maintenance software, despite the valuable benefits and minimal cost. Alternative methods of tracking maintenance can be time consuming, prone to human error, and involve long paper trails.
The Shift to Predictive Maintenance
Today, many fleets have adopted rigid Preventative Maintenance (PM) schedules in an attempt to prevent unexpected vehicle breakdowns. Although PM schedules do a fairly good job of maintaining fleet health, it’s no longer the optimal fleet management strategy with the volume of vehicle data readily available.
Predictive Maintenance (PdM) is an emerging, data-driven maintenance method to proactively detect vehicle failures before they occur all the while alleviating data overload with actionable insights. PdM insights are quickly becoming a vital tool to optimize fleet operations and prevent on-road breakdowns. There are many more benefits to be had from using predictive maintenance software. To learn more benefits and read Pitstop’s full, in-depth report, head to https://pitstopconnect.com/project/the-fleet-managers-insights-report/.
About Pitstop
Pitstop is a fleet maintenance software delivering powerful predictive insights in an affordable, easy-to-use solution. Pitstop uses cutting-edge AI technology to predict and communicate potential failures and vehicle-related data in real-time, helping customers alleviate data overload while drastically reducing downtime and costs. Not to mention making a fleet manager’s job easier. Interested in learning more about how your fleet can predict vehicle failures before they happen? Visit pitstopconnect.com or email us at [email protected]!
