Report Shows Roadside Mechanical Repair Costs Continued to Increase in 4Q2019
Update from TMC & FleetNet America Showed Fifth Straight Quarterly Jump in Costs
The cost of mechanical roadside repairs are going up, according to the most recent information from TMC/FleetNet America’s fourth quarter Vertical Benchmarking report. In fact, the average cost of roadside mechanical repairs exceeded $500 dollars for the first time since the program began benchmarking in October 2017.
ABSTRACT In March 2020, ATA’s Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC) decided to conduct a series of member surveys to assess the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the maintenance operations of fleets and service providers. TMC’s first survey, conducted in the early phase of the event in late March 2020, investigated current and anticipated impacts on technician labor force readiness and commercial vehicle component supply chains.
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Posted February 26, 2020
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