GROWTH in home deliveries, from online market places to supermarket grocers, is seeing increasing pressure on vans fleets to stay mobile and limit downtime.
A van not working is a van not earning, and that seems to be increasingly the case. Fleets are moving to double-shifting their vans to asset-sweat their vehicles, particularly during a period of low availability of new vehicles. And to meet operational demands for their business.
However, to ensure vans keep running, fleets are turning to mobile servicing according to ATS Euromaster. The tyre and maintenance provider says it has seen the requirement for its mobile tyre service increase rapidly over the last two years.
Mark Holland, Operations Director, says with fleets maximising asset usage, and minimising the period a vehicle is off road, he expects the trend to increase over time.
But Mark says other factors are also at play: