» A best practice is to have no more tires than will fit in a rack. Extra tires get in the way and large inventories can be costly. If more tires are needed, accelerate deliveries from tire suppliers. Photo courtesy of DWS Fleet Management Services THE BEST VEHICLE DIAGNOSTIC ADAPTER (VDA) VALUE IN INDUSTRY DrewLinQ is the industry’s most capable Vehicle Diagnostic Adapter (VDA). DrewLinQ is a high-performance, rugged device supporting Heavy-Duty, Medium-Duty, and OBDII vehicles as well as off-highway, agricultural, military, automotive, and other industrial-stationary equipment. It supports 3 high-speed CAN (J1939/ISO15765) channels, J1708, and all OBDII protocols. It works with the TMC RP1210 applications you currently use, J2534 OBDII pass-thru and diagnostic applications, and comes with a standard 2-year warranty. APRIL 2017 | VehicleServicePros.com 33 Call now or visit our website for more information 877.333.9036 • DrewTech.com/fleet © 2016 Drew Technologies, Inc. Patent(s) pending. CDT5 THE VehicleServicePros.com/10094182 Th e question always has to be asked: Why do I not get the same mileage as the original OEM brake life? Half of a repair can feed half the potential life. 30. PM training. This is perhaps more important than any other training. However, it takes additional training as well to have a sound PM program. 31. Repair it right the fi rst time. Manage the repair and not the SRT (standard repair time). Proper tools and diagnosis saves time and lowers cost. 32. Use pre-set regulators on tire cages for unattended airing of tires to save time and labor. 33. Understand the terms of all warranties so you know what you pay for and what you get. 34. If you have vehicles in OEM dealer shops, be in contact with them every day to stay on top of any repairs and maintenance. If they are local, pay a visit to the shop to see for yourself what is going on with your equipment. 35. Do everything possible to avoid an out of service event. For each event, drill down to learn why it occurred and what can be done to avoid it going forward. 36. Do not procrastinate on out-of-service repair decisions. Have a plan in place and get the matter resolved as soon as possible. Tires 37. Look at each tire removed. Check tread depths, wear patterns, tire age, rim rust, aluminum corrosion, etc. 38. Rack management. Study the tire inventory and see what you have in rack stock. Is it organized? Do you have the right tires in the rack? Are there more tires than will fi t in the racks? A best practice is to have no more tires than will fi t in a rack. Extra tires get in the way and large inventories can be costly. If more tires are needed, accelerate deliveries from your tire suppliers. Another best practice is to have a place for all tires that need to be returned, as well as a place for all tires that need to be sent out for repair or recap.
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