For decades, managing a commercial fleet meant following one simple, frustrating process: A truck needs service, you take it to the shop.
This process seems normal, but have you ever calculated what it actually costs you? It’s a massive, hidden drain on your resources, your time, and your profit.
Let’s look at the old way versus the new, smarter way of managing fleet maintenance.
The Old Way: The Traditional Repair Shop
Think about the last time you sent a truck to a repair shop for a simple PM service or a brake job. The workflow probably looked like this:
- Pull a Driver: You take a skilled driver off their revenue-generating route.
- Waste Time & Fuel (Part 1): The driver spends 30-60 minutes driving the truck to the shop.
- The Long Wait: The driver (or the truck) sits in a queue. A 2-hour job often turns into an all-day event as the shop juggles other customers.
- Waste Time & Fuel (Part 2): You either send a second vehicle to pick up the driver, or the driver wastes their entire day waiting.
- Lost Productivity: The truck is out of commission for at least one full day. That’s one day of lost deliveries, lost service calls, and lost revenue.
When you add up the wasted fuel, the 4-8 hours of paid (but non-productive) driver time, and the lost revenue from the vehicle itself, that “simple” PM service becomes incredibly expensive.
Now, multiply that by every vehicle in your fleet. It’s a logistical nightmare that costs you a fortune.
The New Way: The On-Site Mobile Mechanic
This is where the entire model gets flipped. Instead of you working around the shop’s schedule, the service works around your schedule.
At Oil Can Man, we pioneered on-site fleet service in South Florida because we saw this exact problem.
Here is the new workflow:
- You Schedule a Time: You tell us when your trucks are already parked—at night, over the weekend, or early in the morning.
- We Come to You: Our 20+ fully-equipped mobile service trucks (which are essentially repair shops on wheels) arrive at your yard.
- Service is Completed During Downtime: We perform the full PM service, D.O.T. inspection, or brake repair while your driver is at home and the truck is off the clock.
- Ready for Work: When your driver arrives in the morning, the truck is fully serviced, compliant, and ready to start making you money.
The results are immediate:
- Zero Wasted Driver Wages.
- Zero Wasted Fuel.
- Zero Lost Revenue.
- Zero Operational Downtime.
“But Can a Mobile Truck Handle Real Repairs?”
This is a common question. Some “mobile mechanics” can only do an oil change.
That’s not us. Oil Can Man’s mobile service trucks are equipped to handle the vast majority of your fleet’s needs right on-site, from advanced diagnostics and D.O.T. inspections to hydraulic repairs, DPF cleaning, and brake overhauls.
And for those rare, major jobs like an engine rebuild? We have a 30,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art facility. We offer a true dual-capability solution, but our primary goal is always to keep your trucks in your yard.
On-Site Service Isn’t a Luxury, It’s a Business Strategy
Switching to an on-site service model isn’t just about convenience. It’s a strategic business decision that directly boosts your bottom line. You eliminate thousands of dollars in hidden costs, streamline your operations, and keep your fleet on the road where it belongs.
Stop wasting time and money driving to the repair shop. Let the repair shop come to you.
Oil Can Man provides comprehensive, on-site fleet services for every vehicle you own, from sales cars to semi-trailers.
Contact us today to learn how our mobile service can transform your fleet’s efficiency.
