Basic of Fleet Maintenance is designed for anyone who is involved with operating or maintaining mobile equipment. This book is written in a clear, straight forward style as it identifies important issues for managing Fleet Maintenance in today's environment. In addition to providing strategies and techniques for Fleet Maintenance management, this book is full of useful checklists, self assessments, real world case studies and a special list of 50 action items that you can use to rapidly direct your improvement efforts.
Topics range from Decision support, maintenance cost control, work standards, shop design, parts management, warranties, fuel management, tires, leasing and insurance. The latest information management strategies are also extensively covered.
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Fleet Issues in Today's Marketplace
Chapter 3: Fleet Management
Chapter 4: Lean Maintenance
Chapter 5: Where Are You Today?
Chapter 6: Basis for Making Decisions
Chapter 7: Maintenance Costs
Chapter 8: Preventive Maintenance Systems and Procedures
Chapter 9: Measuring Worker Productivity
Chapter 10: Work Standards
Chapter 11: Staffing
Chapter 12: Shop Design
Chapter 13: Planning and Scheduling
Chapter 14: MRO Inventory
Chapter 15: Purchasing Maintenance Parts
Chapter 16: Vendors
Chapter 17: Warranties
Chapter 18: Fundamental Questions About Fuel
Chapter 19: Tire Management
Chapter 20: Leasing Mobile Equipment
Chapter 21: Loss Prevention and Fleet Safety
Chapter 22: Ideas to Reduce Your Insurance Costs
Chapter 23: Trading Vehicles
Chapter 24: Vehicle and Equipment Specification
Chapter 25: Case Study in Alternative Use
Chapter 26: Vehicle Maintenance Reporting Standards
Chapter 27: The Computer Generated Repair Order
Chapter 28: Computerized Maintenance Management System
Chapter 29: Driver Vehicle Inspection Reports
Chapter 30: Using Statistics to Identify Problems
Chapter 31: Fleet Key Performance Indicators
Chapter 32: Routing Systems
Chapter 33: Vehicle Locating Systems
Chapter 34: Vehicle Identification Systems
Chapter 35: Wireless
Chapter 36: Fifty Notes to Take With You
Joel Levitt is a leading trainer of maintenance professionals. He has trained over 15,000 maintenance leaders from 3000 organizations in 21 countries in over 500 sessions. Since 1980 he has been the President of Springfield Resources, a management consulting firm that services all sized clients on a wide range of maintenance issues. He has almost 25 years experience in many facets of maintenance including as a process control designer, source equipment inspector, electrician, field service technician, merchant marine worker, manufacturing manager, and property manager. Prior to that Mr. Levitt worked for a CMMS vendor and in manufacturing management. He is a frequent speaker at maintenance and engineering conferences and has written 6 popular maintenance management texts and chapters of 2 additional reference books. He has also published dozens of articles on the topic. Mr. Levitt has served on the safety board of ANSI, Small Business United, National Family Business Council and on the executive committee of the Miquon School.
