Parts and Service Issues

I have sent a request to Brickman to alleviate the 50 post problem. If not we can just keep posting back and forth and hit 50 in no time . I wll let you know when I get a response. What time of day is better for you daytime or evening.

Kevlar61

 

I hear you on the shop rates but my whole philosophy is that it is all inter-related. The industry is milking itself dry. We need to come up with a way to bring more money into the industry not just figure out how to cut everbodies profit. I know we all want lower prices but those lower prices come at a cost. So they lower parts prices they raise labour rates, they lower labour rates they increase part prices, the margins have to be met. Whatever it costs to run any business has to be the first priorty of any business. If they cannot cover the costs to run it, it cannot survive. If you do not eat you cannot survive. I did a quick poll on drivers biggest concerns and fuel costs were tied with downtime for main issues. While we don't yet have an alternate fuel that replaces diesel, we are coming up with many viable alternatives but that is still in its infancy. What we need to look at more so is figuring out ways to maximize the efficiency in that fuel purchased. And not just in the no idling, or looking for the lowest price, but coming up with creative ways to conserve fuel. Things like making sure that every time your truck is moving it is earning you money. Drivers are limited as to how long they can drive, the truck is allowed to run 24/7. I am not saying that there is one solution that will fix everything but I think if everyone came up with some kind of solution for themselves that is the solution. And hey if it is a really good one, share it with everyone. One of the biggest expenses we all know is fuel, yet is the biggest portion of what we spend that doesn't get directly filtered right back into the industry. Everything else does. The repairs you pay for, the parts you buy, the chrome you put on to spruce up your truck. All of that goes directly back into the industries that support the very industry it serves. The fuel companies contribute very little back to the community in terms of reinvestment in people or technology. So if we can't change the prices, we can learn to maximize our investment and get every penny out of the fuel we do spend.
Thanks again for your interest and please share
Kevlar61