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I have 2 Transits. One is AWD 250HD, one is 350HD with dual's. Everything is is either a MT-55 with a diesel, a F-59 or a E-450. I have 3 Chevy Express 4500's. My F-59's have the 6.8 V10 and the 7.3 Godzilla. My GM's, one has the 6.0, the other 2 the 6.6. All of my E-Series have the Godzilla...

I was using Bosch oil filters, switched to Baldwin/Hastings and am very happy with them. I've also used NAPA, for my diesels it depends on what I can get in my price point. All four videos are my oil filters.

I use their motor oil and universal 50/50 engine coolant. Transmission fluid and gear oil through them is to expensive, so I buy those things elsewhere. I buy Valvoline Multi Vehicle Full Synthetic ATF by the 5 gal bag-in-box and gear oil by the 5 gal pale, Citgo semi synthetic from Blain's...

Performance Plus, it is by Safety-Kleen.

Yes it is. He was under contract to us, we paid him $X per week to take care of any and all maintenance and repairs, we paid for the parts and supplies he needed but he gathered them. He came with the company that we bought, he owned the shop which was off site.

Last Mile Delivery. No, no one was taking care of the trucks until I took over, the "mechanic" was supposed to. It looks like he was guaranteeing his employment by setting everything up to fail. I caught on quick, he wouldn't work with me. I made my recommendation to my boss. He said keep...

He wasn't supposed to be living there, we found this out after letting him go.

Close, alcoholic who lived at the shop in the "office" that was upstairs.

Update: the "mechanic" that we fired last April has been the gift that keeps on giving. We keep finding electrical splices after electric splices, 5 butt connectors in 2 feet of wire. As those issues come up we work through them and fix them correctly. As for the motor oil I have chosen, it's...

So quick story…my wife drove a 2006 Kia Sedona, we bought it with 130K on it. I changed the oil every 5k using Mobil 1. No matter what, 5k. She only drove 1/4 mile to work, 1/4 mile home. Her commute was so short the battery would go dead in the winter time from the lights being on, defroster...

I have a brand I like and works well for me, so I stick to it no matter the price. But that’s just me. Each to their own, I’m not knocking you guys for doing it, just asking.

Why? Just why do you guys hoard motor oil? What good does it do you? Unless you’re maintaining a fleet what’s the point?

Naw, I like this one. I get paid pretty well for what I do. Boss man listened to me, but we were stuck with no other options at that time. We came up with a plan, and then when it was time we implemented that plan. The problem now though is the fleet has been neglected and half assed for so...

When you start with new and take care of it, the cost of ownership for older equipment is less. When you do not take care of it, then the cost of ownership is through the roof. Before we bought this company, we had no idea the condition of the fleet or anything about the quality of work the...

I would love to do that, do not know if I will be able. I did 3 PM’s last week, I have 4 more that just popped up in my email. All of my drivers have to log into a iPad thats in every truck every morning and enter the mileage. I have it programmed to notify me 2k out from a PM. So I make a...

Step vans, P-1200’s and P-1000’s. That is the majority of our fleet. We have 2 GM cut-a-way’s, a Ford 18’ box truck and 2 Transit HD 350’s. 1 26ft straight truck. That’s just the fleet outta state. The fleet in state is step vans, box trucks, 1 AWD Transit HD 250 and one GMC cut-a-way. I’m...

It’s not time to replace the fleet, each new unit is $75k with a 6-9mo waiting period. You have to secure the vehicle now, which means making payments on a vehicle you can’t use to make you money for at least half a year. My total fleet is 35 units. Once all of them are up to par and reliable...

Replacing a $300 tire (my discounted cost) vs patching is not a good business decision. If that tire is still good, patch it as long as it is repairable. Always replace tires in pairs. If you do have to replace a single tire due to a blow out, go used until you can get to your tire dealer and...

Boss man knows, he was starting to see it last year, now he is REALLY starting to see it as I have been turning the fleets overall reliability around and reducing operating and repair costs pretty quickly. Boss man trusts me, problem was we had no one to take this guys place. And I did not...

I have a oil supplier, I buy oil in bulk, $11.50/gal for syn blend HD diesel oil in 15w-40, I go 10k oil change intervals. I use this oil in everything except my 3 V6 dual overhead cam engines, where I use Mobil 1, still with 10k oil changes. Ford uses full syn from the factory. These engines...