Fleet management can be challenging for HVAC contractors, which often have a number of service vans and trucks with no dedicated staff to oversee them. Often field personnel such as salespeople and service technicians are charged with managing and tracking records for important tasks such as vehicle maintenance. This not only takes valuable employees’ attention away from their core duties, but it also can result in incomplete or inaccurate recordkeeping.
Fortunately, new Internet-based software programs and tools make it much easier for HVAC contractors to access and update records and perform other fleet management tasks. These programs can track maintenance cycles and generate reminders, maintain expense logs related to both planned and unplanned maintenance as well as accident incidents and repairs, warranty information, fuel use and mileage, and more. With these components of fleet management automated, HVAC contractors are free to focus on their core business.