Survey reveals fleet operators ranks maintenance & repair as top motivating factor for acquiring new trucks
Fuel economy ranked second (36.7%) as a top motivator for truck replacement.
Fleet Advantage, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., released results of its latest annual benchmarking survey, which takes the pulse of fleet executives on a variety of industry issues. The online survey covered topics such as the outlook for electric and hydrogen fuel-cell trucks, fuel economy trends and how they view maintenance and repair (M&R), safety and driver retention.
According to survey results, 40% of respondents listed M&R as their top motivating factor for acquiring new trucks (topped in the last benchmarking survey as well).