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5 steps to solving root causes and increase uptime

June 6, 2025
While every maintenance department is working to get trucks back on the road as quickly as possible, taking a bit more time to truly solve an issue, and not just patch it, will do more for overall fleet uptime.

If there’s one thing fleets can agree on, it’s that downtime is expensive. While measuring the cost of a vehicle out of service is important, it’s harder to identify what is causing it and how to keep it from happening again. That’s where the opportunity lies. It’s not just about getting the truck back on the road but solving the issues that keep pulling it off in the first place—and that starts by looking closer at the root causes.  

About the Author

Arnie Braun | Sr. Director Operations Management

Arnie Braun serves as sr. director of Operations Management at FleetNet America by Cox Automotive.

About the Author

Drew Kortyna | Sr. Director Operations Management

Drew Kortyna serves as sr. director of Operations Management at Fleet Services by Cox Automotive.

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