Scheduled preventive maintenance
Lube, oil and filter service, greasing, fluid checks, air system checks and a documented inspection at set intervals. Doing it at your yard means no shop bookings and no units sitting in town waiting on a bay.
Fleet service
Commercial Fleet Repair & Maintenance in Fort St. John
Running a fleet in the Peace Region means the maintenance either happens on your schedule or on the equipment's schedule — and the equipment always picks the worst possible moment. A unit that misses a PM by two months becomes a roadside call on Highway 97 in January, and that call costs several times what the service would have.
Fleet work here is built around keeping units in service. We come to your yard and work through PMs, inspections, brake and hydraulic repairs, driveline and electrical work on your timetable — including evenings and weekends when the trucks are parked. Whether you run two service trucks or a yard full of gravel units, the goal is the same: fewer surprises, cleaner inspections, and a maintenance record you can actually rely on.
What fleet operators call us for
CVIP preparation
Most CVIP failures come from a predictable list: brake adjustment and lining thickness, air leaks, lighting, steering and suspension wear, exhaust and frame issues. We go through those items first so the inspection isn't a surprise and you're not paying for a re-inspection.
Brake and air system maintenance
Adjustment checks, chamber and slack replacement, lining and drum work, and hunting down the slow leaks that show up as a truck that won't hold air overnight. This is the single most common fleet job we do.
Recurring electrical faults
Fleets that work gravel and lease roads develop chafed harnesses, corroded grounds and moisture in connectors. Chasing these properly once beats replacing the same sensor three times.
Hydraulic system upkeep
Hose inspection and replacement before failure, cylinder and seal repair, pump and PTO troubleshooting on dump, picker and vac units. Planned hose replacement is far cheaper than a hose that lets go on a loaded lift.
Deferred repairs that keep getting deferred
Every fleet has a list. Batching those into a scheduled yard day gets them cleared without pulling units out of service one at a time.
Signs your fleet maintenance needs restructuring
- You're getting more roadside calls than scheduled services.
- CVIP inspections regularly come back with a repair list and a re-inspection fee.
- Nobody can say for certain when a given unit last had a PM.
- The same faults keep reappearing on the same trucks.
- Units are sitting in a shop queue in town instead of working.
- Drivers report issues that never make it into a record anywhere.
- Brake and tire wear is uneven across the fleet with no obvious explanation.
How a fleet program comes together
Fleet work is easiest to plan when we understand the units, the duty cycle and how hard they get run. From there the intervals build themselves.
- 1Walk the yard together
We look at what you're running, how it's used, and the condition it's in today — no charge for a straight conversation about scope.
- 2Set intervals that fit the work
A gravel truck on lease roads doesn't need the same interval as a highway unit. Intervals get set to reality, not a generic chart.
- 3Book yard days
Recurring visits scheduled around when the units are parked, so maintenance stops competing with production.
- 4Service, document, report
Each unit gets serviced and inspected, with a clear record of what was done and what's coming due.
- 5Repairs planned instead of reacted to
Wear items get flagged early so parts can be ordered and work scheduled rather than handled as a breakdown.
Fleets we work with
Fleet service is scaled to what you actually run — there's no minimum size that makes a program worthwhile.
- Trucking and hot shot fleets
- Oilfield service and vac truck fleets
- Gravel, aggregate and dump fleets
- Logging and forestry contractors
- Construction and civil contractors
- Farm and agricultural operations
- Utility and municipal fleets
- Owner-operators with two or three units
Fleet yard service is centred on Fort St. John and Charlie Lake, with regular runs to Taylor, Montney, Buick, Dawson Creek, Chetwynd, Hudson's Hope and Wonowon. Recurring visits to yards outside town are easy to plan once a schedule is in place. See the full service area.
Why run fleet maintenance on-site
Downtime drops
Servicing units where they park removes shop queues, shuttle drivers and travel time from the equation entirely.
Costs become predictable
Planned wear-item replacement is cheaper and easier to budget than emergency call-outs and towing.
You get real records
Documented service history helps at CVIP time, at resale, and when you need to know why a unit keeps failing.
Fleet maintenance questions
How small a fleet is worth a program?
Two units is enough to benefit. The savings come from avoiding breakdowns and keeping equipment working, and that math doesn't require a big fleet.
Can you work overnight or on weekends?
That's often the best arrangement for fleet work, since the units are parked and nothing is being interrupted. It gets set when the schedule is built.
Do you supply parts and fluids or do we?
Either. Some fleets stock their own filters and oil at the yard, which keeps costs down; others prefer we bring everything. Both work.
Will you keep maintenance records for us?
You get a record of what was done on each unit each visit. Most operators fold that into their own maintenance file — and having it matters if you're ever asked to show compliance history.
Can you handle CVIP?
We prepare units for CVIP and repair the items that commonly cause failures, but the certificate itself has to be issued by a licensed inspection facility.
What happens when a unit breaks down between services?
Fleet customers get priority on breakdown calls. Knowing the equipment already makes those calls faster to diagnose.
More answers on the general service FAQ.
Get your fleet on a schedule instead of on the shoulder.
Call to talk through what you're running and how it's used. We'll give you a straight assessment of what a mobile maintenance program would look like for your yard.
Related repair services
Service Truck Dispatch
A crane-equipped mechanic sent to your yard or site.
Heavy Duty Truck Repair
Brakes, driveline and suspension work on Class 7 and 8 units.
Trailer Repair
Trailer brakes, lights, wiring and suspension maintained on-site.
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