Regular Seasonal Maintenance is the key to increasing the longevity and performance of your fleet. Your tanks and trucks each have specific needs that met regularly will keep them running smoothly along with no surprises. To lapse on your vehicles maintenance is to take your businesses well being in jeopardy. Don't let it come down to negligence being responsible for unfulfilled deliveries and upset customers! Summer Maintenance People in home heat delivery have the best opportunity during the warm summer months to have a regular summer inspection. It is without a doubt, the best way to examine what last years busy season has done to your equipment. Even a mild winter of steady deliveries will take a surprising toll even on quality equipment, and while Allied Tanks in particular are built to handle the really rough stuff easily, it still provides peace of mind, knowing that all of your equipment is in tip top shape and ready for the next cold front. Let's separate this into the categories of what you can do yourself to make sure your equipment runs well, and the services we provide that let you know the inner workings of your fleet have received the Allied Quality certification*. What you can do There are several things you can do yourself to inspect your vehicles and regularly handle routine maintenance. Always check all of the fluids as with any vehicle, inspect your PTO equipment, and inspect all of the plumbing and gaskets visually. Certainly ask drivers regularly whether they have been experiencing any strange noises or behaviors from their equipment. Check all of the valves for leaks, and make sure all of the electrical signals are both visually and audibly functioning properly. All of your vehicle maintenance should be documented, and will serve you as a way of seeing trends in replacement parts, and the other costs that go into fleet maintenance. It is customary to give your vehicles this level of inspection monthly. Doing so will greatly increase the odds of long term trouble free performance. And how we can help... Allied certification means that your vehicle has been pressure tested, and calibrated for accuracy. We double inspect all of the wiring and plumbing and have digital diagnostic checks that see things and measure them in ways the human eye cannot. We recommend having equipment inspected by Allied Certified Vehicle Inspectors annually. Most of our clients prefer the summer months when we can offer special pricing incentives, and when their equipment is not as "pressed for time". Others, however, like to do a last minute pre-season inspection so they know that going into the season their equipment has just received certification and should perform great through those tough months of abuse! Learn the details of the Allied Certified Tank Truck inspection, click here!