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How Going for Mobile Oil Change Services for Fleet Can Help Quick Lubes

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The saying that old habits die hard is so true in the industry. To give an example, in the oil change sector, people in the business of Quick Lubes regard their business model as superior, whereas those in the mobile oil changing consider their business format to be the best in the industry.   However, both the models under the right circumstances can work well. Certainly, it is not expected that WalMart to buy for their homes mobile oil change, fleet of vehicles for servicing their customers. However, there exists a very efficient auto center of WalMart when there is a need to change people’s oil, with cars lined up to get their services. Obviously, the high-volume with low-cost strategy is doing quite well, and that makes it a force in the marketplace to reckon with, as there is a high competition of their price points.  However, it would do well for quick lubes to own a minimum of one mobile oil service vehicle. This will help in changing the oil in vehi...

How Viable Is The Mobile Oil Change Business Model?

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I was asked the other day if I believed, based on my years of experience in the industry, if there exists such a business model that is “worth the effort?” The question is okay, if anyone is planning to enter business of this type, or preparing a plan to start the business.  Well, my answer is Yes and No. And it depends. For instance, the traffic is heavy in certain areas, making the travel time between jobs as a big deterrent to better efficiency. Next, with a correct market mix, the business model becomes viable. It is not a good business model to do personal cars for wealthy individuals – especially with the warranty requiring oils in upper-end automobiles. Hence, it is possible for manufacturers to meet rules on mileage. It is tough for higher-end and exotic cars to stock the different types of filters and specialty oils.  There exist other market segments that are viable and worthy. For example the business of oil changes in large parking structures is ...

Better Equipped Fuel Lube Trucks For Increased Efficiency

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The availability of so many different work trucks necessitates the need for support trucks like fuel lube trucks to keep the big ones moving. And like any other work truck, they too have advanced in the terms of incorporation of new technology that makes them all the more useful. Hence, fleet buyers should consider adding few new or used fuel lube trucks for sale and keep their fleet updated. This would lower the downtime and improve efficiency as the work fleet could be rounded off.  How Do Fuel and Lube Trucks Help? At any construction site that works with heavy machinery, fuel lube trucks are an important consideration. This is because there is a need to bring fuel to the equipment.  New Technology in Fuel Delivery Efficiency is important in this business world. Hence, right from digging and lifting equipment to other power equipment, there is a need for frequent lubrication to maintain their efficiency. The use of fuel lube trucks can not only delive...

Present Day Innovative Fuel and Lube Trucks Leads To Increased Efficiency

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The presence of numerous work trucks makes it easy to forget about the support trucks that move the big ones. One of these trucks is the fuel and lube trucks. This is made possible due to the advancements in technology that has made them more useful. By adding few new or used fuel and lube trucks, fleet buyers can keep their fleet updated resulting in little downtime and better efficiency. How Do Fuel and Lube Trucks Help? Fuel work trucks are an indispensable part at any construction site or job related to heavy machinery. It is important to bring fuel to the equipment, and how to go about it. New Technology in Fuel Delivery Efficiency is an important requirement in the business world. Hence, any power equipment, including the digging and lifting equipment run on some kind of fuel need frequent lubrication for maintaining efficiency.  The latest ideas in work and service truck technology help in delivering the best used fuel and lube trucks, instead of just ...

The Rapidly Changing World of Fuel Lube Trucks

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Today’s fuel lube trucks are a world apart from what it was five years ago. A wide range of specifications are available now for these trucks and fuel lube track manufacturers are vying to provide the best configuration to the trucks.  There is a fast change in the specifications and capabilities as the demand for mobile servicing is increasing in the sector. To make it more economical, contractors are going to the jobsite instead of the equipment coming back into the shop. The presence of dependable fuel lube trucks is of prime importance to counter large number of penalties from not moving dirt due to inability to get fuel to the equipment.  DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID (DEF) Nowadays, arrangements are made for DEF by most of the contractors, whether it is making provisions to take bulk DEF to the jobsite or else filling up the Ford truck. The permanency of DEF means builders of these trucks are adapting to DEF. Now builders are selecting stainless steel and h...