Why Choose a Fleet Maintenance Partner?
Reduce Unplanned Vehicle Downtime
Why Choose a Fleet Maintenance Partner?
For most businesses, the true cost of a breakdown isn't the repair invoice.
It's everything that happens because the vehicle isn't available.
A vehicle off the road could mean lost productivity, missed deliveries, disrupted schedules, replacement vehicle costs, drivers unable to work and disappointed customers.
Through regular Preventative Maintenance Inspections, servicing, brake testing and proactive vehicle maintenance, we aim to identify developing problems before they become roadside breakdowns.
You can't eliminate every unexpected failure.
But you can significantly improve your chances of finding problems in the workshop rather than at the side of the road.
Planned Servicing & Maintenance
Planned Servicing & Maintenance
Rather than relying on you to remember when every vehicle needs attention, we can help plan the maintenance requirements of your fleet.
That can include:
• Routine commercial vehicle servicing
• Preventative Maintenance Inspections (PMIs)
• Brake testing
• MOT preparation
• Diagnostic checks
• Repairs and maintenance
• Trailer maintenance
• Vehicle inspections
This allows maintenance to become a planned part of your operation rather than something that continually interrupts it.
PMI Scheduling
Scheduling regular Preventative Maintenance Inspections (PMI) are an important part of operating a safe and compliant commercial fleet.
We can work with you to schedule PMIs at the appropriate intervals for your vehicles, giving both you and PLB visibility of what's coming up.
That means workshop capacity can be planned in advance and your operation can plan around vehicle availability.
More importantly, PMIs give our technicians regular opportunities to assess vehicle condition and identify developing defects before they become more serious.
MOT Planning & Preparation
Commercial vehicle MOT slots can be in high demand, so leaving arrangements until the last minute can create unnecessary risk.
As part of managing your fleet, we can help plan ahead for upcoming MOTs, arrange testing with our trusted MOT partners and schedule a comprehensive Pre-MOT Inspection beforehand.
That gives our technicians time to identify and rectify potential defects before the test.
The objective is to give your vehicle the best possible chance of passing first time and avoid the potentially significant downtime caused by waiting for repairs and a subsequent retest slot.
Helping You Maintain Fleet Compliance
Operating commercial vehicles brings significant responsibilities.
Vehicles need to remain safe, roadworthy and properly maintained, and fleet operators need confidence that scheduled inspections and maintenance aren't being missed.
A structured fleet maintenance programme helps create consistency.
Through planned PMIs, servicing, brake testing, MOT preparation and maintenance, we can support you in keeping your vehicles maintained to the required standards.
Instead of compliance becoming something you worry about when an MOT or inspection approaches, it becomes part of the everyday management of your fleet.
Dedicated Fleet Account Management
One of the biggest differences between using a repair garage and having a maintenance partner is the relationship.
We want to understand your operation.
That means getting to know:
• Your fleet
• Your vehicle types
• How your vehicles are used
• Your maintenance schedules
• Your operational pressures
• Your key contacts
• Your priorities
Rather than starting from scratch every time a vehicle enters the workshop, we're building knowledge of your fleet over time.
You'll have a trusted team who understands your business and can work with you to plan maintenance rather than simply react to the next repair.
Clear Communication & Reporting
Fleet managers shouldn't have to continually chase a workshop to find out what's happening with their vehicles.
Good fleet maintenance depends upon good communication.
We'll keep you informed about vehicle condition, work required and maintenance recommendations so that you have the information you need to make decisions.
Where developing issues are identified, we'll explain what we've found, what action we recommend and how urgently it needs attention.
This also helps you make better decisions about future maintenance expenditure rather than being continually surprised by unexpected repair bills.
Priority Planning for Fleet Customers
When we understand your upcoming maintenance requirements, we can plan workshop capacity around them.
Instead of calling when a PMI or service is already due and hoping there's availability, scheduled fleet maintenance allows both businesses to look ahead.
That is particularly valuable where you operate multiple vehicles and can't afford to have too many unavailable at the same time.
We can work with you to stagger maintenance, inspections and MOT preparation so that disruption to your operation is kept to a minimum.
One Partner for Your Commercial Fleet
Another significant benefit of partnering with PLB is the breadth of work we can undertake.
You don't want to manage different suppliers for every aspect of your fleet if you don't have to.
Our team and facilities allow us to provide:
• Commercial Vehicle Servicing
Routine servicing for commercial vehicles ranging from vans through to HGVs.
• Preventative Maintenance Inspections
Scheduled PMIs carried out by experienced technicians, including IRTEC accredited Large Commercial Vehicle inspections.
• Commercial Vehicle Repairs
From routine mechanical repairs through to more complex vehicle faults.
• Vehicle Diagnostics
Advanced diagnostics using equipment including Jaltest multi-brand diagnostics and IVECO manufacturer diagnostic technology.
• Brake Testing
Commercial vehicle brake testing, including our capability for fully loaded trailer brake testing up to 20 tonnes.
• MOT Preparation
Pre-MOT inspections, repair work and advance planning of MOT appointments with our trusted testing partners.
• Vehicle Electronics
Access to technicians with specialist knowledge of modern commercial vehicle electrical and electronic systems.
• Tail Lift Engineering
Specialist expertise within our technical team for tail lift maintenance and repair.
And if something does go wrong unexpectedly, our 24-hour Emergency Roadside Breakdown Assistance means we're there when you need us.
Contact Details
Unit 2 Winfield Park, Mitchell, Newquay, United Kingdom