Truck repairs

Labor and parts costs driving truck maintenance bills higher

Truck maintenance costs 10% more than a year ago, owing to the higher wages for service technicians and the aging of equipment because of the supply chain crisis.

A service event benchmark study released during the American Trucking Associations’ Technology and Maintenance Council meeting in Orlando, Florida, found:

  • Maintenance costs rose 3.7% in Q4 and more than 10% from the previous year.
  • The average cost of parts and labor for vehicle repairs rose 3.7% in Q4 due primarily to increasing labor...

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‘Right to repair’ proposal touted as major cost saver for truck owners

Voters in Massachusetts will decide in November whether independent after-market dealers should eventually be given access to crucial vehicle telematics data — a change that could drive down the cost of maintaining and repairing heavy-duty trucks.

The “Right to Repair Law” Vehicle Data Access Requirement Initiative, which is on the ballot in Massachusetts for the Nov. 3 elections, requires manufacturers that sell vehicles with telematics systems in the state “to equip them with a standardized...

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