Five Essential Services to Extend Heavy Equipment and Trailer Life
These five essential services will help you protect your investment in fleet equipment by preventing small issues from becoming large problems that can cost big money.
1. Power Wash Heavy Equipment
Heavy equipment and working vehicles spend much of their time where grit, grime, and moisture are king. It gets into everything. Exposure to dirt can create engine problems, hide issues that need repairs, and wear away finishes leaving room for rust. Not to mention, customers judge companies on the appearance of their equipment. Regular power washing extends service life, improves appearance, and makes it easier to inspect your equipment. It also helps remove corrosive salt build up from winter driving.
2. Trailer Inspection and Maintenance Program
Making a plan to inspect your trailers regularly is the first step in a successful preventative maintenance program. A thorough inspection of your trailers provides a road map of what repairs, if any, should be completed right away. It’s also an opportunity to perform any maintenance required, including lubrication, hydraulics, wiring, and lights. Regular inspections easily pay for themselves by minimizing breakdowns and maintenance records help protect resale value.
3. Heavy Equipment and Trailer Sandblasting
If your equipment’s seen a few years of robust use, removing paint and rust to bare metal provides a quality foundation for an attractive and durable refinishing job. Sandblasting lets the technician strip coatings from places hands and sanders can’t reach. Parts like buckets and blades can be blasted and painted independent of the vehicle.
4. Heavy Equipment and Truck Painting
Whether you’re looking to extend vehicle life by preventing rust, update your image with a new color scheme and graphics, or need paint after collision repairs our durable, quality finishes will enhance appearance and protect your vehicle. Our 55 foot deep paint booth specializes in PPG, Sherwin Williams, Axalta, and Zolatone coatings and our certified technicians are experts at spraying polyurethanes, metallics, pearlescent colors, enamels, base coats, and clear coats.
5. Trailer Decks and Undercarriage
Daily wear and tear on wood floors causes brittleness, cracks and holes. Metal floors and tie downs are subject to rust, dents, and damage. Your trailers undercarriage and frame take the brunt of the abuse from operation and the elements. All of these conditions undermine functionality and threaten the safety of operators, workers, and motorists. Examine your trailer’s deck and underside and contact DCI fleet for an estimate for any needed repairs.
A DCI Fleet team member would be happy to discuss painting, repairs, or maintenance for your heavy equipment, trailers, and trucks.
Call (844) 364-4023, or use the form on our website.
