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MAINTENANCE ~ FOR PROFIT shops stay on the cutting edge as § well," he says. - F1eetPrde partners with manu- factnrers such as ArvinMeritor and Haldex to offer training on ~ ~ ~ opics such as air brake systems, ~antilock brakes, wheel ends, sus- pensions, drivelines, electrical sys- - ~ terns and air conditioning. Each of FleetPride's approxi- mately 150'branches is expected to run at least one customer train- s j ~ ~ ~ ~ ,,,fs,, ing clinic per quarter, based ~ on what the local customers -~t; . - ~ - - say they need. Recently tests is somewhat difficult "Beal ~ ~ F1eetPride introduced its says. "Individuals maybe can do " ' TechTrailers, mobile class- the work with their hands but ,g. ' o ~ ~ rooms that will let dealing with it on a piece of ~ FleetPride take hands-on paper may not be as easy, so we - , training to aftermarket cus- 'help them with testing issues as ~ tourers. FleetPride also well." ou ~ offers training that prep2res ' - technicians for ASE certifi- Where And What Kind cation tests. Of Training? ~ "The more technically Now that ou're convinced of fleetPride partners with manufacturers to offer y advanced the vehicles e the value of training,. where do training, and the company also has mobile eiass- -rooms to take trainin to ifs customers. , become, the harder it is to you get it? And what.type of g keep technicians up to training should you choose? FedEx Freight facilities and inter- speed, especially with the smaller OEMs and suppliers are the active computer-based education fleets," Jennirgs says. most likely source for training, through CD-ROM or via the How do you know.what kind of according to ASE's Roberts. And Internet. ?raindng your technicians nee?? It ~ think beyond just truck and If you don't have a big fleet and depends on your shop. engine makers. The major compo- someone devoted to training like ASE's Roberts recommends nent manufacturers offer various, FedEx Freight, you might fmd it that fleets tie the certification pro- . training programs on brakes, daunting to develop a training gram to the work a technician transmissions, axles and the like. program and contact all your sup- actually does. "If you have a brake Grote offers truck lighting and pliers to fmd out what's available shop, don't pay for certification in electrical training. Bendix offers -and how much it costs. One alter- the diesel engine area." air brake training. Horton offers a na>7ve is F1eetPride. F1eetPride's Jennings also roc- fan drive training kit. Wix Filters OEM training is often readily ommends that you focus training offers an intensive three-day train- available for technicians who work on the type of work you do the ing program at its North Carolina at dealerships, but very few corn- most. "If you do front-end align- headquarters or a several-hour prehentive training programs are menu, you should do training on preventive maintenance seminar available for fleets, according to it at least once a year: If you han- on the road. FleetPride's Jennings. Not every- dle any specialized work, like trail- ~ Y At FedEx Freight, Bea] says, one has as strong a relationship er repairs or lift gate repairs, you "every time we negotiate with a with vendors as OEM dealers or should provide training on those ' ai supplier, say for our tractors, trail- large fleets. as well." it ~ ors, forklifts, components, "We feel - as an aftermarket Darry Stuart, who works with it ~ engines, part of that negotiation is company -our place is to work fleets to improve their mainte- 'f' b ' an education package." It may hard to help the fleet maintenance nance programs, recommends x' include both hands-on training at facilities and independent repair, focusing on the basics. "I don't 64 HFQVV r)IITV Taiirvini r_ ~ ~I~NF 5 A