Three Ways to Refresh Your Fleet this Fall
Summer can be rough on your fleet vehicles, so fall is the perfect time to consider refreshing your fleet of trucks, trailers, buses, or heavy equipment. Fall maintenance not only keeps your vehicles attractive but also ensures they are safe and in good operating condition for the upcoming winter season. Now is a good time to inspect your vehicles to see if any could benefit from sandblasting, painting, and/or bodywork this fall.
PLUS, funds spent on repairs this fall can often be deducted from your business taxes for this year.*
Roll-off trailer sandblasted to bare metal
1. Sandblasting - A Clean Start
Before diving into painting and bodywork, start with a clean slate. Sandblasting is a highly effective method for stripping away old paint, rust, and surface contaminants. Here's why it's a crucial step in your fall fleet refresh:
Rust Prevention: Fall's damp and cold conditions can accelerate rust formation. Sandblasting removes existing rust and creates a clean surface for protective coatings.
Surface Preparation: It provides an ideal surface for paint adhesion, ensuring that your new paint will look great and last a long time.
Efficiency: Sandblasting efficiently covers large areas, making it a time-saving option for removing old finishes from large or multiple vehicles.
Our facility provides plenty of space to sandblast any size truck, trailer, or heavy equipment. The entire vehicle can be sandblasted, or just a specific part or section.
School bus in booth for paint touch-up
2. Paint - Attractively Extend Vehicle Life
A quality finish is essential for protecting your vehicles surfaces and appearance, and lettering and graphics will help you leverage your vehicles exterior to advertise your services.
Prevent Rust: Corrosion takes a toll on your vehicles surface and can eventually compromise the safety of structural components.
Protect Surfaces and Enhance Appearance After Collision Repair: Your vehicle will look brand new and stay intact with a quality finish over top of rust abatement, collision repairs, or simply a weather-worn finish.
Update Image and Graphics: Your trucks are valuable rolling advertisement for your company. Quality graphics and lettering ensure your trucks are sending the right message to potential customers.
DCI Fleet 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.
Repairs to box truck body panels
3. Bodywork and Panel Repairs
Fall is an opportune time to address any minor bodywork issues your vehicles may have accumulated over the year. Minor dents, cracks, and gouges can turn into major expenses. Here are a few things to consider:
General Repairs: Restoring damaged bodies, doors, windows, panels, and roofs not only improves aesthetics but also extends vehicle life.
Structural Integrity: Evaluate your vehicles' frames, body, hardware, and specialized equipment for signs of wear and tear. Address any issues promptly to maintain safety and performance.
Safety First: Repairing damage to vehicles is crucial for ensuring they meet safety standards, particularly for buses and heavy equipment.
DCI Fleet performs collision and general repairs to all types of truck bodies and trailers including dry freight, curtain-siders, refrigerated, utility, and flatbeds along with buses and construction vehicles.
Benefits of a Refreshed Fleet
Refreshing your fleet for fall is a smart investment in the performance and longevity of your trucks, trailers, buses, and heavy equipment. Sandblasting, painting, and addressing minor bodywork issues are essential steps in this process. By taking action this fall you'll not only enhance your fleet's appearance but also ensure the safety, durability, and value of your vehicles when the rough winter weather arrives and beyond.
DCI Fleet and its employees are not tax advisors, and this email is not intended to offer any tax advice and may not apply to your situation. Please consult with qualified tax professionals concerning your specific situation.
