1.How many vehicles are in your fleet?

10 or fewer

11-50

51-100

101-500

501-999

1,000+

N/A

2.Which category best describes your job title?

CEO/President/Owner

Executive Management/Director

Maintenance management

Fleet management

Supervisor/Lead technician

Other

3.Describe your business:

Independent Repair Shop/Contract Maintenance

For-Hire Carrier

Retail/Wholesale Delivery

Municipal/Government/Public Safety

Construction/Mining

Bus/Mass transit

Refuse/Recycling

Other

4.How do you primarily perform most of your maintenance?

In-house

Outsourced

About an even mix

N/A

5.How many bays do you have total?

1-4

5-10

11-20

21+

N/A

6.How many technicians do you employ?

1-10

11-20

21-50

51-100

101-500

501+

N/A

7.What do you consider the most important factor in selecting tires?

Performance

Total cost of ownership

Durability

Initial cost

Relationship with distributor/availability

8.Do you use retreads?

Yes

No

9.What tire monitoring/technology does your fleet implement? Check all that apply.

Tire pressure monitoring systems

Automatic tire inflation systems

Digital tire gauges

Rollover devices

None

10.Are early tire replacements/blowouts an issue with your fleet?

Yes

No

They were until we started tracking and preventing them

We don’t track this data

N/A

11.What types of brakes do you spec on your vehicles?

Air disc brakes

Drum brakes

Mix of both

N/A

12.What type of brakes on your trailers?

Air disc brakes

Drum

Mix of both

N/A

13.Have you switched oil brands in the last three years?

Yes

No

N/A

14.How do you select what type of oil to use?

Mileage/oil change intervals

Cost

Performance

Efficiency

Reputation/word of mouth

N/A

15.How do you plan oil change intervals?

OEM recommendations

Synced with other preventive maintenance

Oil sampling

We perform early and often

N/A

16.What alt-fuels are you using/considering using in the next three years? [Check all]

Renewable diesel

Biodiesel

CNG/RNG

Battery-electric

Hydrogen

Propane

Hybrid

N/A

17.How do you record vital data, such as work orders or DVIRs?

Paper

Digital

N/A

18.Do you track hard braking events/harsh accelerations?

Yes

No

N/A

19.Do you employ dash cams?

Yes (inward and forward-facing)

Forward facing only

No

N/A

20.What type advanced of advanced driver assistance systems are on your equipment? [Check all that apply]

Automatic braking/collision mitigation

Lane keep assist

Blindspot detection

Adaptive cruise control

Other

None

21.What areas on the vehicle present the most difficult/costly maintenance challenge right now?

Engine/aftertreatment

Electrical systems/wiring

Diagnostics

Suspensions/steering/alignments

Wheel-ends/Tires

22.Do you offer technician training at least once a month?

Yes

No

N/A

23.What kind of training methods do you use? Check all that apply.

In-person presentations/classes from OEMs

Video/Virtual training

Self-paced online training modules

Hands-on

Coaching/on-the-job mentoring

N/A

24.What maintenance management issues most affect your business right now? (Check two)

Technician hiring/retention

Emissions regulations

DOT inspections/CSA scores

Supply chain/parts shortages and delays

Diagnostic/repair efficiency

N/A

25.How do you compensate technicians?

Flat rate

Hourly

Salary

N/A

26.Do you offer performance incentives/bonuses?

Yes

No

N/A

27.What's one topic you'd like Fleet Maintenance to cover more of in 2025?

28.What is your email? [We will only use this for the Amazon gift card drawing.]