Unit Moves Coming

What’s up?
Our budget process allows for MEMS to remount 6 trucks a year. With us having 36 units this means that each truck should be 6 years old and have @ 250,000 miles at the end of its life. To accomplish this feat, it is important that we pay attention to how many miles each unit is getting on a regular basis.

Example
· The company average is 3155 miles per month
· 519 has been averaging 6826 miles per month and at its current rate it would have to be remounted in 2009 instead of the scheduled 2012

In the past we had our hands around this process pretty well, but with the recent strike of the company that makes the axles for our units, we have not been able to get new chassis and because of this have not been able to do the needed remounts this year. In addition, the 6 liter engine problem that Ford was having, had kept so many units down that we have had to keep moving our units just to have enough that were not in the shop on the street.


Our Plan
Beginning in September we will do our best to move the units in the fleet to better balance the mileage and get us back on our remount schedule. This means that as many as 12 units will have to change shifts.
We have already been going through the fleet making “punch” lists for each truck of items that are in need of repair such as seats, dents, scratches, grills etc…

We have ordered several new seat covers, grills and bumper covers to make the needed repairs. In addition we have already painted unit 180, 133 and will soon be painting 130 to get them back to the condition that a company like MEMS expects. We have contacted our decal company and have given them a list of the units whose stripes are peeling, fading or cracking and have them scheduled for repair and replacement.

Lets face it, our fleet does not look as good as it should, this is a problem that we all can address. I am asking for your help with this move, as well as this new emphasis on a cleaner better shape fleet.

We will continue to monitor the mileages and will make smaller changes during the year.
If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to call.

Greg