How do maintenance costs per kilometre help manage a delivery fleet?
Maintenance cost per kilometre is the total repair, service and tyre cost of a vehicle divided by kilometres driven. It helps identify vehicles that cost more to keep running than they should, and supports replacement decisions.
Compare each vehicle with similar ones and with its own history. A rising trend as a vehicle ages is normal, but a sharp rise points to a specific fault, driver issue or poor maintenance.
Commonly misread:
- Using a short period that includes a one-off major repair.
- Leaving out the cost of downtime and replacement hire vehicles.
- Comparing vehicles used on gravel roads with those on highways.
Combine it with availability, since a cheap-to-maintain vehicle that is often off the road still costs money in missed deliveries.
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