Fleet maintenance for movers & service companies, peak-season ready, serviced off-peak
Month-end and summer are when moving trucks earn, and exactly when one can't be in a shop. I service box trucks, vans and light trailers at your yard in the slow windows, so peak days run on a fleet that's already been gone through.
What moving & service duty actually does to a fleet
A loaded box truck is the hardest brake duty in the light-duty world. Pads, rotors and the hardware behind them get measured and logged at every PM visit, because brake failure on a loaded truck isn't a repair bill, it's a liability event.
The stuff that isn't the engine still kills move days: a lift gate that won't drop, a ramp that jams, a roll-up door off its track. Moving parts get inspected and lubricated as part of the visit, boring, cheap, and the difference between a crew loading at 8 a.m. or standing around.
Service fleets spike, month-end for movers, spring for landscapers, project pushes for cleaners. Time-based PM with a pre-peak check fits that rhythm far better than a mileage sticker nobody reads. Cadence gets set to your season at the assessment.
Landscape and equipment trailers are light-duty work I handle at the yard: wheel bearings, brakes, lights, tires, couplers. The trailer that sat all winter is the one that loses a bearing in June.
A PM schedule built for this duty cycle
Honest, real-world intervals, the whole point of a program is that I track these per unit and just show up, so nothing slips.
| Service | Typical interval | Why it matters on this duty |
|---|---|---|
| Synthetic oil & filter | ~8,000 km or 6 months | Burst-mileage fleets can overrun a distance-only interval in a slow stretch, so I anchor to time and top up before the busy season. |
| Brake measurement (pads, rotors, hardware) | Every visit + pre-peak check | Loaded downhill braking is the biggest safety exposure a mover has, logged numbers before a heavy month keep it from becoming a liability event. |
| Lift gate, ramp & door hardware | Every PM visit | Non-engine hardware failures kill move days as surely as a breakdown; a few minutes of lube prevents a jammed gate mid-move. |
| Pre-peak whole-fleet check | Before each earning window | One fleet-wide sweep before the rush means peak days run on trucks already gone through, not on hope. |
| Light trailer service (bearings, brakes, lights) | Annually / pre-season | A trailer that sat all winter is the one that loses a bearing in June, pre-season service catches it in the yard. |
| Battery & charging-system test | Every PM visit | Trucks that sit through slow stretches then run hard are hard on batteries; testing catches the weak one before a peak morning. |
Intervals are experienced ballparks for planning, not a manufacturer warranty schedule, every fleet gets its exact plan at the free yard assessment.
How a yard visit runs
- Scheduled AROUND your peaks, mid-month for movers, off-season blocks for seasonal fleets, never during your earning window
- Pre-peak fleet check before month-end and before the busy season: brakes, tires, lights, fluids, gates and ramps on every unit
- Full PM per unit: oil & filter, 50-point photo inspection, fluids, tires logged, battery test
- Light trailers serviced on the same visit, bearings, brakes, lights, tires
- Every unit's photo condition report in your inbox before I leave, dated, odometer-stamped, forwardable
Movers, cleaning companies, landscapers, pool and property services, mobile pet groomers, shuttle operators, the common thread is a fleet that earns in bursts and can't afford a dead vehicle during one. The maintenance model that fits isn't "call a shop when it breaks"; it's a standing yard visit in the quiet windows plus a fleet-wide check right before the season hits.
For movers specifically: your heavy trucks likely sit over Ontario's 4,500 kg line, which brings annual inspections and record-keeping obligations most small moving companies discover the hard way. I do the get-ready work, keep the per-unit records, and I'm straight about the part that legally happens at a licensed inspection centre.
Based in Mississauga, working yards across Mississauga, Oakville, Milton, Brampton and Etobicoke West. Oakville, Milton, Brampton, Etobicoke. The free yard assessment walks your fleet, flags what the peak season would have exposed, and puts your exact program price in writing.
FAQ
Can you guarantee nothing's booked during our month-end?
Do you service our trailers as well?
We only run four vehicles, big enough for a program?
Price your fleet, then send the spec straight to Fares
Two steps, both on this page. The estimator runs off the published per-unit rate card, you don't have to book a call to get a number.
Multi-unit estimate
Per unit and fleet total, off the same card everyone else gets. Flat prices, no tax line.
Flat prices from the published rate card (updated 2026-07-18), no tax line, no hourly.
Hi Fares, fleet inquiry from your Movers & services page. We run [how many] vehicles out of a yard in [city]. Need: [PM / brakes / tires]. Can you do a yard visit, and what's the per-unit price?
Text anytime, he reads them between jobs. Or call 647-450-0406.
Free yard assessment, exact program price, in writing
I walk your lot, condition-report up to 3 units free, log every unit’s weight class, and price your fleet off the published rate card. No commitment, worst case you keep the reports.
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