Workshop on Basic Preventive Vehicle Maintenance (PVM) Course for Drivers

Program overview:

Preventive Vehicle maintenance (PVM) consists of scheduled servicing, inspections, and vehicle repairs to prevent potential problems and maximize vehicle availability and lifetime. It is used in fleet management to proactively avoid or reduce vehicle breakdowns and is based on time, mileage, engine hours, or gallons of fuel used. Preventive vehicle maintenance actions include vehicle inspection, lubrication, adjustment, cleaning, testing, repair, and/or worn parts replacement.

The Drivers are the first line of defense against unexpected breakdowns and repairs. It is important that the driver communicate vehicle problems immediately to management. This allows the Drivers to participate in the PVM program, proactively reducing breakdowns thus training and accountability are important.

For whom:

This program is design for all company drivers, and corporate dispatch riders. The course will equally be beneficial to Truck Drivers and their fleet or administrative managers in charge of organization transportation.

Learning objectives:

At the end of the program, participants will be able to:

• conduct regular pre-trip inspections in order to identify vehicle and other equipment problems to ensure that they are in good operating condition;

• carry out basic preventive maintenance service routines in a timely manner to identify vehicle problems and keep vehicle systems in good repair;
• conduct vehicle repairs in a timely manner and in accordance with industry best practices;
• maintain a clean appearance for vehicles through regular interior and exterior cleaning;
• regularly inspect vehicles in order to identify and correct problems in time to prevent service interruptions;
• schedule repairs promptly in order to minimize service interruptions;
• utilize subcontractors as needed to perform specialized services;
• maintain vehicles to maximize the vehicle useful life, including the life of key components such as
• tires, brakes, and batteries, etc.; and
• manage the maintenance program to be cost effective in terms of staff time, service vendors and

Course Outline:

 Day 1: Understanding Preventive Vehicle Maintenance: An Overview

• Vehicle Maintenance: Know Your Vehicle
  • Various Components that makes up the vehicle and their functions

• The Preventive Vehicle Maintenance Plan Arrangements:
  • Adhering to a preventive maintenance schedule
  • Establishing a vehicle inspection check list
  • Conducting daily vehicle inspections
  • Completing corresponding inspection checklists
  • Establishing an operating maintenance budget
  • Keeping a comprehensive maintenance record on file for each vehicle

Day 2: Basic Routine Preventive Maintenance. 

• Ignition/Electrical System
• Lubrication System
• Cooling Systems
• Emission System
• Per the recommendations of the chassis for Preventive Maintenance Schedules and SOP

Routine Vehicle Inspections and Repairs   

• Pre-trip and Routine inspections using Inspection

Check-List

• Managing Vendor Mechanics for Repairs
• Vehicle cleaning for interior and exterior parts

Documentation and Analysis of Vehicle condition

• Documentation of Inspections (Sample Document)
• Documentation for Maintenance and repairs

          Analysis to know the health of vehicle

Training Methodology

Lectures, discussions, exercises, case studies, audio-visual aids will be used to reinforce these teachings/learning methods.