Westminster Auto Repair

If your business is mobile and depends on your fleet being on the road, then quality fleet maintenance is vital. Without it, your business will slowly fall apart. There are so many things to consider when keeping your fleet on the road and your business profitable. Cranberry Auto Service Center in Westminster, MD knows about all of them. You can call fleet maintenance one of our many auto service specialties. Why not, everyone else does. Taking care of a fleet can be overwhelming and quite costly if you’re not prepared. So, our fleet service experts have put together the Top 5 Tips For Maintaining a Fleet. TIP #1: Establish and Maintain Operational Standards For Fleet This is just a sophisticated way of saying, make sure drivers take care of the vehicles. As with any vehicle, its condition depends largely on its driver. Your fleet will have a variety of drivers behind the wheel, and they’ll all have different driving histories, habits, and skill levels. Some of these differences will b ... read more

Have you lost your vehicle owner’s manual? If so, you may not have forgotten how to drive or pump gas, but maybe you’re not sure how often you should change the oil. Or what size tires you should purchase? Or how much air pressure you should pump into those tires. No worries, Cranberry Auto Service Center in Westminster, MD knows all those secrets to extending your vehicle’s road-life. If you don’t have a dedicated technician who you trust, you might be using old wive’s tales to guide your auto maintenance decisions. All of our customers are able to separate the mandatory from the suggested from the myths. Here are the Top 5 Auto Care Maintenance Myths.  IT’S ONLY A MYTH: You Need to Warm Up Your Engine Surely, you’ve heard this myth before, and probably believed it to be true; especially during the winter months. This myth makes sense, but it’s just not completely true. The part that’s not true is the engine part. It’s no secret that cold weather can have adverse effects on your ... read more

Prioritize Your Car and Your Safety Whether you are driving to a company-determined destination or driving a truck with other cars on your trailer, fleet driving has much more responsibility than the average driver. All of the standard car precautions and maintenance should remain. Still, this is amplified further by your responsibility to be on time or to get other cars there safely for fleet drivers. Here are some tips to ensure that nothing goes wrong and that you can fulfill your duties as a fleet driver. Schedule Around Fatigue Tired fleet drivers are not as alert to their surroundings, and while some accidents may not be your fault, it will always be a benefit to prevent them. If you can sleep early and wake up early so that you drive during the morning when the roads are empty, and you are waking up, then later on in the day when you have been on the road longer. The sun comes up, and you can get extra energy from the daylight. If your schedule isn’t that flexible, then make sur ... read more