Since electric vehicles have become more accessible to commercial trucking operations, fleet maintenance managers are feeling the stress as they begin preparing EV maintenance plans. New standards could help guide maintenance and repairs while enabling industry partnerships to ensure stable operations (according to the American Trucking Association’s Technology & Maintenance Council from a report in October 2022).

While some technicians are engaged with the opportunity of repairs for EVs, others prefer to strictly work on diesel. Over time, electric trucks will become an important part of the trucking industry, and technicians will need to be prepared for these industry changes.

Ray Hasting, director of e-mobility service at Volvo Trucks North America, discussed how the company works with fleet customers to allow critical repair issues more effectively and efficiently: “We have a clear process of expediting issue resolutions. When drivers see something, they have great feedback. They’re actually able to get engineering people involved. We get others globally involved.” For example, the VTNA uses analysis from EV maintenance programs across Europe.