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maintenance

2 pieces on maintenance — across dispatch, fleet operations and growth, because the subject does not respect those boundaries.

Fleet OperationsAugust 5, 20265 min

Maintenance is a cash decision, not a mechanical one

Deferring a service does not save money. It moves the cost somewhere less convenient and adds interest.

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Fleet OperationsAugust 5, 20267 min

What actually moves a CSA score

It is not one score, recent violations count for more than old ones, and most of what hurts small carriers is fixable in the yard.

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