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    Checklists, tools, and guides for running heavy equipment fleets.

    Daily walkarounds, inspections, and service checklists for the iron your fleet actually runs, plus the calculators behind cost per hour and shop rate. Written from real fleet experience, not copied out of a manual. Free to use, print, or load into Tenmil.

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    Checklists by asset type

    Every asset type has its own set: the daily pre-trip walkaround, and the 500, 1,000 and 2,000 hour services. Print them, or load them into Tenmil as templates.

    Excavator

    Excavator checklists

    • Pre-trip
    • 500 hr
    • 1,000 hr
    • 2,000 hr
    Dozer

    Dozer checklists

    • Pre-trip
    • 500 hr
    • 1,000 hr
    • 2,000 hr
    Grader

    Grader checklists

    • Pre-trip
    • 500 hr
    • 1,000 hr
    • 2,000 hr
    Loader

    Loader checklists

    • Pre-trip
    • 500 hr
    • 1,000 hr
    • 2,000 hr
    Backhoe Loader

    Backhoe Loader checklists

    • Pre-trip
    • 500 hr
    • 1,000 hr
    • 2,000 hr
    Skid Steer

    Skid Steer checklists

    • Pre-trip
    • 500 hr
    • 1,000 hr
    • 2,000 hr
    Compactor

    Compactor checklists

    • Pre-trip
    • 500 hr
    • 1,000 hr
    • 2,000 hr
    Telehandler

    Telehandler checklists

    • Pre-trip
    • 500 hr
    • 1,000 hr
    • 2,000 hr
    Articulated Truck

    Articulated Truck checklists

    • Pre-trip
    • 500 hr
    • 1,000 hr
    • 2,000 hr

    Tools and calculators

    Put your own numbers in. These run the same math Tenmil's heavy equipment maintenance software runs on your fleet.

    Equipment cost per hour calculator

    Ownership, maintenance, and operating cost per hour for any machine, split the way a fleet department bills it.

    Open the calculator

    Shop rate calculator

    The loaded hourly rate your shop has to charge to cover the whole department, not just wrench time.

    Open the calculator

    Guides from the Tenmil blog

    Longer reads on running a fleet department: cost per hour, shop rate, PM timing, and what a CMMS should actually do for you.

    Shopping for software? Start with the buyer’s guide: how to choose heavy equipment maintenance software, a requirements matrix and twelve vendor questions you can take into any demo.

    Need a number to quote? Heavy equipment maintenance statistics collects what it costs to run and maintain a fleet — every figure with its primary source, its date, and what it does not measure.

    Equipment Costs

    The Hidden Revenue Engine: Why Equipment Cost Per Hour Is the Most Important Number in Your Fleet

    10 min read
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    Equipment Costs

    Is Your Equipment Actually Being Paid For? Internal Rates and the Recovery Gap

    10 min read
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    Equipment Costs

    Shop Rate: The Number That Decides Whether Your Maintenance Department Is a Cost Center or a Business

    10 min read
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    Equipment Costs

    When to Replace a Machine: The Cost Curve Nobody Draws

    10 min read
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    CMMS

    Choosing a CMMS for Heavy Equipment: Two Kinds of Software, and Why Neither Was Built for Your Shop

    10 min read
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    Preventive Maintenance

    The Hidden Cost of "Close Enough": Why PM Timing Matters More Than You Think

    10 min read
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    Every checklist here can become a PM template in Tenmil.

    Load the sets your fleet runs into Tenmil, trigger them from hour-meter readings, and execute them as work orders in the field — see it on your own fleet scenario in a one-hour walkthrough.

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