The Self-Managing Fleet: Why Your Pre-Starts Should Drive Your Workshop
The "Service Sticker" is dead.
You know the one. That little plastic square in the top corner of the windshield that says Next Service: 150,000km. It fades in the sun. The driver ignores it. The fleet manager is busy.
Suddenly, you've missed a service by 8,000km. Your warranty is void. Your oil is sludge. Your asset value just tanked.
Most companies run their maintenance on guesswork. They wait for a driver to say, "Hey boss, I think it's due."
Oplerra flips the model. We make the asset tell you when it's hungry.
Here is how our Live Data Engine turns your daily pre-starts into an automated maintenance forecast.
1. The Pulse of the Fleet
Every morning, your crew fills out a pre-start in Oplerra. They enter the Odometer or Engine Hours.
In other apps, that number dies in a PDF. In Oplerra, that number is Live Data.
The moment they hit "Submit," the system: 1. Updates the Master Record: The asset's current odometer is instantly updated in the central registry. 2. Checks the Rules: It calculates the gap between "Current" and "Next Service Due." 3. Triggers the Alert: If you hit the threshold, the dashboard lights up.
You don't need to ask the driver for the odometer reading. You already have it.
2. Predictive, Not Reactive
Because Oplerra tracks the rate of usage, we don't just tell you what is due today. We tell you what is due next week.
- The Old Way: You realize on Friday that 4 trucks need servicing. You can't book them in.
- The Oplerra Way: You look at the "Upcoming Service" dashboard. You see that Truck 05 is averaging 200km/day and will hit its service interval in 9 days. You book the mechanic now.
3. The "Cost of Ownership" Truth
When you sell a machine, the buyer asks for the service history. Do you hand them a shoebox of greasy receipts? Or a digital timeline?
Oplerra creates a Lifetime Asset History:
- Every pre-start.
- Every service event.
- Every part replaced.
- Every supplier invoice.
- Every defect reported and fixed.
We link the Supplier PO and the Parts List directly to the service log. You can see exactly how much that specific excavator cost you in maintenance last year—down to the cent.
4. No More "Fat Finger" Fraud
What if a driver enters the wrong number?
- Day 1: 100,000km
- Day 2: 10,000km (Typo)
Oplerra watches the trends.
- Logic Check: "This asset cannot have traveled backwards."
- Alert: The system flags a "Mileage Anomaly."
- Audit Trail: You correct it, and the system logs who changed it and why.
Stop Managing Maintenance on a Whiteboard
Your assets are your biggest investment. Don't manage them with a marker pen.
Let the daily workflow drive the maintenance schedule. It’s automated, it’s accurate, and it stops things from blowing up.