Workshop

In the workshop you see what needs doing on your vehicles, what it costs and how long they will be off the road. Real spanners at work here — with a waiting list, spare parts and a date for when it will be ready.

What the page shows#

• "What needs doing" — vehicles that need attention and the parts that should be done
• "In progress" — your jobs in the workshop
• "Maintenance" — upcoming services, by kilometres or by date
• "Recently repaired"

At the top it says which workshop you use — your own workshop in your yard or an outside workshop — and what an hour of labour costs there.

Placing an order#

• Tick the boxes"Tick what should be done." If a vehicle is banned from driving, the parts needed are mandatory and cannot be unticked.
• Check the cost — The line "Parts … + labour … = …" shows the amount. If a part is missing, it says so.
• Place the order"Place the order" gets things going. You do not have to — if you decline, the vehicle keeps driving.

When a vehicle is standing and it is about time, the app also asks on its own: "To the workshop?" — with "To the workshop" or "Not now". If your rig is on the road, the workshop can only start once it has stopped.

Which component needs which spare part?#

Every vehicle has components that wear — five on a truck, one on a trailer. When a component drops below the repair threshold, it appears under "What needs doing". For the repair the workshop needs exactly these spare parts:

The brakes are not part of the wheels — they come into the workshop through maintenance or a breakdown (see below).

Breakdowns and damage on the road#

If something happens on the road, the breakdown brings its own spare part:

Maintenance#

Scheduled services use parts too:

Waiting list and progress#

Every job shows its place ("Your vehicle is number 3 in the queue"), its status — "being worked on", "waiting for a bay", "waiting for a part" — and the times: "start approx. …", "ready approx. …", "… of … h". If a vehicle has to be towed, the route and the trip there and back are listed too.

If a job is still waiting to be accepted, the app says so as well: the workshop manager or the dealer is looking at it and will accept it within 24 hours — after that you will see when your truck or trailer will be ready.

Replacement vehicle#

While your vehicle is in the workshop you get a replacement — a loan truck or loan trailer. The daily rate is only charged when you actually drive a job with it. You see who pays (you or your VTC), and you can keep the loan truck or rent one for a week instead.

Workshop manager#

With a workshop of your own you can hire a workshop manager — he looks after all your workshops. A second one can stand in during holidays or illness; there are never more than two. Both appear on the card, with the day they return if they are away. He also lines up repairs for you.

Building your own workshop#

You can build a workshop in your yard and expand it ("Workshop expansion", "Build a hall"). You get a cost estimate with the build time first. If you tear something down, there is no money back.