CAFM Fleet Maintenance & Repair 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A fleet manager wants to reduce vehicle downtime. Which metric directly quantifies how long vehicles are unavailable for service?
- Mean distance between failures (MDBF)
- Mean time to repair (MTTR) (Correct answer)
- Cost per mile (CPM)
- Parts fill rate
Correct answer: Mean time to repair (MTTR)
Mean time to repair (MTTR) measures the average duration vehicles spend out of service for repairs, directly reflecting downtime.
Question 2: Under the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) regulations, how often must commercial motor vehicles undergo systematic inspection?
- Every 6 months or 25,000 miles
- At least every 12 months (Correct answer)
- Every 90 days
- Every 25,000 miles regardless of time
Correct answer: At least every 12 months
FMCSA 49 CFR 396.17 requires that every commercial motor vehicle be inspected at least once every 12 months.
Question 3: Which component of a fleet maintenance management system (FMMS) automates work order generation based on mileage triggers?
- Driver behavior module
- Preventive maintenance scheduling engine (Correct answer)
- Fuel management interface
- Asset disposal module
Correct answer: Preventive maintenance scheduling engine
The PM scheduling engine in an FMMS automatically generates work orders when vehicles reach predefined mileage or time thresholds.
Question 4: When a fleet technician documents a repair using the 3 C's format, what does the second 'C' represent?
- Cost
- Cause (Correct answer)
- Component
- Compliance
Correct answer: Cause
The 3 C's are Complaint (what the driver reported), Cause (root cause found by the technician), and Correction (repair performed).
Question 5: A fleet manager is comparing in-house versus outsourced maintenance. Which cost is often UNDERESTIMATED in the in-house model?
- Parts procurement costs
- Technician overhead including benefits, training, and tools (Correct answer)
- Fuel consumed during road tests
- Vendor invoicing delays
Correct answer: Technician overhead including benefits, training, and tools
Total technician cost includes wages, benefits, training, certifications, tools, and shop overhead, which often exceeds the visible hourly rate.
Question 6: What is the purpose of a 'gate check' or 'circle check' in fleet operations?
- Verifying fuel card authorization before dispatch
- A pre-trip inspection performed by the driver before operating the vehicle (Correct answer)
- A supervisory audit of maintenance records
- A quality check after a vehicle returns from an outside repair shop
Correct answer: A pre-trip inspection performed by the driver before operating the vehicle
A gate check or circle check is a pre-trip walkaround inspection by the driver to identify defects before the vehicle leaves the facility.
Question 7: A fleet of 200 vehicles has a 5% monthly downtime rate. How many vehicles are unavailable on average at any given time?
- 5 vehicles
- 10 vehicles (Correct answer)
- 15 vehicles
- 20 vehicles
Correct answer: 10 vehicles
5% of 200 vehicles = 10 vehicles unavailable on average, which directly impacts fleet utilization capacity.
CAFM Fleet Maintenance & Repair 3
A fleet manager wants to reduce vehicle downtime.
Which metric directly quantifies how long vehicles are unavailable for service?