How is fleet rust proofing priced?

Per unit — one written number per vehicle, based on size and how many there are. From five vehicles the sixth is free. Not a day rate, and not re-negotiated each year unless the fleet changes.

How long is each vehicle off the road?

About an hour per unit. Vehicles are scheduled in blocks around your week, seven days between 9 AM and 10 PM, on one morning or staggered, so the yard never loses more than you can spare.

Can you provide a certificate of insurance or a W-9?

Yes. Ask for what your purchasing process needs when you request the quote and it comes with the number.

Do you do municipal plow trucks and spreaders?

Yes — the vehicles that carry the salt are the ones that need it most. They are quoted per unit like anything else and scheduled before the season.

Do you come to our yard?

No — all work is done on the rack at 2498 Lapeer Rd, Port Huron, MI, 48060. A fleet is scheduled as a block: vehicles come to the shop in a sequence we agree with you, about an hour each, so the yard is never short more than one or two units at a time and nobody waits around.

Fleets & municipal yards

Fleet rust proofing, quoted per unit and scheduled around your week

The plants, the hospitals, the county and the townships all run vehicles bought to be kept for a decade, on a replacement budget somebody has to defend. Protecting the ones you are keeping costs about an hour per unit on the rack at Lapeer Rd, one number per vehicle, and a cycle you can put in a budget. The vehicles come to the shop, in blocks scheduled around your week — seven days, 9 to 10 — and from five vehicles the sixth is free. This page is written for the person the contract flows through.

The shop is at 2498 Lapeer Rd, Port Huron, MI, 48060 — one bay, one address. 7 days · 9 AM – 10 PM, by appointment only, with a key drop box for drop-off.

Request a fleet quote Call (810) 357-3023

per unit, off the road: ~1 hrper unit, off the road
from five vehicles: 6th freefrom five vehicles
one number, not a day rate: Per unitone number, not a day rate
batched around your week: In blocksbatched around your week

What we protect

The same hour on the rack whichever it is; what changes is how many there are and how you want them scheduled. Everything is done at the shop — a block is a sequence of vehicles coming to Lapeer Rd, not a crew coming to you.

Work vans and pickups — delivery, service, crew and contractor vehicles
Service and utility bodies — the frame under the body, where the salt sits
Municipal and public works — plow trucks, spreaders, DPW and parks pickups
Trailers and towed equipment — frames, tongues, axles and deck hardware

The fleet deal

Fleet deal: five-vehicle minimum, the sixth vehicle is free. It applies to any mix of vehicles at one account, quoted per unit in writing, and it repeats every year the fleet comes back for its touch-up.

How a fleet job runs

Nothing is scheduled until you have a per-unit number and a sequence you can actually work around.

Scope — tell us what you run and how many, through the form or a call
Per-unit quote — one written number per vehicle, with the paperwork you need (COI, W-9)
Scheduled in blocks — vehicles come to the shop in an agreed sequence, a whole fleet in one window or staggered so nothing stops; evenings and weekends included
On the rack — about an hour per unit; drive it in, drive it out, or use the key drop box
Records — a list of what was done and when, and photos on request, for the file

Why FLUID FILM® on a fleet

A fleet vehicle is written off early to corrosion more often than to mileage. FLUID FILM® creeps into the seams and box sections rather than sealing a shell over them, goes straight over the surface rust an older unit already has, and is renewed each year rather than patched — so a unit that was missed in year one is not a lost cause in year two.

Questions

Questions people ask

How is fleet rust proofing priced?: Per unit — one written number per vehicle, based on size and how many there are. From five vehicles the sixth is free. Not a day rate, and not re-negotiated each year unless the fleet changes.
How long is each vehicle off the road?: About an hour per unit. Vehicles are scheduled in blocks around your week, seven days between 9 AM and 10 PM, on one morning or staggered, so the yard never loses more than you can spare.
Can you provide a certificate of insurance or a W-9?: Yes. Ask for what your purchasing process needs when you request the quote and it comes with the number.
Do you do municipal plow trucks and spreaders?: Yes — the vehicles that carry the salt are the ones that need it most. They are quoted per unit like anything else and scheduled before the season.
Do you come to our yard?: No — all work is done on the rack at 2498 Lapeer Rd, Port Huron, MI, 48060. A fleet is scheduled as a block: vehicles come to the shop in a sequence we agree with you, about an hour each, so the yard is never short more than one or two units at a time and nobody waits around.

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Tell us the vehicle and when you could drop it — most jobs are done the same day.

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