We have opened a Vehicle Maintenance Unit (VMU) at our 120,000 sq ft depot in Rugby. The VMU allows us to undertake our own maintenance and repairs of our 150 fleet of trailers as well as undertake the legal compliance inspections each vehicle has to undertake every ten weeks. 

 

The four bay workshop will enable us to offer our services to businesses within a 25 mile radius of the Rugby depot that require maintenance of trucks over 3.5 tonne. We have already secured contracts totalling 350 vehicles.  Our aim is to target potential customers that have large fleets as well as those with one or two vehicles including logistics and leasing companies. 

The commercial vehicle workshop has been brought back to life so that we can reduce our vehicle maintenance costs as well as to generate new income by targeting companies that want to use the facility. 

The VMU has created new roles for local skilled workers who were previously employed by the local council. As demand for the service grows, we expect to grow the workforce employed on site. 

Nick Wells, CEO says: "TNT Post is recognised for its commitment to quality, innovation and value for money in everything we do. We are an entrepreneurial company and the Rugby VMU is a good example of this. We are able to reduce our own costs by bringing servicing in-house and as well as offer a cost effective service to local businesses that wish to use the service."

<< Back to Blog