Serving Acheson
Auto repair for Acheson drivers
Acheson yards run on half-tons, cargo vans, service trucks and the odd skid steer — and a parked unit costs more than its repair. We run scheduled fleet maintenance with per-unit records, priority scheduling for account units, and parts sourced fast through our sister company.
Acheson is where a lot of the region's working iron parks at night — contractor, logistics and industrial yards strung along Highway 16A and the Yellowhead west of the city. The fleets are a mixed bag: a couple of half-tons, a cargo van, a three-quarter-ton with a service deck, maybe a skid steer for the yard. Every unit works, none of them are spares, and the service records live on a whiteboard, if anywhere. Left to chance, breakdowns arrive in batches in the first cold week of winter — a battery here, a block heater there, and suddenly two crews are standing around.
A fleet maintenance program is just a schedule with teeth. We set intervals per unit based on how it actually works — a van doing short city hops is a different animal from a highway service truck — and then we hold to them: oil and filters, brake pad and rotor measurement, tires, fluids, and cold-weather prep done in the fall on your schedule instead of at 7 a.m. on the coldest Monday in January. Each unit gets a service history, so for once you can see which trucks are quietly eating the repair budget and which ones owe you nothing.
The account side is straightforward: monthly billing, PO numbers, and a pre-set approval limit so a minor repair does not sit waiting on a signature. Account units get priority in the schedule — a parked unit moves up the list. On most jobs the delay is not the bay, it is the part, and that is where our sister company, Eskimo Auto and Truck Parts, one of Edmonton's largest parts operations, earns its keep: genuine OEM parts, recycled or new, sourced fast. We cover the light side completely — engines, transmissions, brakes, suspension and steering, electrical — plus skid steers and bucket and picker trucks under the same roof. One honest limit: we are not a CVIP facility, so units that need a commercial inspection get that sticker elsewhere.
Getting here from Acheson: straight down the Yellowhead — Highway 16 east across the city, exit 50 Street north, then turn left on 129 Avenue to 53 Street. About 30 minutes, and scheduled fleet work is booked ahead so the trip happens once.
What we can help with
Questions from Acheson drivers
How many vehicles do I need before a fleet account makes sense?
There is no magic number. We take accounts from trades running two trucks and from companies running twenty. Realistically the scheduling and billing side starts paying for itself around three or four units, once nobody can keep the service dates straight in their head.
Do you service equipment as well as trucks and vans?
Yes, and it is part of why fleets use us. Alongside half-tons, cargo vans, cube vans and service trucks, we service skid steers and compact track loaders — hydraulics, hydrostatic drive, diesel and Tier 4 emissions — and bucket and picker trucks. One shop for the trucks and the iron beats juggling vendors.
How fast can you get a down unit back on the road?
Downtime is the whole reason fleet accounts exist, so account units move up the schedule ahead of general work. On most jobs the delay is not the bay, it is the part — and our sister company, Eskimo Auto and Truck Parts, one of Edmonton's largest parts operations, is exactly the advantage there: the right genuine OEM part, sourced fast, instead of a week on backorder.
Booking from Acheson?
Call (780) 482-2424 and we'll line up the appointment so the work is done in one trip.