The Cheapest Repair Is the One You Schedule
Ask a shop owner about their equipment strategy and many will describe the same one: run it until it breaks, then call someone. It feels free until the day a lift, a compressor, or a bulk fluid system stops in the middle of a packed schedule. Then it costs the repair, the lost bay hours, and the customers who could not wait.
What Preventive Maintenance Actually Covers
A real program is more than an oil change on a calendar. EPIC builds customized preventive maintenance around your facility, equipment mix, and operating hours, and it covers the equipment a shop actually depends on: lifts, fluid distribution systems, air compressors, and alignment equipment among them. Scheduled visits include inspection and testing, lubrication-system and fuel-system maintenance, and regular calibration and certification, so your equipment performs to spec and your documentation shows it.
The Standard Is Already Written
For vehicle lifts, the cadence is not a suggestion. ANSI/ALI ALOIM:2020, the national standard covering lift operation, inspection, and maintenance, requires that every installed lift be inspected at least annually by a qualified lift inspector. The same logic extends to the rest of the shop: the equipment your bays depend on deserves a schedule instead of a failure.
Warranty Work Without the Runaround
Warranty coverage is only valuable if someone nearby is authorized to perform it. EPIC is authorized to perform warranty work for multiple manufacturers, and our technicians service equipment from all major manufacturers regardless of where it was purchased. Covered repairs and preventive visits can often be handled by the same team, which shortens the paper trail and the downtime.
Build the Schedule Around the Shop
Preventive maintenance fails when it competes with billable hours. A program that pulls a bay out of service all afternoon will not survive contact with a full schedule, so we schedule service around your operating hours and your busiest days. Findings arrive organized and actionable, so you can plan repairs, upgrades, and replacements on your timeline instead of the equipment’s.
EPIC has kept automotive service centers running since 1990. If your maintenance plan is still “run it until it stops,” the cheapest improvement in the building might be a schedule. Call 888-998-5138 and we will build one around your shop.