A fleet based in Hill ’n Dale has a choice of directions every morning: west on Cortez Boulevard toward Brooksville, east 3.5 miles to I-75 at Exit 301, north on Mondon Hill Road or south on Spring Lake Highway. Units that leave by different roads wear out differently, and a maintenance plan should reflect that. RDI Fleet, RDI Power’s fleet program, builds the plan around the operation, the budget and the trucks, then carries it out at your yard and in our bays on Donto Way, about 10 road miles from the middle of Hill ’n Dale.
Hours or miles for Hill ’n Dale units
The interval is the heart of a fleet plan, and the right measure depends on the work:
- Interstate units. A tractor or pickup that runs I-75 most days racks up miles quickly at steady load. Mileage-based intervals fit, with highway duty supporting longer gaps than stop-and-go work.
- Farm and county-road units. A truck working the horse farms and farmland along Mondon Hill Road, or the groves and hay fields down Spring Lake Highway, may idle and crawl more than it cruises. Engine hours often tell the truth better than the odometer.
- Trailers. Brakes, bearings, lights and tires on their own schedule, timed to the tractor or pickup that pulls them.
- Buses. Planned by the calendar, so service lands before the busy season rather than in the middle of it.
We start from the manufacturer’s schedule and adjust it for Florida heat, duty cycle and what each inspection shows.
Yard visits that keep Hill ’n Dale trucks working
Every unit that drives to Brooksville for routine service loses a driver and part of a day. A plan cuts that down:
- Routine work at the yard. Mobile technicians handle filters, fluids, inspections and many repairs where the trucks already sit.
- Combined shop visits. When a unit needs the bays, its PM, open repairs and annual DOT inspection get done together, so it comes out of service once.
- Early starts. The shop opens at 7:00 AM, and a truck that leaves Hill ’n Dale first thing can be in a bay as the day begins.
- Priority. Fleet accounts move ahead in the shop schedule when something breaks.
Heavy units that bring in repairs as well as PM are covered on our Hill ’n Dale semi truck repair page.
Reports, warranty and roadside for Hill ’n Dale fleets
Each visit produces a digital inspection report with photos and technician notes, sorted into what needs attention now and what can be planned. A year of those reports becomes a service history for every unit, which makes the keep-or-replace decision a matter of record instead of a hunch. Our article on fleet diesel engine maintenance covers the habits that stretch engine life.
Repairs on an RDI Fleet account are backed for 2 years or 24,000 miles. Fleet customers also have 24/7 roadside assistance, which matters most when a unit stops on I-75 after the shop has closed for the day.
The full program, from onboarding to reporting, is described on RDI Fleet maintenance. Operators based at the US 301 end of SR 50 can read the Ridge Manor fleet maintenance page. To start, call (352) 433-3800 with a list of your units, or tell us how many you run and we will build the list together.