The cost of a replacement mud flap is the least expensive aspect of losing a mud flap!
Top managers know the hidden costs of replacing a mud flap present the greatest opportunity to improve
operational results.
What are the real costs of losing a mud flap?
Cost of a replacement mud flap
$10-40
Cost of service at a shop
$40-100
Travel to and from a shop
$1.00 per mile
What other costs could you pay?
Cost of on the road service call
$150-250
Damaged brackets
$50-100
Tires damaged by bent or lost brackets
$200-300
DOT citations
$100-250
What is the greatest hidden cost of losing a mud flap?
While your equipment is getting a mud flap replaced, you are losing $75-$100 per hour in revenue and possible:
Lost job productivity
Missed appointments
Upset customers
Disgruntled drivers
The actual cost can easily exceed $200 each time you lose a mud flap.
Over the road equipment averages more than one mud flap replacement per year and off road equipment averages between five and ten incidences. Annual cost of mud flap replacements can easily pay for a Slip Flap unit each and every year and in some cases, each and every month.
Over a five-year period you will save $1,000 to $5,000!
While your equipment is getting a mud flap replaced, you are losing $75-$100 per hour in revenue and possible: