Field notes
Writing from the yard and the planner desk
Practical notes on service intervals, overdue lists, and maintenance displays — rooted in Hong Kong fleet work.
When trailer intervals should not copy tractor rules
Why Hong Kong haulage fleets get noisy overdue lists when trailers inherit tractor service intervals — and how to split the families cleanly.
Parts-hold units and the Monday backlog meeting
How to show vehicles waiting on parts in fleet maintenance dashboards without polluting the true overdue service list.
Bilingual bay labels that mechanics actually read
Practical notes on English and Traditional Chinese labels for fleet maintenance displays in Hong Kong workshops.
Odometer bands versus pure calendar service
Choosing kilometre bands or calendar intervals for Hong Kong fleets that idle in depots one week and run hard the next.
What belongs on a workshop wall display
A short guide to choosing which fleet maintenance dashboard views deserve a wall screen in the service bay versus the planner desk.