Podcast: Pros and costs in mobile fleet maintenance

Kevin and Kyle Coltrain share their journey of launching a mobile fleet maintenance business, leveraging their family's background in maintenance to build a winning team.
Oct. 17, 2025

In the age of convenience, where everything is delivered, even commercial vehicle maintenance comes on wheels. But why would a shop decide to go mobile?

In this episode, Fleet Maintenance's John Hitch talks with Kevin and Kyle Coltrain, who launched Coltrain Onsite Fleet Care earlier this year. The brothers are drawing on their family's maintenance and football roots to run their company like a winning team.

Listen to the interview on this week's episode of The Fleet Lead podcast below or search for The Fleet Lead on your favorite podcast app.

  • 09:15 - Benefits of mobile maintenance for fleet operators
  • 18:50 - Cost comparison to traditional shop maintenance
  • 21:35 - Why start a mobile maintenance business?
  • 27:35 - Best skills in mobile technicians
  • 31:00 - Retaining technicians
  • 32:15 - Plans to expand

About the Author

John Hitch

Editor

John Hitch is the editor-in-chief of Fleet Maintenance, providing maintenance management and technicians with the the latest information on the tools and strategies to keep their fleets' commercial vehicles moving. He is based out of Cleveland, Ohio, and was previously senior editor for FleetOwner. He previously wrote about manufacturing and advanced technology for IndustryWeek and New Equipment Digest.

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