What we cover
Fleet services we handle in Mays Landing, NJ
Service vans (Transit, ProMaster, Sprinter, Express, Savana)
Ford Transit, Ram ProMaster, Chevy Express, GMC Savana. The gasoline platforms that fill HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and mobile-service fleets across South Jersey. Owned or leased both. Severe-duty PM intervals matched to stop-and-go route patterns. Diesel vans, including the Mercedes Sprinter, go to a dedicated diesel specialist, and we will point you to one.
Common examples: Ford Transit and Transit Connect service, Ram ProMaster and ProMaster City service, Diesel vans like the Mercedes Sprinter referred to a diesel specialist, Chevy Express and GMC Savana service
Light-duty work trucks (F-150, F-250, Ram, Silverado, Tacoma)
Ford F-150 and single-rear-wheel F-250. Ram 1500 and 2500. Chevy Silverado 1500. Toyota Tacoma. The light-duty pickups that fit under the 10,001 lbs GVWR scope. Tow-package work, transmission and transfer case service, and brake intervals matched to the actual payload, not the showroom-brochure number.
Common examples: Ford F-150 and single-rear-wheel F-250 work-truck service, Ram 1500 and 2500 work-truck service, Chevy Silverado 1500 work-truck service, Toyota Tacoma fleet service
Same-day priority and routine PM
Same-day priority slot covers the in-scope work the shop can complete that day: tire rotation, brake service, oil change, light electrical and starting issues, NJ State Inspection, most fluid services, most belt and hose replacements, alternator and starter swaps, basic suspension repair on stocked parts. Bigger jobs get the conversation up front instead of the surprise on Wednesday afternoon.
Common examples: Same-day brake, tire, oil, and starting-issue service, Quarterly PM scheduled a quarter in advance per VIN, NJ State Inspection coordinated at the same visit as routine PM, Parts-overnight jobs flagged before the appointment is booked
Records, billing, and lease-return support
Per-VIN service file with PDF export on request. Consolidated monthly statement that drops cleanly into QuickBooks through the standard vendor-bill workflow. Lease-return inspection coordinated against the service file already on hand. The documentation the dealer warranty department, the leasing company, and the next buyer all ask for.
Common examples: Per-VIN service file with PDF export, One consolidated monthly statement, not one invoice per visit, QuickBooks vendor-bill format for the bookkeeper, Lease-return inspection coordination on Transit and ProMaster
Operational issues that hit small fleets most
A work truck or service van that does not start in the morning is not a passenger-car oil change waiting on the schedule. The day's calls stack up the moment the van will not crank. The fleet program is built around the issues that hit operational continuity hardest.
No-start at the start of the route
Battery, starter, alternator, or wiring issue caught at the worst moment. Same-day priority slot covers the diagnosis and the repair when the parts are on hand. Repeated no-starts on the same van usually means the underlying charging-system issue was not isolated at the previous visit.
Brake feel changed mid-route
Stop-and-go service routes wear pads faster than highway delivery routes. A landscaper F-250 working subdivisions does not see the pad life of a courier van on Route 40 corridor stops. Same-day brake service when the parts are stocked.
Check Engine light during tow or haul
Emissions code, misfire, transmission temperature, or boost-related code on a turbo platform. The scan tool pulls the actual fault, and the diagnosis happens before the repair gets quoted. We handle the related diagnosis, repair, and re-inspection.
NJ State Inspection sticker about to expire
The fleet program schedules inspection the month before the sticker expires, not reactively after a roadside ticket. The inspection gets coordinated at the same visit as routine PM, so the safety items the inspection tests get caught at the previous service rather than at the inspection lane.
Trailer brake controller fault on a tow run
Tow package items: brake controller programming, trailer wiring continuity, hitch receiver inspection, gross combined weight checks against vehicle spec. All in scope. A fault on the route gets diagnosed and corrected on the priority slot.
Repeated jump-starts two mornings in a row
Parasitic draw, failing battery, failing alternator, or a wiring chafe somewhere on the body. The charging-system test isolates which one. Caught early the fix is straightforward; ignored it strands the truck on day three.
Lease return coming up on a Transit or ProMaster
Lease-return inspection coordinated against the per-VIN service file already on hand. Documented-maintenance requirement the leasing company sets gets satisfied on day one of the return process, not chased at the eleventh hour.
Bookkeeper buried under 30-plus monthly truck invoices
Twelve trucks running into the shop on a normal cadence produce 30 to 40 invoices in a month. Consolidated monthly statement collapses that to one accounts-payable entry, one bill to file, one check or ACH. Per-VIN line items still break out for the year-end cost analysis.
No-start, brake-feel change, or NJ inspection deadline this week: same-day call. Routine PM, lease-return prep, or onboarding a new truck into the fleet: 7-day call.
Fleet maintenance for Mays Landing and Atlantic County contractors
Kneble's Auto Service Center is family-owned and woman-owned at 5473 Somers Point Road in Mays Landing since 1981. Service area covers Mays Landing, Hamilton Township, Egg Harbor Township, Folsom, Buena Vista, Atlantic County, and the broader South Jersey shore. The local fleet pattern runs on contractor routes through subdivisions, mobile-service stops along Route 322 and the Black Horse Pike, last-mile delivery loops to Brigantine and Margate, landscape-equipment hauls to the shore points, and HVAC and plumbing rotations through the older Mays Landing neighborhoods. Every one of those duty cycles earns the severe-duty PM schedule.
Helpful details to mention
- Truck did not start at 8 a.m. and the first customer is at 9 a.m., crew on the clock waiting on the lot
- Service van losing brake feel on the route or pedal going soft between stops on a deadline day
- Check engine light came on during a haul or tow, especially with load or heat showing on the gauge
- NJ State Inspection sticker expires this month
Customer proof
Service was performed quickly and the Kneble Team provided great communication throughout the visit.Robert Orzechowski, Google review
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Service guide
Fleet Maintenance Service Guide
Use this guide to review service factors, related videos, local driving conditions, and questions to ask before scheduling service.
In this guide
01 of 05, Who this
Who this fleet program is for (and who it is not for)
This program serves the small-fleet operator with 3 to 15 light-duty work trucks or service vans, under 10,001 lbs GVWR, running daily routes in Atlantic County and South Jersey. HVAC and plumbing companies. Electrical contractors. Landscapers and lawn-care operators. Pest control. Mobile detailing, mobile dog grooming, mobile auto-glass and windshield repair, mobile pet services. Courier and last-mile delivery. The trades whose truck IS the business and whose schedule the truck has to keep.
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Platforms most often in the local fleet
Service vans: Ford Transit, Ram ProMaster, Chevy Express, GMC Savana. Light-duty pickups: Ford F-150 and single-rear-wheel F-250, Ram 1500 and 2500, Chevy Silverado 1500, Toyota Tacoma. The gasoline versions fit. Owned or leased both. Diesel vans and trucks, including the Mercedes Sprinter, go to a dedicated diesel specialist, and we will point you to one.
Out of scope by design
Medium-duty and heavy-duty commercial trucks over 10,001 lbs GVWR. Anything CDL-required. Anything on a federal DOT inspection program (FMCSA-regulated Class 7-8 over-the-road tractors, dump trucks, refuse trucks, and similar). Those vehicles need a commercial truck shop with the lift capacity, the air-brake tooling, the DOT-inspection-program credentials, and the technician training that a passenger-car shop does not carry by design. The routing matters because the wrong shop costs days, not hours.
02 of 05, Same-day scheduling
Same-day scheduling because the truck is the business
A plumber whose van is down at 8 a.m. has a customer waiting at 9 a.m. The fleet program treats that call differently from a passenger-car appointment. Same-day priority covers the in-scope work the shop can complete that day: tire rotation, brake service, oil change, light electrical and starting issues, NJ State Inspection, most fluid services, most belt and hose replacements, alternator and starter swaps, basic suspension repair on stocked parts.
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Bigger jobs that need parts overnight
A clutch on the F-250 with parts arriving in the morning gets that timeline named before the appointment is booked. A Sprinter transfer case two days out gets named on the first call, so the crew is not stranded planning a Tuesday job around a Monday-ready van.
Drop-off windows that match a tradesperson's day
Early morning drop, end-of-day pickup. After-hours secured drop-box for the truck that comes off the route at 6 p.m. for an 8 a.m. start the next morning. Shop hours that respect the route, not the showroom.
Tell us what changed, when it started, and what you drive. We can help decide whether to start with an inspection, alignment check, or related repair.
03 of 05, The PM
The PM schedule that fits a work-truck duty cycle
A work truck running daily routes through Mays Landing, Egg Harbor Township, and the broader Atlantic County coverage area sees harder duty than the "normal service" interval was written for. Stop-and-go driving on local roads. Idling at job sites with the radio and the lights on the auxiliary battery. Towing equipment trailers. Hauling pallets of material. Climbing curbs into landscape and construction sites. Parking on uneven ground that loads the suspension differently from a flat driveway.
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Severe-duty schedule by default
The interval that protects the vehicle is the manufacturer's severe-duty or heavy-duty schedule, not the showroom-brochure number. The periodic vehicle maintenance hub lays out the manufacturer-published mileage intervals service by service. The oil change on a fleet ticket includes the same fluid top-off and standard inspection that every passenger oil change gets.
Brake, tire, transmission cadence per vehicle
Brake service interval is set per vehicle, not per fleet average. Tire rotation cadence matched to load and route, not the calendar. Transmission, differential, and transfer-case service intervals on platforms that tow get the severe-duty schedule by default. The PM cadence is documented per VIN so the truck's file shows the next-due service against the actual odometer at every visit.
04 of 05, Maintenance records
Maintenance records and consolidated monthly invoicing
A small fleet sells trucks every 3 to 7 years. A documented service history adds real value at sale or trade-in and is the single piece of evidence a manufacturer asks for when a powertrain warranty claim hits a dispute.
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Per-VIN service file with PDF export
Every visit, every service performed, every part installed, every fluid changed, with date and odometer. PDF export on request hands the bookkeeper, the buyer, the leasing company, or the dealer warranty department exactly the document each one needs. The lease return on a Transit or a ProMaster gets a documented condition check coordinated against the file already on hand.
One consolidated monthly statement, not 30 to 40 invoices
Twelve trucks running into the shop on a normal cadence produce 30 to 40 invoices in a month. Consolidated invoicing collapses that to one statement, one accounts-payable entry, one bill to file, one check or one ACH. Per-VIN line items still break out per visit and per service so the year-end cost analysis the accountant runs is still possible from one document.
QuickBooks vendor-bill workflow
The statement format drops into QuickBooks through the standard vendor-bill workflow. Statement total against per-VIN line items. Per-vehicle expense category gets the right allocation. Section 179 and bonus-depreciation documentation flows naturally from the per-VIN service file plus the consolidated statement. The page is not financial advice; the accountant runs the deductibility math.
Tell us the year, make, model, and what you are noticing, and we will say what to check first.
05 of 05, One primary
One primary technician who knows every truck in the fleet
A rotating-bay assignment costs the fleet money because every visit starts from zero. The primary-technician relationship means one ASE-certified technician owns the fleet and reads every truck's file as one continuous narrative. The next visit starts from "the alignment on the F-250 was within spec last quarter and the rear pads were at 6 millimeters; let me look at it" instead of "let me pull up the service record and find my place."
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Coverage and handoff
A second ASE-certified technician picks up the next visit when the primary is out, working from the documented history. Eight bays staffed by foreign-and-domestic-trained technicians means the coverage is real, not a single-point-of-failure dependency.
NJ State Inspection at the same visit
NJ requires periodic inspection on every passenger vehicle and light commercial truck under 10,001 lbs GVWR. The NJ State Inspection gets scheduled proactively the month before the sticker expires and coordinated at the same visit as the routine PM, so the sticker renews without a separate trip. The light-duty pickups and vans in the program also pair naturally with the broader truck and SUV repair work the shop does on the same platforms.
Call the shop or request an appointment and include the vehicle year, make, model, mileage, and symptoms.
FAQs
Fleet Maintenance FAQs
Who is the fleet program for, and who is it not for?
Built for small-fleet operators with 3 to 15 light-duty work trucks or service vans under 10,001 lbs GVWR running daily routes in Atlantic County and South Jersey. HVAC, plumbing, electrical, landscaping, pest control, mobile-service, courier, and last-mile delivery. Out of scope: medium and heavy commercial trucks above 10,001 lbs GVWR, CDL-required vehicles, and anything on a federal DOT inspection program. Those route to a commercial truck shop with the right credentials.
How fast can you get my truck back on the road?
Same-day priority slot covers tire rotation, brake service, oil change, light electrical and starting issues, NJ State Inspection, most fluid services, most belt and hose replacements, alternator and starter swaps, and basic suspension repair on stocked parts. Bigger jobs that need parts overnight get the timeline named on the first call so the crew is not stranded planning around a Tuesday job on a Monday-ready van.
Do I get one technician on my fleet or whoever opens the next bay door?
One primary ASE-certified technician owns the relationship and reads every truck's service file as one continuous narrative. A backup ASE-certified technician picks up the next visit when the primary is out, working from the same documented history. The continuity does not depend on a memory that lives in one head.
How does the monthly billing work?
One consolidated monthly statement covers every truck in the fleet for that month. Per-VIN line items still break out per visit and per service so the year-end per-vehicle cost analysis is still possible from one document. The format drops cleanly into QuickBooks through the standard vendor-bill workflow, which means one accounts-payable entry instead of 30 to 40 individual invoices.
What records do I get for resale, lease return, or warranty?
Per-VIN service file documenting every visit, every service performed, every part installed, every fluid changed, with date and odometer. PDF export on request hands the bookkeeper, the buyer, the leasing company, or the dealer warranty department exactly the document each one needs.
Do you handle NJ State Inspection on fleet vehicles?
Yes. The shop is a NJ State Inspection Station. Inspection gets scheduled the month before the sticker expires, coordinated at the same visit as routine PM, and the diagnosis and repair work for any inspection-related failure is handled in-house. Vehicles over 10,001 lbs GVWR and CDL-required vehicles follow a different inspection program and are out of scope.
Do you offer after-hours drop-off?
Yes. Secured drop-box handles the truck that comes off the route at 6 p.m. for an 8 a.m. start the next morning. The drop is documented with the work order so the truck goes straight on the schedule when the bays open.
How long does fleet program setup take?
A 20-minute intake call. The shop opens a file per VIN (or imports the file from existing record-keeping), sets up the billing arrangement and the monthly statement format, and confirms the primary-technician assignment. The first visit of each truck is a complimentary multi-point inspection that produces a baseline service file.
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Visit Kneble's in Mays Landing
5473 Somers Point Road, Mays Landing, NJ 08330
Kneble's Auto Service Center is located at 5473 Somers Point Road, Mays Landing, NJ 08330 and serves drivers throughout Atlantic County and South Jersey.
- Mon to Fri 8am to 5pm
- Saturday 8am to 4pm
- Sunday Closed
Reviews
Trusted by South Jersey drivers
Customers come to Kneble's for clear communication, practical recommendations, and repairs handled by a local team they can reach directly.
Friendly receptionist. In and out within 45 mins.
Janet Jackson, Google review
Service was performed quickly and the Kneble Team provided great communication throughout the visit.
Robert Orzechowski, Google review
Excellent quick service by personable staff and very qualified techs at a reasonable charge.
Glenn Peterson, Google review
Very good service here. Treated us very well. Great conversation with Carmen.
Gary Mazzone, Google review