Testimonials
Almagard® Vari-Purpose Lubricant significantly reduces king pin failures and maintenance costs for Fife School District buses.
key takeaways
Challenge
Frequent king pin failures in Fife School District’s bus fleet are attributed to harsh weather conditions, poor road quality, and frequent stops.
LE solution
Switching to Almagard® Vari-Purpose Lubricant (3752) has significantly reduced king pin failures, enhancing equipment reliability.
Results
Fife School District saves over $230 per front wheel by using Almagard 3752, which has only required reordering once in 16 years, demonstrating its effectiveness and longevity.
Whenever one of these many cleaner products salesmen come in here saying how good their cleaner is, I tell them to see if it will get that red grease off the garage floor. That always is an indication of whether or not their cleaner works. Most of them don’t. I am really, really sold on your product! You know how long it lasts...we don’t have to order it very often.
- Nick Gratzer
Customer Profile
Fife School is a small district that educates about 2,850 students. They have been an LE customer since 1992.
Application
Thirty school buses, primarily manufactured by Bluebird
Challenge
Fife School District was experiencing frequent king pin failures. Their bus fleet runs in cold, rainy and wintry weather conditions, on bad roads, with frequent stops.
LE Solution
Almagard® Vari-Purpose Lubricant (3752) was recommended and since converting, king pin failures are virtually non-existent.
Results
Per wheel savings of over 4 hours @ $22 per hour plus parts results in savings of over $230 per front wheel.
Nick Gratzer, lead mechanic explained to John Kowsky, Jr., LE lubrication consultant, that “Whenever one of these many cleaner products salesmen come in here saying how good their cleaner is, I tell them to see if it will get that red grease off the garage floor. That always is an indication of whether or not their cleaner works. Most of them don’t. I am really, really sold on your product! You know how long it lasts…we don’t have to order it very often.”
Records show that Fife School District has only needed to re-order a 55 gallon drum of Almagard 3752 once in 16 years.