Make the most of your car hoists with Levanta

As we’ve spoken about before, probably the number one consideration when you’re designing a new workshop fitout is ensuring the best vehicle throughput. If you’re responsible for the workshop operation, there are many things you can do to ensure you’re getting the maximum number of vehicles through your workshop each day – as well as the biggest improvement to your business’s bottom line each year.

Workshop layout, the right workshop equipment, and providing your technicians with sufficient resources all play a part – and so too does your level of staff training.

Part of ensuring the best possible efficiency and vehicle throughput is making sure your staff have the training and experience they need to operate at their best.

We asked Levanta’s workshop efficiency experts for their advice on ways to give your workshop technicians the vehicle hoist training they need to perform at their best.

How does insufficient staff training affect workshop efficiency?

Though you might think there’s not much time to be saved on each service through staff training, in fact it soon adds up to a substantial loss of time.

For example, let’s say your technician is unfamiliar with the particular new model of hoist you have installed. It may take this technician an extra 10 minutes to load the hoist correctly and carry out the lift.  Multiply those extra ten minutes by the number of vehicles you expect a hoist to handle in a day – a week – a year, and you can soon see how big a problem insufficient staff training can build up to.

Every hoist is different, and every automotive workshop often has several different types of hoist installed. If your technicians aren’t familiar with the quirks of each different car lift, you could face the problem of increased inefficiency and down time with every service.

What’s more, it isn’t just efficient work flow that can suffer – the right vehicle hoist training can make all the difference to your Workplace Health and Safety too. When staff are unfamiliar with heavy equipment, the chances of a workplace accident can only increase.

That’s why it’s so important to make sure your staff are not only properly trained to use vehicle hoists – but stay that way too.

The importance of continuing car hoist staff training

It’s not just a matter of having initial training at the time of your hoist installation, for a couple of reasons.

Of course, staff turnover is simply a fact of running any business. That means that ensuring adequate training for all your staff isn’t just a matter of ‘do-it-once-and-forget-it’.

It is also important to continue to enforce positive behaviours – such as ensuring hoists are on the locks – amongst other standard procedures that should be in place at all times.

What’s more, you must make sure your technicians who do stay with you, remain familiar with the correct systems and procedures for using your workshop’s equipment.

One way to do this is by locking in an ongoing training package with Levanta.

You can arrange for Levanta’s workshop equipment experts to visit your workshop business every six to twelve months at the time of hoist servicing or as required, both to refresh your existing staff and ensure they’re still up-to-speed, and to train any new staff who’ve been hired in the meantime.

Talk to Levanta for vehicle hoist installation and training

Levanta’s workshop equipment experts are highly experienced in fitting out and maintaining the ideal vehicle workshop for your business’s needs. They can fully train your workshop technicians – and refresh them as necessary – to ensure you get the most from your new vehicle hoists.

To find out more about car lift maintenance and how we can help make your workshop safer and more efficient, call Levanta on 1300 577 541 or use the contact forms for your local branch here.  

A look at how vehicle hoists benefit your workshop business

Efficiency is a common goal for most Australian businesses. And in a truck or heavy vehicle workshop, efficiency most often means getting vehicles in and out as quickly as possible (otherwise known as high vehicle throughput).

One of the major decisions you can make to increase the efficiency of your workshop business is having the right vehicle hoists or lifts. In this news post, we take you through the top four ways vehicle hoists can improve your business’s efficiency – and your bottom line.

1) Reducing the required prep time per vehicle

With a more versatile heavy-duty lift, your workshop will be able to service commercial trucks as well as small passenger vehicles, without the need for downtime while you perform a special setup.

Thanks to your versatile high-capacity lift, no matter what type of heavy vehicle comes into your workshop, your technicians will be able to get it up on the vehicle hoist and ready for servicing in a matter of minutes.

2) Offering easier access for vehicle servicing

By raising a vehicle on a lift such as a Levanta’s 4-post hoists, your technicians will have much better access to “trouble spots” such as the suspension, diff, and other areas compared to when the vehicle is simply raised on a jack.

Your technicians will also be able to work on a lifted vehicle while standing up, rather than having to lay flat on a creeper. This also makes it much easier for them to access hand tools and other necessary auto service equipment more quickly and efficiently.

3) Allowing you to offer a wider range of workshop services

By installing large-capacity hoists that can safely service many types of vehicles, your business can expand into new markets and offer a wider range of services. In turn, this will bring more customers through the doors – leading to increased revenue and profits.

4) Helping you attract quality employees

One thing we’ve noticed over the years is that auto technicians will actively seek employment in a workshop that’s fitted out with the best equipment. This is because they know that by working with the most modern, up-to-date vehicle servicing gear, they’ll not only add to their skills, but also have the best chance of career success.

This means that when you equip your workshop with high quality vehicle hoists, you’ll not only give yourself the best chance of attracting more talented employees, but also of retaining them for longer. This can save your auto service business some of the costs of finding and training new employees.

Which is the right Heavy Vehicle 4 Post Hoist for your business?

For over 20 years, Levanta has been your trusted provider of heavy-duty 4-post hoists for Australia’s heavy vehicle industries. Our extensive range of 4 post hoists is designed to meet the rugged demands of heavy vehicle fleets, offering exceptional lifting capacity and safety features. Whether you require a 4 post hoist for fleet workshops or heavy-duty truck applications, Levanta has the ideal solution.

We encourage you to discover the safety features and lifting capacities of our compliant and reliable 4-post heavy vehicle truck lifts. You’ll see why we’re Australia’s most trusted supplier and partner for heavy vehicle workshop solutions.

Talk to Levanta for the right equipment for your workshop

At Levanta, we understand that as a workshop business owner, you always have an eye on efficiency and the bottom line. So to make sure your heavy vehicle or truck workshop is performing at its best in both areas, choose quality auto lifts from Levanta and help your technicians do more in less time.

To find out more about our range of vehicle hoists and how they can help make your workshop safer and more efficient, call Levanta on 1300 577 541 or use the contact form for your local office here.