Every minute a truck sits idle in the maintenance bay costs money. For fleet operations running dozens or hundreds of vehicles, unplanned downtime represents one of the largest controllable expenses—yet most companies still diagnose problems with clipboards, paper manuals, and guesswork. Rugged tablets have fundamentally changed how maintenance teams identify, document, and resolve truck issues. Unlike consumer-grade devices that fail in shop environments, purpose-built tablets withstand the grease, temperature swings, and constant handling that define truck maintenance work. More importantly, they connect technicians to diagnostic data, repair histories, and parts inventories in real time—eliminating the delays that turn minor repairs into multi-day ordeals. The financial impact is measurable. Companies deploying rugged tablets in maintenance operations report downtime reductions between 28% and 42%, with corresponding drops in per-vehicle maintenance costs. ...