Complete CMMS solution for HVAC & climate control service fleets

Ensure service excellence, optimize technician productivity, and reduce costs with intelligent fleet management designed specifically for HVAC contractors, heating and cooling companies, refrigeration services, and commercial climate control providers.

HVAC Fleet CMMS Solution

Complete maintenance management for HVAC service operations

Vehicle Tracking

Service fleet monitoring

Preventive PM

Automated scheduling

Work Orders

Digital management

Analytics

Performance insights

Our Features

Built for HVAC Service Fleet Operations

Complete maintenance management tools designed specifically for service vans, HVAC tools, diagnostic equipment, and critical climate control service infrastructure

Digital Service Vehicle Inspections

Customizable checklists for service vans, HVAC trucks, refrigeration units, and diagnostic equipment.

Preventive Maintenance Scheduling

Seasonal PM scheduling for HVAC vehicles, tools, ladders, and refrigerant recovery equipment.

Vehicle Performance Tracking

Monitor service vehicle uptime, maintenance costs, and fleet reliability for customer service.

Regulatory Compliance

Maintain compliance with EPA, DOT, OSHA, and refrigerant handling requirements with automated documentation.

Work Order Management

Create, assign, and track work orders with service call priority levels and real-time status updates.

Mobile-First Platform

Empower HVAC technicians with mobile access to work orders, service manuals, and vehicle history.

MOBILE SOLUTION

Mobile Inspection App for HVAC Technicians

Equip your HVAC technicians and service staff with a mobile inspection app designed for climate control operations:

  • Complete digital inspection checklists before service calls
  • Access service vehicle history, maintenance logs, and tool inventory records
  • Report vehicle breakdowns and equipment failures instantly from job sites
  • Capture photos, refrigerant levels, signatures, and detailed notes
  • Work offline and sync when connected

Mobile Inspection App

For HVAC Service Teams

Digital Checklists

Complete pre-call inspections

Access History

Vehicle logs & tool inventory

Instant Reporting

Report breakdowns & equipment issues

Photo Capture

Photos, readings & signatures

Analytics Dashboard

Real-Time HVAC Fleet & Service Insights

Make data-driven decisions with comprehensive HVAC service analytics:

  • Live dashboards showing vehicle status, maintenance schedules, and service call metrics
  • Vehicle uptime tracking and failure analysis for HVAC service operations
  • Custom analytics on service vehicle performance and technician productivity
  • Automated alerts for maintenance due dates and seasonal preparation deadlines
  • Historical reporting with trend analysis and predictive maintenance insights
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Real-Time Analytics Dashboard

HVAC Fleet & Service Insights

Live Fleet Dashboard

Status, schedules & service metrics

Uptime Tracking

Service vehicle reliability metrics

Performance Analytics

HVAC service fleet KPIs

Automated Alerts

Maintenance & seasonal notifications

Safety & Compliance

HVAC Service Safety Standards & Audit-Ready Documentation

Pre-configured inspection templates ensure compliance with HVAC regulatory requirements:

  • Inspection forms for service vans, HVAC tools, ladders, and refrigerant handling equipment
  • Service contract-based maintenance prioritization for customer commitments
  • Complete audit trails with timestamps, photos, and digital signatures
  • Automated compliance reporting for EPA, DOT, OSHA, and refrigerant regulations
  • Customizable templates for residential HVAC, commercial contractors, and refrigeration services

Safety & Compliance Checklists

Audit-Ready Documentation

HVAC Vehicle Forms

Vans, trucks, tools, equipment

Service Contract Prioritization

Customer commitment-focused work orders

Regulatory Standards

EPA, DOT, OSHA, refrigerant rules

Complete Audit Trails

Timestamps, photos, digital signatures

Compliance Reporting

Automated regulatory reports

Why Choose Oxmaint

Benefits for HVAC Contractors and Service Teams

Maximize Vehicle Uptime

Proactive maintenance strategies reduce service vehicle downtime by up to 40% and improve fleet reliability.

Ensure Service Excellence

Stay compliant with HVAC safety standards through automated documentation and inspection records.

Reduce Maintenance Costs

Optimize maintenance spending by identifying failure patterns and eliminating unnecessary repairs, saving up to 30%.

Real Results from HVAC Contractors Using Oxmaint

48% Reduction in Service Vehicle Downtime

A commercial HVAC contractor operating 65 service vehicles reduced unplanned downtime by 48% and improved first-call completion rates by 42% after implementing Oxmaint's comprehensive HVAC fleet management system, resulting in $625,000 annual savings and enhanced customer satisfaction scores.

42% Higher

First-call completion improvement

$625K Saved

Annual reduction in fleet costs

95% Uptime

Service fleet availability achieved

Trusted by HVAC Professionals

"Oxmaint revolutionized our HVAC service operations. The mobile pre-call vehicle inspections reduced our roadside breakdowns by 55%, and our technicians can now report tool issues instantly. We improved our service contract compliance from 78% to 98%."

Director of Service Operations

Commercial HVAC Contractor - 65 vehicles, 85 technicians

"The seasonal maintenance reminders and refrigerant tracking saved us during EPA audits. We eliminated paper service logs completely and can now access every vehicle's complete history from any job site. Our customers love the improved response times."

Owner & Master Technician

Residential HVAC Company - 22 vans, 18 service contracts

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HVAC Maintenance Logs and Documentation Best Practices

The auditor didn't ask for much—just the maintenance history on two rooftop units and the refrigerant tracking log for the past three years. Simple enough, if you have it. But the facility manager spent four...

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HVAC Work Order Management Best Practices | Improve Maintenance Efficiency

Your maintenance team just received three HVAC work orders at 9 AM. One is a compressor failure in the server room. Another is a thermostat complaint from the third floor. The third is a routine filter change...

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HVAC Inspection Frequency Requirements | How Often to Inspect Systems

Last Tuesday, a facility manager in Phoenix discovered his 12-ton rooftop unit had been running with a cracked heat exchanger for an estimated four months. No one was injured—but the building had been...

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HVAC Maintenance Cost Breakdown | Commercial Cost Analysis Guide

Your facility's HVAC system is running right now. It accounts for roughly 40% of your building's total energy bill—the single largest operating expense under your roof. But here's what most facility managers...

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HVAC Service Fleet Replacement Planning and Lifecycle

The average HVAC service company replaces vehicles reactively — waiting until a van is broken down on the shoulder of a highway, a technician is stranded at a job site, or a mechanic delivers the "it'll cost...

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How HVAC Service Fleets Reduce Operating Costs with CMMS

HVAC service companies operate on razor-thin margins — and the difference between a profitable fleet and a money-losing one often comes down to how well you manage the invisible costs. Fuel waste from poor...

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Service Fleet Maintenance Cost Analysis and Reporting

Fleet maintenance costs are rising — and they're rising faster than most service companies realize. Average maintenance and repair costs increased 11.3% year-over-year in 2024 and another 4.9% in Q1 2025, with...

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HVAC Service Fleet Telematics Integration

Your HVAC service fleet is the bridge between your technicians and your customers — and it's almost certainly leaking money. The average HVAC company operates 15-150 service vehicles, each costing...

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Emergency HVAC Service Fleet Response Management

When a commercial building's HVAC system fails on a 105°F day, every minute counts. Emergency response time directly determines whether you keep or lose that customer — and with the average HVAC service call...

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HVAC Maintenance Compliance and Audit Checklist | Stay Audit Ready

Last year alone, OSHA issued penalties reaching $165,514 per willful violation—and HVAC-related infractions were among the most common triggers. The EPA's 2025 refrigerant transition rules now require systems...

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Commercial HVAC Preventive Maintenance Schedule by Frequency

Your commercial HVAC system doesn't fail all at once. It fails in layers—a clogged filter this month, a worn belt next month, a compressor that's been overworking for a quarter because nobody cleaned the...

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Signs Your HVAC System Needs Maintenance | Prevent Breakdowns Early

Your rooftop unit has been running almost non-stop for two weeks. Energy bills climbed 18% last month with no change in occupancy or weather patterns. The second-floor conference rooms are five degrees warmer...

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HVAC Maintenance Checklist by Equipment Type | Chiller, AHU, RTU, VRF

Your technician just finished a "routine HVAC inspection." Took 20 minutes. Checked the filter, glanced at the thermostat, signed the work order. Done. Except the chiller's oil level wasn't checked. The AHU's...

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HVAC Asset Management Best Practices | Improve Reliability and Control Costs

Your facility has 47 HVAC units across three buildings. You know the ones that break—the rooftop unit on building C that fails every summer, the air handler in the east wing that eats belts. But can you answer...

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HVAC Maintenance KPIs and Metrics | Measure Performance & Efficiency

Last Tuesday, building 4's rooftop unit failed at 2:17 PM. The compressor had been drawing 18% more amperage than rated for six weeks. Nobody noticed because nobody was measuring. By the time tenants started...

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Common HVAC Problems and Solutions | Causes and Fixes Explained

Last Tuesday, a property manager in Dallas discovered her rooftop HVAC unit had been short-cycling for six weeks. Nobody reported it because the building still felt "mostly fine." By the time a technician...

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HVAC Preventive vs Reactive Maintenance | Cost & Downtime Comparison

It's 2 PM on the hottest day of summer. Your commercial HVAC unit just stopped cooling. The building temperature is climbing past 85°F, tenants are calling, and employees are heading for the exits. The...

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Commercial HVAC Maintenance Schedule | Reduce Failures & Energy Costs

Last July, a 40-story office tower in Dallas lost its primary air handling unit during a 104-degree heat wave. The repair itself cost $8,700. The real damage was the $25,000-per-hour productivity loss across...

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HVAC CMMS Software Benefits | Improve Efficiency & Reduce Downtime

Your HVAC technician finished a rooftop unit repair last Thursday. It took 90 minutes — 25 minutes diagnosing the issue, 35 minutes doing the actual work, and 30 minutes figuring out what was done to this unit...

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HVAC Safety Checklist | Reduce Risks & Improve Workplace Safety

A 38-year-old technician servicing a rooftop unit reaches into an electrical panel he assumed was de-energized. It wasn't. The contactor he was replacing had residual capacitor charge. The shock threw him back,...

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HVAC Troubleshooting Guide | Fix Common HVAC Problems Fast

It's 2:47 PM on the hottest Tuesday in July. The office manager calls: "The second floor is 84 degrees and climbing." Your tech checks the rooftop unit—compressor running, fan spinning, everything looks...

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HVAC Inspection Checklist | Prevent Failures & Improve Efficiency

A corroded contactor on a rooftop air handler in Phoenix went uninspected for 14 months. The replacement part cost $45. The afternoon it failed—shutting down a 200,000-square-foot warehouse, sending 43 workers...

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HVAC Maintenance Best Practices | Reduce Downtime & Energy Costs

Last July, a 12-story office building in Dallas lost its primary chiller on the hottest week of the year. The root cause wasn't a freak component failure—it was a clogged condenser coil that hadn't been...

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HVAC Preventive Maintenance Checklist (2026) | Reduce Downtime & Energy Costs

Your facility's HVAC system just failed during the hottest week of summer. Production lines shut down. Employees are sent home. The emergency repair technician quotes $4,200 for rush service—plus another...

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Service Fleet Driver Safety and Performance Monitoring

Your HVAC technicians averaged 22,000 miles last year. That puts each driver in a vehicle roughly 4 hours a day, navigating residential neighborhoods, highway merges, construction zones, and customer...

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HVAC Service Fleet Asset Tracking and Management

You have 14 service vans. You know where 11 of them are right now. One is "probably at the warehouse," another is with a technician who called in sick, and the third—your newest van, the one with $8,000 in...

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Service Fleet Vehicle Inspection and Compliance

Last May, during the CVSA International Roadcheck, inspectors pulled over 56,178 commercial vehicles across North America in just 72 hours. The result: 22.6% of vehicles were placed out of service on the...

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HVAC Service Route Optimization for Faster Response

Your dispatcher just sent Mike to a compressor job in Westlake—28 minutes away. Twelve minutes after he left, a priority call came in from a commercial account three blocks from where Mike was parked. So...

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Multi-Location HVAC Service Fleet Coordination

Your Denver branch just dispatched a technician 45 minutes across town to a commercial chiller emergency—while a tech from the Colorado Springs branch was already finishing a job 10 minutes away. Nobody knew....

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Service Fleet Fuel Management and Cost Tracking

You signed the fuel card statement last month without flinching. This month, it's $2,300 higher—and you have no idea why. Same number of vans. Same routes. Same technicians. But somewhere between Monday...

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HVAC Technician GPS Tracking and Fleet Visibility

It's 2:15 PM on the hottest day of July. A commercial tenant calls in—their server room AC just died. Your dispatcher pulls up the whiteboard, squints at the last known schedule, and calls three technicians to...

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Climate Control Service Fleet Dispatch and Scheduling

It's 2:47 PM on the hottest Tuesday in July. Three emergency AC calls just came in simultaneously. Your best refrigerant-certified tech is 40 minutes away finishing a routine filter swap. Your closest available...

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HVAC Service Van Fleet Maintenance Management Software

It's 7:15 AM on the hottest Monday in July. Three of your technicians are sitting in the parking lot because their vans won't start—one has a dead battery nobody tracked, another missed its oil change by 4,000...

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Complete CMMS Solution for HVAC Service Fleets

It's 2:47 PM on a Tuesday. Your dispatcher just got a call—a commercial client's rooftop unit failed mid-July. Three technicians are already on jobs across town. Your fourth van has been sitting at the shop...

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OSHA Compliance for HVAC Filter Maintenance & Inspections

Your facility manager receives an OSHA inspection notice. The inspector asks for HVAC maintenance records. You scramble through emails, paper logs and scattered spreadsheets. Three hours later, you still can't...

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Predictive Maintenance for Hvac Filter: AI Detection of Maintenance Issue

Your facility manager walks past twelve identical rooftop HVAC units. One has a clogged filter silently driving energy costs up 28%. Which one? Without AI monitoring, you won't know until the system...

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HVAC Filter Inspection Checklist

That gray, dusty rectangle tucked inside your air handling unit might be the most overlooked component in your entire facility. Yet a clogged HVAC filter can increase energy consumption by up to 15%, according...

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Cabin HVAC Inspection Checklist for Fleet Driver Comfort Systems

Your driver radios in from a delivery route in August—the AC just quit. Cab temperature climbs past 100°F within minutes. That driver now faces a choice: push through in dangerous heat or pull over and miss...

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Assets QR Workflow for HVAC Teams

Your HVAC technician arrives at Building C to service a rooftop unit. The work order says "RTU-7" but there are twelve identical units on that roof—none labeled. He spends 18 minutes calling the office,...

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Classroom HVAC Inspection Checklist for Schools & Universities

The thermostat reads 74°F but students in the back row are wearing jackets. The teacher near the window has a portable fan running year-round. Three complaints hit your desk this week about "stuffy air" in...

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Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for Public Building HVAC Inspection Failures

The HVAC inspection failed again. Third time this quarter. The inspector flagged inadequate airflow in the east wing, temperature control issues in the community center, and filter maintenance gaps across...

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