First Vehicle Services Opens Retail Location

The fleet service center will provide preventive and emergency maintenance for all vehicle types.

July 14, 2022

First Vehicle Services Opens Retail Location — First Vehicle Services maintains and provides vehicle maintenance services for more than 36,500 pieces of equipment, ranging from vehicles for law enforcement, fire, and emergency medical service to trucks, construction equipment and aerial lift trucks.
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First Vehicle Services announced that it has opened its first retail fleet service center in Roswell, New Mexico.

The fleet service center will provide preventive and emergency maintenance for all vehicle types: light-duty, medium-duty, heavy-duty, electric vehicles (EV), hybrid, diesel, construction equipment, and lawn service equipment. Heavy-duty mixed fleets include large delivery, dump, concrete, fire, and buses. Personal vehicles include recreational vehicles, cars, trucks, and off-road vehicles. The vehicle classes include class 1-9.

First Vehicle Services’ technicians are available to provide maintenance services, including oil change and services, gasoline engine repair and performance, diesel engine repair and performance, drive train repair and services, brake repair and services, steering and suspension repair and services, electrical diagnosis and repairs, A/C repair and services, transmission repair and services, DOT inspections, and hydraulic repair and services.

“The retail location is an extension of the exceptional maintenance services we already provide our First Vehicle Services and First Transit customers,” said Brad Thomas, First Vehicle Services and First Transit CEO. “Our location in Roswell will allow us to serve additional customers as vehicle technology furthers the need for high-quality and reliable maintenance solutions.”

The fleet service center is located at 103 W Pine Lodge Rd. Roswell, NM 88201, just off U.S. Highway 285, less than two miles south of U.S. Route 70 and four miles north of U.S. Highway 380. The location is open Monday to Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

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