Nanaimo, British Columbia – VMAC’s 2020 State of The Mobile Compressed Air Industry Report has revealed air compressors as the single most important piece of equipment on service trucks. 205 survey respondents were asked to choose the two most important pieces of equipment on their service vehicles. The options included air compressors, cranes, generators, welders, or other; 87% of respondents chose air compressors as one of the top two most important pieces of equipment.
“In 10 years of being a field service mechanic I’ve learned a couple things about the importance of having enough reliable air power on hand,” said Stephen Cox, a YouTube personality for mechanics. “One is that not having enough CFM available when you need it is detrimental to any service job… Having a good, reliable air compressor on a service truck was more important to me than almost any other feature of the truck.”
Air compressors ranked higher in popularity when segmenting the 47 Operators and Mechanics who answered the survey. 94% of these respondents chose air compressor as one of their top two important pieces of equipment.
VMAC’s State of The Mobile Compressed Air Industry survey took place between October 2019 and January 2020. The survey is compiled with original research from business owners, service truck operators, mechanics, and fleet managers about the state of the mobile compressed air industry.