Alright, Seattle—it’s pothole season.
You know it, I know it, and your mechanic definitely knows it (because his vacation fund just doubled).
It’s that magical time of year when the roads look like Swiss cheese, your tires start to second-guess their life choices, and every drive feels like a low-budget rally race. And if you’re running a business with a fleet of vehicles? Oh buddy, you’re about to find out just how much a pothole can mess up more than your alignment—it can absolutely wreck your windshields too.
At Chip Happens Auto Glass, we’re not here to sugarcoat it. Seattle roads during pothole season are brutal, and if you don’t stay on top of it, your fleet’s windshields are gonna look like they got into a bar fight—and lost.
Let’s talk about why pothole season is extra savage, how it destroys more than just tires, and what you can do to protect your fleet before it turns into a glass-shattering horror show.
Everyone thinks potholes just mess up your tires and alignment. That’s adorable. Potholes are the silent assassins of windshields too.
Here’s the science (don’t worry, it’s simple):
You hit a pothole.
The impact sends a vibration up through the entire frame of your vehicle.
If there’s even the tiniest chip, ding, or weakness in your windshield, that vibration can turn a little blemish into a full-blown crack faster than you can say, “Where’s the nearest auto glass shop?”
And Seattle’s potholes?
They’re not just “oops” potholes. They’re “call-your-insurance-company” potholes.
Rain erodes the asphalt.
The cold snaps make everything worse.
And the city’s like, “We’ll fix that... sometime in 2027.”
Meanwhile, your fleet is out there, day after day, getting bounced around like a cheap trampoline.
It’s not a matter of if you’ll have windshield damage. It’s when.
Running a fleet in Seattle is no joke. Whether it’s delivery vans, service trucks, rideshare vehicles—you’ve got assets on the road every day, in every kind of weather, and every kind of road condition.
And your drivers? They’re dodging potholes like they're playing Mario Kart.
Fleet vehicles are exposed to:
Higher mileage = More opportunities to hit potholes.
Heavy loads = Bigger impact from road shocks.
Busy schedules = Less time for drivers to notice and report minor windshield damage.
Different drivers = Different driving styles = Different levels of “I can totally make that jump!”
If you’re not staying ahead of windshield damage, you’re going to wake up one morning and realize half your vehicles have spiderwebs where the glass used to be.
Not ideal.
If you're thinking, "It’s just a chip, we’ll deal with it later," you might want to sit down for this.
🚛 Cracks Spread FAST
Tiny chips become massive cracks, and at that point, repair isn't even an option—you’re shelling out for a full windshield replacement.
🚛 Driver Safety Plummets
Your windshield is part of the structural support system of the vehicle. If it’s compromised, the roof can collapse easier in a rollover.
Yeah. Not good.
🚛 ADAS Systems Get Screwed Up
Modern vehicles have sensors in the windshield. Cracks can throw off collision warnings, lane assist, and automatic braking.
Congratulations, your safety tech just went on vacation.
🚛 Fleet Costs Skyrocket
Ignoring small repairs now means bigger, nastier, more expensive problems later. Like replacement costs, downtime, failed inspections—you name it.
🚛 Your Reputation Takes a Hit
Your trucks and vans are rolling billboards for your company. If your windshields look like battlefields, what message does that send to customers?
(Spoiler: it’s not “we’re reliable and trustworthy.”)
Alright, rant over. Let’s fix it.
At Chip Happens Auto Glass, we specialize in keeping Seattle fleets ready for pothole season—and whatever else the city throws at them.
Here’s what we bring to the table:
We’ll come out, take a look at every single vehicle, and spot chips, cracks, and weak spots BEFORE they become a five-figure problem.
We come to your lot, your office, wherever you park your fleet. No downtime. No messing around. We fix it fast so your team keeps moving.
OEM-grade glass and adhesives that can actually stand up to Seattle’s road conditions.
This isn’t the bargain bin stuff that peels off when it rains.
If your vehicles have safety tech like lane assist or collision alerts, and we replace the windshield, we recalibrate those systems too.
(No, your dealership didn’t invent that service. We can do it better, and faster.)
You’ll get full documentation of every repair and replacement—perfect for insurance, DOT inspections, and your own sanity.
Here’s your quick checklist:
🔍 Chips larger than a quarter
🔍 Cracks reaching toward the edges of the glass
🔍 Windshield distortions that catch the sunlight
🔍 Drivers complaining about visibility
🔍 Warning lights for ADAS features acting glitchy
If you’re seeing even one of these signs? It’s pothole season, man. Don’t risk it.
Look, we’re not saying you need to replace every windshield tomorrow. We’re saying stay ahead of the chaos.
A quick inspection and a few small repairs now can save you thousands later—and make sure your fleet keeps rolling safely through whatever fresh horror Seattle’s roads cook up this year.
🚛 Call Chip Happens Auto Glass today for fleet windshield inspections and repairs in Seattle, WA.
🚛 Stay safe. Stay efficient. Stay ahead.
Because pothole season doesn’t care about your schedule.
But we do.
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