Andy, I totally agree, and that's why I already got out.

I even had one company try to get the mechanics to service/repair the vans on our own time. Their logic being that the van was such a great benifit, that we really owed them for letting us drive them.

If the company makes you leave the vans at the shop overnight, just make sure you pull your tools out every afternoon, and then they can pay you to put them back in every morning. I've been through this as well. The company gave in about 2 days later.

Sure, taking the van home saves gas, but it is also a bonus to the employer, as they can call you out quicker and easier. As a road-tech, you are also required to know/do a lot more than a shop guy. Do you get payed more? No, the employer gives you the van to drive home, as a compensation.

That works well, until the employer forgets.