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As the fleet industry evolves, parts and service programs are doing their part to adapt — and help fleets adapt, too.
Four fleet executives shared their thoughts on managing the parts and service their trucks need, from vehicle lifecycle to PM strategies, during Heavy Duty Aftermarket Dialogue.
SAF-Holland is relaunching its Aftermarket Parts on Demand (POD) electronic parts catalog, rebranding it as POD Plus. POD Plus now connects directly with the SAF-Holland business system.
Eaton will expand its mobile power take-off portfolio to include two new Bezares PTO units and has engineered its Advantage Automated series clutches for automated transmissions.
Jasper Engines and Transmissions has opened a branch office in Pensacola, Fla., to better serve customers in the Florida panhandle and southern Alabama markets.
Wabco and Meritor have terminated the agreement that had some Wabco products being sold under the Meritor Wabco name. Now Wabco is controlling its entire aftermarket portfolio.
SKF announced that its TraX Wheel End Monitor can now be integrated with a heavy-duty truck’s existing telematics or operated as a smart mobile device application to monitor wheel-end health.
Air springs are such simple and reliable components; short of a rupture, hardly anything ever goes wrong with them, therefore they are easy to overlook.
Electronics are not noted for being robust systems. They are susceptible to failure due to environmental conditions such as dust or moisture, extremely hot and cold temperatures, mud, grime and grit, anti-icing chemicals – all the things a truck deals during a routine day’s work.
Hankook Tire added two new products in its truck and bus radial tire lineup – the AH32 and e3 WiDE DL12.
Peterbilt is formally teaming up with Dana on electric powertrain development for its Model 220EV. The announcement was made at CES, the annual electronics show in Las Vegas, where Peterbilt also brought reporters up to speed on its electric-truck development progress overall.
Zonar has announced that Cummins Connected Software Updates have been integrated into its OTAir telematics system.
The vehicle maintenance and repair industries are experiencing a skilled labor shortage as technicians in the Baby Boomer demographic retire in greater numbers than those replacing them. The skilled labor shortage requires shops to pay more for skilled technicians, which translates into higher shop labor rates.
New technologies such as Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) require special equipment and training when service is needed, which create additional maintenance costs.
Rush Enterprises’ top service technicians, collision center technicians, truck sales reps, aftermarket sales reps, and parts reps from across the country converged on San Antonio to compete in the company’s 2023 Tech Skills Rodeo. Take a look inside the service and collision center competition and the expo.
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