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How Parts & Service Providers Dealt with COVID-19
Companies that provide parts and service share how they were able to continue serving the essential trucking industry during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Companies that provide parts and service share how they were able to continue serving the essential trucking industry during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Electrification was a key topic of discussion between Friedrich Baumann, president, sales marketing and aftersales at Navistar, and Al Dragone, CEO of FleetPride, during the recent Heavy Duty Aftermarket Dialogue.
As devastating as the Covid-19 pandemic has been, there have been beneficial changes made to fleet maintenance and parts procurement practices that will last long after the pandemic has ended.
Aftermarket parts suppliers are preparing for everything from tighter emissions controls to tougher safety standards — along with a “Buy American” mandate — under the new Biden administration.
ZF announced the availability of new aftermarket solutions for commercial vehicles during the Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week virtual conference, including collision mitigation retrofit kits, Cummins reman air compressors, and automatic slack adjusters.
What does Massachusetts' Question 1, a ballot initiative passed in November, mean for heavy-duty truck owners and independent repair shops?
This year has been one like no other for everyone, and the truck parts aftermarket was not immune from the changes wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic.
U.S. Tarp announced a partnership to distribute its products nationally through the New Life Transport Parts Center network.
David Giroux will become president and chief operating officer of the Heavy Duty Manufacturers Association (HDMA). The current president and COO, Tim Kraus, will retire after 16 years at the trade association.
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Today’s mobile service trucks are handling more than just roadside breakdowns.
The Heavy Duty Manufacturers Association (HDMA) recently announced that Heavy Duty Aftermarket Dialogue (HDAD) will now be held as a completely virtual conference.
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It has been fun and a learning experience for me. It is the best job I have ever had.” That’s what Tim Kraus told me in an interview about his upcoming February 2021 retirement as president and COO of the Heavy Duty Manufacturers Association.
After its recent acquisition of the Motor Wheel brake drum and Crewson slack adjuster business segments from Stemco, Hendrickson said it’s going to invest more capital and technology in the product lines.
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A look at not only the costs involved with the repair and maintenance of trucks, but also what is going on in the mergers and acquisitions world, and its effect on the aftermarket.
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The mergers and acquisitions environment for parts suppliers to heavy-duty trucking had been active in recent years, with 73 such transactions in 2019. And then COVID-19 hit.
A look at not only the costs involved with the repair and maintenance of trucks, but also what is going on in the mergers and acquisitions world, and its effect on the aftermarket.
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