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Denise Rondini

Aftermarket Contributing Editor

Denise Rondini is a respected freelance writer in the transportation industry, she has covered the aftermarket and dealer parts and service issues since 1982. Now, she covers those areas exclusively for Heavy Duty Trucking and TruckingInfo.com.

She pens a monthly column, as well as maintenance features in Heavy Duty Trucking magazine.

Rondini is the recipient of two Jesse H. Neal Honors.

Articlesby Denise RondiniMarch 16, 2021

How Communication Leads to Service Success

Relationships and communication between fleets and service providers are paramount to creating success.

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Articlesby Denise RondiniFebruary 26, 2021

Top 3 Causes of Truck Repair Delays

Lack of communication, improper diagnosis and parts availability were cited as one of the biggest causes of repair delays, according to panelists at an American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council meeting.

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Newsby Denise RondiniJanuary 27, 2021

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.

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Newsby Denise RondiniJanuary 26, 2021

What Will Issues Like Electrification, Consolidation Mean for Parts and Service?

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.

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Articlesby Denise RondiniJanuary 4, 2021

Another Victory for Right to Repair

What does Massachusetts' Question 1, a ballot initiative passed in November, mean for heavy-duty truck owners and independent repair shops?

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Articlesby Denise RondiniDecember 29, 2020

How Parts, Service Providers Met 2020 Challenges

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.

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Articlesby Denise RondiniNovember 20, 2020

Mobile Maintenance: A Growing Trend [Commentary]

Today’s mobile service trucks are handling more than just roadside breakdowns.

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Articlesby Denise RondiniOctober 21, 2020

Reflections on the Aftermarket [Commentary]

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.

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Articlesby Denise RondiniAugust 27, 2020

Mergers and Acquisitions in the Aftermarket [Commentary]

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.

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Articlesby Denise RondiniJuly 21, 2020

Parts & the Pandemic

How aftermarket companies have kept fleets on the road through COVID-19 shutdowns, despite having to reconfigure their operations.

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