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With freight improving but costs still climbing, fleet maintenance executives explain how they're balancing price, quality, and supplier relationships.
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Every truck manufactured with a 2007 and later diesel engine is equipped with a diesel particulate filter. Many bus fleets started using them in 2005. There are something like 2 million DPFs, as they're called, in North America already
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Every day, millions of replacement parts are purchased in North America for commercial trucks
Read More →I had a call recently from a young distributor looking for a part. I had met him at Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week this year. After taking care of his part need, we discussed the upcoming HDAW '09 event
Read More →Heavy duty distributors and product specialists have lost market share over the last 15 years, especially to independent garages, but there are opportunities for growth in several areas
Read More →Have you looked in your shop's trash lately? If it's like a lot of shops, you may find aerosol cans, mud flaps, truck batteries, rechargeable flashligh
Read More →Maintenance and repair of brakes has always been a vital, and sometimes overlooked, part of a heavy-duty PM program
Read More →How well do you know your customers? Do you know the superficial stuff, like their birthday or which sports team they follow
Read More →Most parts distribution and warehouse operations use sophisticated management and inventory control software
Read More →Controlling inventory is perhaps the most important aspect of a parts warehouse/distributor operation. How well inventory is managed can often mean the difference between success and failure in the heavy duty parts business
Read More →As trucks, engines and components become ever more technologically sophisticated and complex, people who work on trucks for a living are facing increasing difficulties in getting access to some of the information they need to diagnose and repair those trucks
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