Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week 2023 [Photos]
See some of the highlights of Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week 2023, a four-day conference for heavy-duty aftermarket leaders, held in Grapevine, Texas.
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2020 Fact Book: Parts & Service [Photos]
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.
The Design Process for Remanufactured Products [Photos]
The way a product or component is originally designed and manufactured can have an impact on how easy — and costly — it will be to remanufacture, and even if it can be remanufactured.
2018 Fact Book: Parts and Service
The Class 6-8 trucking aftermarket was a $30.4 billion industry last year that included both parts and service. The 2018 Fact Book offers a snapshot of the aftermarket through statistics.
Phillips 90th Anniversary Celebration [Photos]
At a press conference during Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week Rob Phillips, president and COO of Phillips Industries, detailed historical milestones in the formation and development of the company into an innovative commercial vehicle electrical and air brake components and global supplier. Photos: Phillips Industries
Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week 2018 in Photos
Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week was held Jan. 22-25, 2018, at The Mirage in Las Vegas. There were a number of new aftermarket product announcements, educational and motivational sessions, and a trade show.
HDT's Day At The Races [Photos]
The Bandit Series is looking to bring big rig racing back to America. One of the series' permier sponsors, Minimizer, invited HDT to attend the thrid race on the circuit at the Montgomery Motor Speedway, just outside Mongomery, Alabama. Minimizer chief Craig Kruckeburg likes to take his turn behind the wheel, and provided fans with some excitement when a mix-up in turn four put his Ford tractor into the wall. But no one was hurt and a good time was had by all. Photos: Jack Roberts
Photos: 2016 HDT Top 20 Product Awards
Heavy Duty Trucking's editors presented the Top 20 Products awards at the recent Technology & Maintenance Council annual meeting. Read more about the winning products here.
Rush Truck Centers 10th Annual Tech Skills Rodeo
Day 1 of the Rush Truck Centers' 10th Annual Technician Skills competition featured 160 technicians and parts specialists from across the company's dealer network trying to diagnose staged bugs on trucks before the clock ran out. Most of the staged problems are electronic in nature, which requires technicans to run the appropriate troubleshooting steps and processes. More often than not, the problem has several trick dead ends that can mislead all but the best of them. Only 25 techs advanced to the finals.
Photos:Truck Parts Retail Experience of the Future
Action Truck Parts in Bolingbrook, Ill., is paying attention to its customers and helping them get in and out quickly with the parts they need. It recently moved to a more visual customer experience offering more of a retail approach to parts purchasing. Photos: Denise Rondini
2015 HDT Fact Book: Parts and Service