Derek SmithHomeCover Story: Tales from the shop – October 2008From the hair raising to the head shaking, this year’s annual collection of cautionary tales shows that when it comes to truck repairs and se…October 27, 2008HomeBusiness 101: If you don’t ask, you don’t knowPerhaps the only thing more difficult than keeping customers satisfied and doing more business with you is finding out when and why they are n…October 27, 2008HomeEditorial: The same goalThis month’s cover story is about counterfeit parts in the heavy-duty truck aftermarket. It was written by our associate editor and has been …September 18, 2008HomeApplication Spotlight: LoggingFew trucking applications are as abusive and punishing to vehicles as logging. Logging trucks often see both on- and off-highway use, the latt…September 18, 2008HomeSpotlight: Keeping it in the familyFathers, sons and daughters representing distributorships and service shops that have been family run for generations gathered for the first-e…August 12, 2008HomeEditorial: Turning conflict into profitYou may be married, you may have kids or you may be a member of the United Nations. Chalk up any or all of those credentials, and you still ma…August 12, 2008HomeEditorial: Green or gone?Environmentalism must be measured in shades of green. On that spectrum – somewhere between those who hug trees and those who clear cut them – …July 11, 2008HomeEditorial: Taking counterfeit parts to taskIt’s such a simple idea with far-reaching benefits that it makes me wonder why it didn’t happen sooner. Counterfeit products continue to…June 16, 2008Service and repairService Bay: Nothing variable about turbocharger reliabilityConsidering how hard they work in punishing conditions, turbochargers don’t ask for much. Clean oil. Clean air. The correct exhaust gas tempe…June 1, 2008HomeEditorial: FYI on the DIYIndependent garages get the most service work from owner-operators with truck dealers coming in second. Dealers get more owner-operator parts …June 1, 2008Previous PagePage 6 of 10Next PageTop StoriesBusinessFree trade is dead; tariffs vital for government revenueBrian Wild thinks tariffs are here to stay. As a free trade guy, he doesn’t like it. “I consider them wrong. I’m as anti-tariff as you can get.”WorkforceDon Reimondo receives CVSN President's AwardUsed trucksWhat’s next for used truck pricing, demand?Class 7-8Truck orders down year over year in AugustComponentsHow to catch alternator failures before downtime arrives
