Lucas Deal (TPS Chief Editor)

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Lucas Deal joined Fusable (then Randall-Reilly) in 2011 as associate editor of Truck Parts & Service and Successful Dealer. He was promoted to editor in 2012, and led the integration of Successful Dealer under the rebranded TPS umbrella in 2017. Since 2019, he has served as chief editor and content director of Trucks, Parts, Service. 

He has served as a board member and committee chair for the Commercial Vehicle Solutions Network (CVSN), and is a regular speaker and panelist at commercial dealer and aftermarket events. He can be reached at [email protected], and is on Twitter @lddeal85.

Growth strategies
Logging your customers challenges: Why it helps the aftermarket to understand trucking’s ELD rule
The following comes from the November 2018 issue of Truck Parts & Service. To read a digital version of the magazine, please click the image below.  Few regulations imposed on the trucking industry have been…
November 12, 2018
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Belts & Hoses
Brake Parts, Inc.
4400 Prime Parkway
McHenry, IL 60050
Indicators
Strong used truck pricing expected to remain through 2018
Steady mileage and vehicle age, coupled with an OEM backlog and strong freight climate, has helped push used truck prices up nearly 10 percent thus far in 2018, ACT Research Vice President Steve Tam told…
November 8, 2018
This chart shows the average used truck price as charted by ACT Research.
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OEM panel talks opportunities and challenges in used truck market
The first full day at the 19th annual Used Truck Association (UTA) Annual Convention kicked off Thursday in Orlando with a panel discussion featuring representatives from every North American heavy truck OEM on the used…
November 8, 2018
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Growth strategies
Registration opens for 2019 Distributor Training Expo
Registration is open for the fourth annual GenNext and Commercial Vehicle Solutions Network (CVSN) Distributor Training Expo. The 2019 event will be held April 26-28, 2019, at the Hyatt Regency in Atlanta, the same sight…
November 7, 2018
Growth strategies
Registration open for annual Heavy Duty Aftermarket Dialogue event
A stellar program featuring key heavy-duty industry leaders will weigh in on the state of the global aftermarket, exchange views on the realities of current and future industry technology, debate the changing aftermarket distribution model…
November 7, 2018
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Engine Parts, Diesel
PureFlow Technologies, Inc.
5508 Business 50 West
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Indicators
Changes ahead for the used market
After a great summer with steady (e.g., low) volumes and stable prices, it appears the sun could be setting on a strong stretch for the used truck market. Recent reports by J.D. Power (in its…
November 6, 2018
Business Management Systems
Autel
175 Central Ave.
Farmingdale, NY 11735
Business Management Systems
Interstate Billing
2114 Veterans Dr. SE
Decatur, AL 35601
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Truck sales down nearly 14% in 2025
ATD reports medium- and heavy-duty truck sales each totaled over 208,000 units in 2025 for total commercial truck sales of 416,467 units, a 13.6% drop from 2024.
Noelle Russell talked about strategies to successfully implement AI in the heavy-duty aftermarket at Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week on Jan. 20, 2026, in Grapevine, Texas.
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Truck Equipment Inc. President Matt Schroeder (center) is presented the 2025 TPS Distributor of the Year during the opening general session at Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week Tuesday in Grapevine, Texas.
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Truck Equipment named Distributor of the Year
Drew Backeberg, senior vice president of the aftermarket for Daimler Truck North America, sees some rays of hope for 2026.
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Agility in a complex market key to success in 2026, DTNA aftermarket exec says
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Will 2026 be the year? ACT’s Vieth on signs of market turnaround