Bill Grabarek (TPS Online Editor)

Bill

Bill Grabarek is the online editor of Trucks, Parts, Service. He can be reached at billgrabarek@randallreilly.com.

Service and repair
Aftermarket service opportunities in predictive maintenance
While preventive maintenance has been commonplace for keeping trucks on the road, predictive maintenance has been gaining a greater foothold in the industry.
March 25, 2022
Noregon Systems' TripVision dashboard
Business
Making sales calls still difficult for commercial vehicle supply market
Despite reports the COVID-19 Omicron variant is waning and businesses are approaching normalcy, in-person sales calls to customers is still problematic.
March 8, 2022
businessmen meeting face to face
Economic trends
HDMA webinar addresses inflation, truck pricing
Inflation concerns and whether new truck pricing will ever normalize were discussed during Thursday’s Heavy Duty Manufacturers Association (HDMA) Pulse Webinar.
March 7, 2022
Steve Tam, vice president, analysis, ACT Research (clockwise); Richard Anderson, senior director, Research & Analysis, HDMA; and Jim Meil, principal, industry analysis, ACT Research
Service and repair
When parts shortages affect repairs
Not only is the parts shortage impacting the sale of parts, but it’s also hindering services the aftermarket channel can perform.
March 1, 2022
Tampa Spring service bays.
Growth strategies
SOLD session covers ways aftermarket distributors can improve supply chain shortage issues
The SOLD session concluded with the top eight ways distributors and service shop businesses can improve supply chain shortage issues.
January 31, 2022
SOLD session panel discussing supply chain and inventory issues in the heavy-duty truck space.
Telematics
It takes an industry to optimize data for predictive maintenance
Telematics is creating large amounts of data, which will increase as trucks become more technologically advanced. The key isn’t necessarily more data. It’s clean, optimized data that provides actionable information for the aftermarket.
January 28, 2022
HDAW 2022 session on telematics and predictive maintenance.
Battery electric
What do EVs mean for distributors, dealers and suppliers?
Electric trucks are here and as their numbers continue to grow, it’s requiring distributors, dealers and suppliers to consider what the new technology means for their businesses.
January 27, 2022
Moderator Roger Nielsen, mobility investor and advisor (left to right); John Nelligan, senior vice president, Meritor; Mike Eppes, managing vice president of operations, Rush Enterprises; and Bill Black, president and CEO, National Fleet Management & Heavy Duty Truck Supply
Business
L.A. port officials discuss prioritizing supply, cybersecurity
Port of Los Angeles' Executive Director Gene Seroka and Deputy Director Tom Gazsi provide an update on the current status of the port and the supply chain.
January 25, 2022
Gene Seroka, executive director, Port of Los Angeles (right) and Tom Gazsi, deputy director and chief of police for the Port of Los Angeles.
Business
HDAW session addresses hiring and supply chain difficulties
Industry stakeholders at HDAW share their companies' biggest headaches and what they're doing to try to alleviate them.
January 25, 2022
Moderator Mark Hazel, associate director, commercial vehicle reporting, IHS Markit (left to right); Doug Dole, general manager, aftermarket product strategy, Meritor; Cliff Hovis, president, Hovis Auto & Truck Supply; and Mike McDonald, director of maintenance, Benore Logistics.
Industry
HDAD session reviews D.C. movement on issues affecting the industry
Myriad issues in Washington continue to have an impact — or potential impact — on the heavy-duty aftermarket, says Ann Wilson, senior vice president, government affairs, MEMA.
January 24, 2022
Ann Wilson, senior vice president, Government Affairs, MEMA, speaks at HDAD
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