Did you write a ‘thank you’ note yet?
If you’re an independent heavy-duty service provider who stands to benefit from the revolutionary heavy-duty access to repair information Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that was announced last month, I can tell you right now, you owe a debt of the gratitude to the Commercial Vehicle Solutions Network (CVSN).
The amount of time and money CVSN has committed over the last decade to defend your business and way of life is unbelievable. The independent aftermarket doesn’t score this win with- out them.
In forming the Commercial Vehicle Right to Repair Coalition, CVSN was able to pull support from nearly a dozen associated aftermarket businesses, and created an alliance that was strong enough to stand toe-to-toe with the heavy-duty OEM community. The Commercial Vehicle Right to Repair Coalition made the independent aftermarket formidable, and CVSN was its backbone.
This debate could have gone another way.
When the automotive industry agreed to its right to repair MOU last year, it left the heavy-duty industry out on the street.
The two sides had worked together to pass legislation in Massachusetts and were working toward other state legislation when the light-duty OEMs relented, and agreed to talk compromise. But their heavy-duty counterparts didn’t join them, and rather than wait around, the light-duty aftermarket seized its opportunity. A national automotive MOU was signed not long after, in January 2014.
