As the sun sets on 2015, we’re looking back on the top articles of the year posted to TruckPartsAndService.com.
Over the past 12 months, 365 days or 8,760 hours, Lucas Deal and I have posted thousands of articles. Some from industry events, some personnel announcements, many new products and many other things that I have already forgotten. At the end of each year, we look at the number of clicks an article receives (thanks, Google) and use that data to compile a list of our top posts.
10. In 2015, Webb Wheel OEM established an independent business focusing exclusively on the needs of the specialty truck and vocational markets. The new Specialty Truck Business Unit (STBU) was launched with TS16949:2009 quality certification in place and pre-established partnerships with industry leading truck manufacturers. Click here to read the original post.
9. John Minor celebrated the new year with new business cards. Has was appointed the fifth president in Midwest Wheel Companies’ 104-year history. Minor joined Midwest Wheel in 1972. He was named general manager of the company’s Des Moines location in 1980 and was later promoted to executive vice president and COO. Click here to read the original post.
8. According to a 2014 report by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), 8.5 percent of college graduates ages 21 to 24 are unemployed, and 16.8 percent of all college graduates, are underemployed. In this report, TP&S offered some tips on how to recruit for your business. Click here to read the original post.
7. CCC Parts Company, a wholesale distributor of heavy-duty truck parts and components, rang in the new year with the acquisition of TOR Truck Corporation. TOR specializes in providing drivetrain solutions and components to remanufacturers and wholesale customers and provides new and remanufactured OEM parts. Click here to read the original post.
6. Below-freezing temperatures and accumulating snowfall means that it’s time to winterize vehicles. Cummins Pacific offered some of the most critical maintenance procedures that need to be scheduled. Click here to read the original post.
