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Business operations
CDK holds third annual Truck Connect event
CDK Heavy Truck recently held its third annual CDK Truck Connect conference for commercial vehicle dealers on April 8-10, in Nashville.
April 25, 2025
Herm Edwards, former NFL player, ESPN football analyst and motivational speaker, shared his core principles of teamwork at CDK Truck Connect 2025.
Inventory management
Wabash, UP.Labs will develop Wabash Venture Labs, startups
Wabash and UP.Labs' have partnered to develop Wabash Venture Lab and two start-ups focused on enhancing configuration workflows and aftermarket parts optimization across Wabash's technology platforms.
April 24, 2025
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Business operations
VIPAR Heavy Duty enhances PARTSPHERE solutions
VIPAR Heavy Duty has completed a major upgrade to its product information management system, PARTSPHERE PIM, and released a new digital asset management platform, PARTSPHERE DAM.
April 4, 2025
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Commentary
Availability permeates as top aftermarket concern
The worst of the post-pandemic supply chain crisis is over but its impact still loomed large last week during Heavy Duty Aftermarket Dialogue.
January 29, 2025
Dave Kalvelage with MacKay & Company
Inventory management
Suppliers working to take market challenges head on
Commercial vehicle suppliers know there are big challenges in their aftermarket operations these days.
January 20, 2025
Supplier panel at Heavy Duty Aftermarket Dialogue 2025
Industry
MEMA holds quarterly update roundtable
MEMA's Ana Meuwissen offered her organization's best assessment for how President-elect Trump will implement tariffs and alter regulatory policy during a roundtable call with industry media on Tuesday.
January 14, 2025
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Inventory management
Daimler enhances supply chain operations
Daimler Truck North America and Daimler Truck Financial Services have partnered with Plug and Play, a global innovation platform headquartered in Silicon Valley, to drive transformative change in the supply chain, logistics and trucking sectors.
November 25, 2024
Trio announcing Daimler's partnership with Plug and Play
Business operations
Mitchell 1, FinditParts team up for parts catalog
Mitchell 1, FinditParts introduce heavy-duty parts e-catalog in shop management system.
November 19, 2024
A man looking at a computer screen.
Trailers
Doing the math on trailer market capacity, growth potential
Recent arithmetic in the trailer market hasn’t been pretty, but FTR CEO Jonathan Starks says it makes sense.
October 11, 2024
Jonathan Starks speaks at 2024 NTDA Convention
Inventory management
How to ensure brakes pass DOT roadside inspection
Barring an unforeseen statistical anomaly, brake violations will be among the top equipment out of service violations found during Roadcheck.
May 2, 2024
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Supplier Updates
Bendix to close Nevada distribution center
"Consolidating our U.S.-based distribution operations into the state-of-the-art, multishift-enabled Bendix Distribution Center at our Huntington location ensures improved responsiveness and flexibility for our customers," says Piotr Sroka, Bendix.
April 16, 2024
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Inventory management
Action plans for difficult customer requests
How do you provide excellent customer service when a customer requests something you don’t have? How do you react quickly, intelligently and correctly to turn a challenging request into a great sale and a showcase of your customer service excellence?
April 10, 2024
Man looking at business purchasing flow chart
Components
MacKay & Company publishes 2024 Tire Distribution study
Reversing a growing trend dating back to 2018, the percentage of tire distributors reporting year-over-year tire sales gain in 2023 were lower than in any of the previous five years, dropping from 41% of total survey respondents to 23%.
April 5, 2024
Michelin tire
Inventory management
Kenworth names 2024 dealer and parts council members
Kenworth Truck Company named the members of its 2024 dealer council and parts council at its recent annual meeting.
March 12, 2024
Kenworth Truck in mountains by old barn
Supplier Updates
Paccar Parts celebrating 30-year anniversary
TRP, Paccar Parts’ private label of aftermarket parts for all makes and models of trucks, trailers and buses, celebrates 30 years of success in 2024.
February 12, 2024
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Outlook and Benchmarking
MacKay & Company duo addresses economic softness, aftermarket projections for 2024
If the economy feels shaky, uneven or volatile these days, Dr. Bob Dieli says there’s a reason for that. The U.S. economy has been in a boom period for a while. It’s about to peak, and once it gets there, things are going to change.
January 22, 2024
Bob Dieli presents at Heavy Duty Aftermarket Dialogue
Inventory management
Suppliers give 'real world view' of supply chain
Trucking’s supply chain keeps improving but it’s still not perfect, and the stresses that come with inevitable fulfillment letdowns was a focus of the supplier panel Monday during Heavy Duty Aftermarket Dialogue in Grapevine, Texas.
January 22, 2024
HD Aftermarket Dialogue supplier panel
New product releases
MOTOR details inventory connect tool for shops
MOTOR Information Systems introduces the MOTOR Inventory Connect for third-party software and service providers.
January 8, 2024
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Industry
Vermont, Oregon punt adoption of California emission regs
Vermont and Oregon are the latest states to join the growing chorus pausing their adoption of California emission regulations.
President Donald Trump, center, along with, from left, British Ambassador Peter Mandelson, Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, and Vice President JD Vance, talk to reporters after reaching a trade agreement between the U.S. and Britain.
Components
U.S, China agree to temporarily cut tariffs
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Industry
California settles, repeals electric truck purchase mandate
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MarketPulse
Business conditions improved in Q1 but future concerns exist
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Alternative power
Dealer pessimism toward EVs on the rise
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