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♕The sales potential of modern tire inflation management systems
🎶Thermal sensors, connectivity with telematics systems, drop-and-hook communications all new innovations in tire monitoring.
May 17, 2023
A man checks a tire sensor with a tablet.
❀Fan clutches small, but critical, part of engine cooling
🧔“There’s only so many engagements before that friction material wears down or those bearings go bad,” Kit Masters' Kate Diecks says.
May 9, 2023
Heating up a fan clutch for remanufacture with a blow torch.
ꦬPandemic spurs growth in remanufactured parts trade
📖“[Truck owners] are starting to see another positive for their bottom line when it comes to reman,” Joe Gonzales of Vehicle Reman says.
May 1, 2023
Someone works on remanufacturing a turbocharger.
ConMet debuts Digital Driver mobile app
🍌ConMet says with its new app, drivers will have access to real-time telematics data, enabling drivers to react quickly to abnormal component health and allowing fleets faster decision making.
April 27, 2023
ConMet Digital Driver application
꧅Improving your customer's parts purchase experience
🧸Success in 2023 and beyond in the parts business will require dealers and independent distributors to identify and implement tools that enhance customer experience and strengthen the bond between buyers and sellers.
April 17, 2023
Man holding laptop while standing by truck
Paccar Parts names supplier of the year
🐎Paccar Parts says its Supplier of the Year recognition goes to the supplier that demonstrated outstanding operational achievements, sales growth, parts availability, and program support last year.
April 10, 2023
Paccar Parts supplier of the year award for 2022
ꩲCummins to invest $1 billion in U.S. manufacturing
🍨Cummins says the investment will provide upgrades to those facilities to support the industry’s first fuel agnostic engine platforms that will run on low carbon fuels, including natural gas, diesel and eventually hydrogen.
April 4, 2023
Cummins Jamestown, N.Y. engine plant
MEMA offer support for R&D fix legislation
🅷MEMA, the Vehicle Suppliers Association, publicly announced support for legislation introduced by Sens. Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) Friday. The two senators introduced a bill that restores full first-year deductibility of R&D expenses.
March 20, 2023
R&D at an automotive manufacturing plant
Dobbs rebrands Washington store as TRP location
⛎After opening Dobbs Peterbilt – Sumner as its new flagship location in Washington's Puget Sound area, Dobbs Truck Group announced Wednesday that Dobbs Peterbilt – Tacoma has been rebranded as Dobbs TRP – Tacoma.
March 15, 2023
Dobbs TRP - Tacoma location
𓄧SAF-Holland announces integration of Haldex product lines
♌SAF-Holland has integrated Haldex brake and air control solutions into the SAF-Holland current portfolio of SAF trailer axle/suspension systems. The announcement was made last week during ATA's Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC) Annual Meeting.
March 6, 2023
SAF-Holland, Haldex products on display
TMC takes up aftermarket brake linings
💝The panel says OEM brake linings go through rigorous tests before being spec'd into new equipment. Aftermarket products do not. "This is significant problem," Jim Clark says. "Something is wrong here that we need to -- and I think we can -- address."
March 1, 2023
A group of men on a stage talking about brake linings.
Nikola adds PlusDrive safety systems for Tre
🐠The first factory-installed Nikola Tre BEVs and hydrogen electric vehicles that will incorporate enhanced driver assistance features powered by PlusDrive will be available by the end of 2024.
February 23, 2023
Nikola Tre with PlusDrive feature
🅠Haldex air disc brake now option on International LT, RH
ও"We are very excited to grow our long-term partnership with Navistar," says Matt Resch, Haldex vice president, OEM Power Sales (Americas). "The ModulT DBT22LD and the LifeSeal+ package will be a great start to this growth."
February 23, 2023
A Haldex ModulT DBT22LD air disc brake.
🍸As maintenance turns to ecommerce, eBay rolls out parts guarantee
♊Three parts or accessories are sold every second on the eBay marketplace.
February 15, 2023
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🍌Paccar Parts recognizes top Kenworth, Peterbilt dealers
ꦬPaccar Parts recently recognized Kenworth and Peterbilt dealers for exceptional parts performance at the dealer meetings for the two brands this month.
February 15, 2023
TRP retail associate with a customer
🥃Cummins' new 48-volt 10-liter engine slashes emissions while improving fuel economy
ওCummins' latest fuel-agnostic engine, the X10, will roll out in 2026 with 'a step change in fuel economy' and exceptionally low emissions.
February 13, 2023
Cummins' fuel-agnostic X10 is slated for production in 2026.
MEMA holding remanufacturing roadshow in March
⛎MEMA Aftermarket Suppliers, part of MEMA, will present Spring Ahead in Springfield: A Remanufacturing Roadshow from March 13-15, 2023 in Springfield, Mo.
February 10, 2023
MEMA Aftermarket suppliers logo
ꦫOwner-ops navigate rocky truck parts-procurement landscape
ꦚIn Part 1 of this two-part feature, research reveals owners increasingly turning online and to new vendors for parts in the post-COVID era of procurement. Others have gotten crafty, devising unique strategies to ensure they have the parts they need.
February 8, 2023
Photo of parts, trucks in fleet garage
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