Trucking is short 80,000 drivers, here’s why?ATA’s latest snapshot of the truck driver shortage shows that if current trends persist, over the next decade, the driver shortage could hit 160,000.When the pandemic hit the U.S. in March 2020, truck driving schools and state commercial licensing agencies reported they trained and awarded CDLs to significantly fewer […]
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Horton named Paccar Parts’ top supplier The 2020 Supplier of the Year Award is a direct reflection of the hard work and commitment of our associates to provide superior products and outstanding customer service. Paccar Parts says its Supplier of the Year Award recognizes suppliers who demonstrate excellence in operational efficiency, retail sales growth, parts […]
A Guide to Choosing and Finding Heavy Duty Truck Parts, If you are the owner or operator of a heavy-duty truck, you know how important proper maintenance is and that sometimes you’ll need heavy-duty truck parts. Let’s take a closer look at where you can find parts for your heavy-duty truck. If you are choosing […]
It doesn’t matter where you sit in the aftermarket these days, parts are getting increasingly difficult to obtain — some parts more than others. None of the vendors give any reason to think there’s light at the end of the tunnel. Companies are struggling up and down the heavy-duty truck parts. A positive is parts […]
Freight jumped 11% in June to an all-time high Truckload freight volumes hit new highs in June and spot and contract rates stayed in record territory as surging retail imports and peak produce shipments fueled demand for transportation services, according to DAT Freight & Analytics, operator of the largest truckload freight marketplace in North America. […]
Volvo Trucks announces first East Coast Volvo EV certified dealer Volvo Trucks North America (VTNA) electromobility team, fully trained to consult with customers in the transition towards Class 8 electric trucks, Its service technicians have also been fully trained and equipped to safely perform battery-electric truck maintenance and repairs for Volvo VNR Electric trucks in […]
Daimler Trucks Canada has appointed Beau Bates as on-highway district sales manager, responsible for a portion of the Ontario market. Bates previously worked at Paccar where he spent the last 13 plus years of his career, most recently as senior district sales manager for Kenworth’s medium and heavy-duty product line for Central Canada and the […]
All industry attendees during Wednesday’s Heavy Duty Manufacturers Association (HDMA) and MacKay & Company Pulse webinar said they anticipate their aftermarket parts sales business to grow this year. Nearly 90 percent predict the market to be up by at least 5 percent, with 15 percent saying they could see their aftermarket business growing by greater […]
Commercial Motor Vehicle Consulting (CMVC) announced Tuesday its Parts Aftermarket Sales Leading Indicator (PLI) increased 0.9 percent in February from January — the seventh consecutive monthly increase in PLI. The truck population is operating at high utilization rates and the economic recovery is becoming broad-based, resulting in higher fleet capacity utilization across fleet market segments/industries […]
Brandon Alt said he was just getting started on his delivery route that goes through Truckee, Calif., on March 8 when the car in front of him veered off the road and into the river below. As I was following her, she was weaving in and out of the lane,” said Alt. “She almost hit […]