VIPAR Heavy Duty meeting focuses on aftermarket opportunities
VIPAR Heavy Duty welcomed several leaders from its supplier community to Chicago last month for the organization’s bi-annual Supplier Advisory Council meeting. Council members met with the executive team from VIPAR Heavy Duty to collaborate and discuss ideas to support the success of the network’s distributors and supplier partners. The meeting provided an opportunity for
Mild recession scenario considered in commercial vehicle market forecasting
According to ACT’s latest release of the North American Commercial Vehicle OUTLOOK, while ACT Research still believes a soft landing is the US economy’s most likely path, the potential for a mild recession is becoming an increasingly compelling alternative. “We find ourselves in a turbulent environment, where still significant positive and increasingly negative economic forces are crashing
May preliminary data show new truck order activity aligned with macro trend
Preliminary North American Class 8 net orders in May were 14,000 units, while Classes 5-7 net orders moderated to 17,000 units. Complete industry data for May, including final order numbers, will be published by ACT Research in mid-June. “We are coming to that time of year when orders tend to be seasonally weak, as OEMs
Why paying attention to diesel engine filtration data pays off
It’s easy to tune out the massive amount of truck telematics coming at you and focus on what you know from years of experience, but turning a blind eye to diesel engine data can cost you in the short- and long-term. The piston-pumping heart of your rolling iron deserves as much attention as your own
Truckstop.com introduces Rate Insights spot market tool
Customers can negotiate rates and stay competitive in the spot market with Truckstop.com Rate Insights, a spot market rate tool using machine learning and artificial intelligence to provide accurate, same-day rate estimates at the load level, the company announced in a press release. Rate Insights comes standard with Load Board Pro and Premium subscriptions, providing
Navistar on Navistar: Truck service in the days of data
A crowd grew around the Navistar press conference where a screen displayed the type of truck telematics that we come to expect today, but this was 2014, and the truck that was being tracked wasn’t an International truck. OnCommand Connection was one of the savviest moves the OEM made in the 2010s. It was the
Making the truck aftermarket parts, service connection
There’s an interesting shift happening in truck technology conversations. It used to be, and still is in some segments, that talk of what could be possible with the latest data-driven solutions dominated talking points. Several years ago, in the heavy-duty aftermarket, in particular, the future was painted in the gleam of newly launched (or revamped)
Making truck service data visible, actionable, easy to understand
The headline of this post is easier said than done. All data-driven service providers are aiming to help fleets reduce downtime through better use of truck service information, but the above three points of focus are specifically what Navistar is driving toward, according to Brian Mulshine, director, customer experience, Navistar. I caught up with Brian
New, used commercial truck market closed out 2021 with higher volume, J.D. Power finds
Commercial Truck auction volume increased in December, likely due, at least in part, to a substantial increase in new truck deliveries, according to analysts from J.D. Power Valuation Services, as reported in the January 2022 Commercial Truck Guidelines Industry Update. Companies taking delivery of long-awaited new trucks were most likely eager to offload their older inventory.
Meritor talks trucking aftermarket advancements, sets new goals
During Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week, Meritor’s aftermarket and product leadership sat down to provide an update of its aftermarket initiatives and the evolution of existing aftermarket products. Here’s the rundown. Electrification in the aftermarket Meritor is barreling ahead toward electrification. It recently announced series production of its 14Xe ePowertrain. When asked what opportunities the ePowertrain
