FleetPride adds more than 400k truck parts to e-commerce site
FleetPride Inc. has increased the number of parts offered on its e-commerce platform, FleetPride.com. FleetPride has more than 1 million parts in its portfolio and expects to have every part available for sale online within the next two years. “Today, we are following through on our commitment announced in October to grow our digital offering.
FTR’s latest Shippers Conditions Index reflects little change
FTR’s Shippers Conditions Index (SCI) for September, as reported in the November Shippers Update, at -6.5 improved only slightly from the August reading of -6.8 with market conditions stalled at a level unfavorable for shippers. The slight movement in the September SCI reflects market conditions that have barely budged as tougher freight rates and higher
Fullbay names new CEO
Fullbay has announced Patrick McKittrick as its new chief executive officer, effective November 15, 2021. McKittrick succeeds current CEO and Founder Jacob Findlay, who will transition to executive chairman with the company he co-founded in 2014. Prior to joining Fullbay, McKittrick was CEO at FieldRoutes (formerly PestRoutes), and brings years of experience with a proven
Sensata Technologies launches an aftermarket website
Sensata’s new website contains marketing and technical information about the company’s OEM products that are available in the aftermarket to selected channels for heavy-duty industries. Before the launch of the new aftermarket site, interested parties only had Sensata’s corporate, OEM-focused website that contained information on many products that are not currently available to the aftermarket.
FleetPride Acquires Jim’s Truck & Trailer Equipment
FleetPride Inc. has acquired the assets of Jim’s Truck & Trailer Equipment in Wichita Falls, Texas. Founded in 1971 and owned by Jim Martin, the company provides customers in north Texas and southwest Oklahoma with a wide assortment of parts and services for heavy-duty trucks and trailers, including engine, transmission, drivetrain and diagnostic work. “We
FleetPride acquires Garden Spot Frame & Alignment
FleetPride Inc. has acquired the assets of Garden Spot Frame & Alignment. Garden Spot was majority-owned by Barry Simpson and founded in 1978. It is based in Denver, Pennsylvania, with three more locations within the state, including East Earl, Lancaster, and Leola. The company offers a variety of shop services to heavy duty fleets and
Daimler Trucks N.A. recognizes 43 ‘Masters of Quality’
Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) announced the 43 recipients of its 2020 Masters of Quality supplier award. The award honors the top component and service suppliers to DTNA’s Freightliner and Western Star brand trucks. The annual program recognizes outstanding suppliers that have received high scores based on their quality, delivery, technology and cost performance as
Alliance Parts opens first standalone store in Mexico
Alliance Parts, a brand of Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA), expanded its retail footprint with the opening of its first standalone store in Mexico, in the municipality of Escobedo, Nuevo León. The store, which is operated by the Difrenosa dealership, launched this month and features Alliance Parts for all Freightliner trucks. The Alliance Parts store
Choosing the right parts in the trucking aftermarket
The commercial vehicle aftermarket is a crowded place, and the arena of remanufactured and rebuilt parts in particular can be confusing. Put the wrong replacement component on your truck, and you can risk not just part failure, but also damage that would more than wipe out any savings from going with the lowest-cost option. And
HDAW accepting distributor requests for supplier meetings
Conference organizers for Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week (HDAW) say they are now accepting requests for one-on-one business meetings between premier distributors and suppliers at HDAW ’22. This specialty program is designed to match distributors with priority suppliers for private, personalized business conversations through computer automated scheduling. The meetings will take place during HDAW ‘22 at
The advantages of a well-made, all-makes filter
When you hear the term “all-makes” product, what comes to mind? As a cautious fleet manager you likely need to affirm that the product doesn’t just work with all makes and models, but works with them well. You don’t only want the bare minimum requirements to be met; you need to be given a reason
FleetPride introduces e-commerce website
FleetPride Inc. has introduced its new e-commerce site at www.fleetpride.com. Previously, site visitors could only look up product information and were unable to purchase items. Now, there are more than 176,000 products available online for Class 6-8 vehicles and heavy-duty trailers, and the company says the number is growing on a daily basis. Customers are