The ability to locate quickly high quality aftermarket parts remains critically important to North American truck operators of all sizes as they strive to maximize life and uptime from their current fleet of trucks and trailers. With an average vehicle age approaching almost 10 years, fleet managers are heavily reliant on their distribution channels. The channel outlets are not only expected to provide quality replacement parts (with reasonable life-cycle costs), but also to ensure those components are available when needed and at a customer-friendly price point. Additionally, they must provide appropriate parts support, counsel and expertise.  • More

New-generation wide base single tires have been gaining widespread popularity during the past decade, primarily because of the weight advantage when compared with dual wheels, improved fuel efficiency, and the perceived ease by which fleets and truck owners can transition to the new technology.  • More

Three Ways Suppliers May Distinguish Their Products and Services in the Aftermarket - The heavy-duty aftermarket is hardly known as a bastion of innovation. By its very nature, the business is reactive: when a component breaks down it must be repaired or replaced. The mechanic or truck owner checks his stock to see if he has the materials he needs and, if he doesn't, calls a distributor.  • More

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The aftermarket has never been more important to North American truck operators as they strive to maximize life and uptime from their current fleet of trucks and trailers. With an average vehicle age approaching nine years, the fleet manager, with his distribution channel for replacement parts, focuses on quality parts availability and overall life cycle costs, including appropriate parts support, counsel and expertise • More

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Technical Training for Heavy-Duty Truck and Trailer Technicians Blends Online and Instructor-Led Training - If you say Meritor to a fleet owner, chances are he'll think of the many fine drivetrain, braking, trailer, and electronic vehicle control products the company manufactures for the commercial vehicle industry around the globe. If you say Meritor to a service technician, chances are just as good he'll think of the company's broad offering of product maintenance training. • More

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Traditionally, the development of diesel electric hybrid technology in commercial trucks has been aimed at markets with heavy stop-and-go cycles, or where a vehicle will idle for prolonged periods in order to make use of power takeoff (PTO) devices. One reason is the hybrid-drive system's ability to capture kinetic energy through regenerative braking and deliver bursts of power at low speeds-imagine a residential garbage truck moving from driveway to driveway.  • More

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Only eight percent of Class-8 tractors in North America are equipped with technology that can reduce the likelihood of a rollover accident. This figure is bound to rise as more original equipment manufacturers make roll stability technology a standard feature or more attractive option. But the lack of a practicable retrofit for tractors can frustrate owners who see an immediate need for stability controls in their operation.  • More

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Collision safety systems are designed to reduce the human and property costs associated with accidents. Current systems are designed to address rear end accidents, they detect objects in a vehicle’s path, manage the distance between them, and automatically intervene with braking and throttle controls until the driver can respond.  • More

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