Category: Breaks, Suspensions & Chassis

ACT Research Says With 2023 Overbooked, Class 8 Orders Will Now Set the Tone for 2024

ACT Research Says With 2023 Overbooked, Class 8 Orders Will Now Set the Tone for 2024

| August 18, 2023

Class 8 backlog is likely to continue to decline until 2024 On continued strong build rates and seasonally weak order volumes, July’s NA Class 8 backlog fell by 11,632 units to 163,576 units. At 5.9 months, the nominal backlog-to-build ratio remains comfortably healthy into year end, according to ACT Research’s latest State of the Industry: […]

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Navistar’s 100th Fleetrite Storefront Opening Provides Increased Parts Availability, Customer Uptime

Navistar’s 100th Fleetrite Storefront Opening Provides Increased Parts Availability, Customer Uptime

| August 9, 2023

Fleetrite currently offers more than 100 product lines with 18,000 parts, consistently increasing its offerings and inventory for customers Navistar has announced the opening of its 100th storefront location by Kyrish Truck Center in Willis, Texas for its Fleetrite® all-makes and models aftermarket truck and bus parts brand. With this milestone, Navistar has doubled its original goal […]

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Love’s awards diesel technicians and mechanics $520,000 in bonuses

Love’s awards diesel technicians and mechanics $520,000 in bonuses

| August 1, 2023

Employees earn bonuses for reaching milestones in billed repair labor Love’s Travel Stops recently awarded 96 Truck Care and Speedco diesel technicians and mechanics more than $520,000 in lifetime achievement bonuses for reaching career milestones in billed repair labor. These recipients are the first to receive bonus payouts as part of a new incentive program […]

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ATA and Phillips Announce Corporate Partnership

ATA and Phillips Announce Corporate Partnership

| July 31, 2023

Phillips is a leader in the design and manufacturing of components and innovative technology solutions for the commercial truck and trailer industry The American Trucking Associations announced that Phillips (Phillips Industries, Phillips Innovations and Phillips Connect), an international leader in the design and manufacturing of components and innovative technology solutions for the commercial truck and […]

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Ryder Crowns “Top Tech” at 22nd Annual Top Technician North American Championship in Detroit

Ryder Crowns “Top Tech” at 22nd Annual Top Technician North American Championship in Detroit

| July 31, 2023

Cody Morris showcases truck maintenance mastery as this year’s “Top Tech” champion and $50,000 cash prize winner Ryder System, Inc. announces it has awarded Cody Morris of Kentucky with the 2023 Ryder Top Technician title and a $50,000 cash prize. The Ryder Top Technician (“Top Tech”) Skills Competition is designed to identify, showcase, and reward Ryder’s […]

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Platform Science and Uptake Partner to Bring Predictive Maintenance to U.S. Fleets

Platform Science and Uptake Partner to Bring Predictive Maintenance to U.S. Fleets

| July 28, 2023

As the newest addition to the industry-leading Virtual Vehicle platform, Uptake’s data analytics will help keep drivers safely on the road and prevent unplanned roadside breakdowns Platform Science, connected vehicle platform,and Uptake, a leader in predictive analytics software-as-a-service (SaaS), has partnered to extend data-driven insights and predictive maintenance capabilities to some of the country’s largest vehicle […]

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