The Heavy Duty Parts Report

That’s Not Heavy Duty – Overreacting to the Highs & Lows of the Truckload Cycle According to some sources, 88000 trucking companies ceased operations in 2023. Some of these could not be avoided, but others may have been avoided with proper planning and management. We are living in volatile times so overreacting to the highs and lows of the truckload cycle and the economy in general can be disastrous. It is so important to approach things from a conservative and a proactive perspective by having contingency plans, conserving cash and reducing risk. If you haven't yet, follow The Heavy Duty Parts Report presented by the Heavy Duty Consulting Corporation so you never miss out on great conversations that empower heavy-duty people. 🎧 #foreclosure #trucking #economy

4 Things Affecting the Heavy-Duty Truck Market Charles Bowles from Commercial Truck Trader explains some of the things that are affecting the heavy-duty vehicle market right now. “One is the high interest rates. They're clobbering many buyers. They just can't afford the terms. We've also got the challenge of trade-ins regardless of class. Trade-ins are often upside down right now due to low residual values. Freight rates are still bouncing along the bottom and many owner-operators are either giving up and just parking their units or selling them. And it’s sad to see because they just can’t afford to actually haul any freight. And finally, credit has become a really big issue for a lot of buyers. It is really tight right now.” If you haven't yet, follow The Heavy Duty Parts Report presented by the Heavy Duty Consulting Corporation so you never miss out on great conversations that empower heavy-duty people. 🎧 #interestrates #freight #credit #truckingindustry

Urgent Vs. Important – What Should You Focus On? If you are on the front lines of running your business, you have a perspective centered on the daily demands and urgent tasks that come up. With all of the demands of running a business, it can be difficult to give attention to the important things. Urgent things get dealt with, but important things may get pushed off into the future. It can also be difficult to see what the most important things are so sometimes an objective opinion is needed. At the Heavy Duty Consulting Corporation we can help you to see those important things and help you have a plan to work on them too. If you haven't yet, follow The Heavy Duty Parts Report presented by the Heavy Duty Consulting Corporation so you never miss out on great conversations that empower heavy-duty people. 🎧 #important #consultant #truckingindustry

That's NOT Heavy-Duty - Having an Unsafe Work Environment Every year in the USA, 125 000 workers are killed or disabled from a hazardous work environment. No one should die trying to make a living for their family. There are also many workplaces that are being labelled as toxic today for the toll they take on mental health. It is important to make sure our work environment is safe physically and mentally for our employees. What do you think, are toxic workplaces more common now? If you haven't yet, follow The Heavy Duty Parts Report presented by the Heavy Duty Consulting Corporation so you never miss out on great conversations that empower heavy-duty people. 🎧 #toxic #unsafe #truckingindustry

This week we interviewed Brett Delp, National Account Manager for Fleets at Stertil-Koni USA Inc. He told us about their heavy-duty lifts which can lift over 100 000 pounds into the air to be worked on safely. The benefit to the technician is great as well, allowing them to work more comfortably and avoid strain on their body. “You're working more in a comfortable vertical upright setting and you're not on the ground on your knees kind of bent over trying to get all the nuts and bolts”, Brett said. If you haven't yet, follow The Heavy Duty Parts Report presented by the Heavy Duty Consulting Corporation so you never miss out on great conversations that empower heavy-duty people. 🎧 #lift #protection #employeeretention

7 Steps to Improve Employee Retention With the technician shortage, the need to attract, but then to retain, qualified technicians, has never been more important. Our host, Jamie Irvine, walks us through 7 steps to help improve retention. Are you finding it difficult to keep good people in your company? If you haven't yet, follow The Heavy Duty Parts Report presented by the Heavy Duty Consulting Corporation so you never miss out on great conversations that empower heavy-duty people. 🎧 #retention #consulting #strategy #tips

That’s Not Heavy Duty – Sending Cores to the Landfill There are many options that are better than throwing your cores out in the garbage. Our host, Jamie Irvine, gives a list of a few other ways to deal with cores, such as: - Keep them in your core bank - Sell your cores to brokers - Scrap for raw material value The heavy-duty way is to avoid wasting cores and adding to the overflowing landfills. What does your company do with cores? If you haven't yet, follow The Heavy Duty Parts Report presented by the Heavy Duty Consulting Corporation so you never miss out on great conversations that empower heavy-duty people. 🎧 #landfill #cores #truckingindustry

What is the future of aftermarket? Does it include more remanufacturing? Joe Kripli, President of APRA, explains that remanufacturing is better for the environment and is definitely not in decline. In the past, remanufacturing got a bad name because of lower quality products coming in from overseas. However, that is not the case anymore. What do you think? Will remanufacturing be a more popular choice in the future? If you haven't yet, follow The Heavy Duty Parts Report presented by the Heavy Duty Consulting Corporation so you never miss out on great conversations that empower heavy-duty people. 🎧 #remanufacturing #trucking #parts

A 5 Step Process for Solving Problems in Your Parts Business Just like in the remanufacturing process, there are steps that are needed in order to solve problems in your heavy-duty business. Our host, Jamie Irvine, outlines these steps: 1. Problem Identification 2. Root Cause Analysis 3. Failure Analysis 4. Establish and Implement a Solution 5. Check Results Do you need help with a problem in your heavy-duty business? If you haven't yet, follow The Heavy Duty Parts Report presented by the Heavy Duty Consulting Corporation so you never miss out on great conversations that empower heavy-duty people. 🎧 #business #consulting #trucking

That's Not Heavy Duty - Failing to Maintain Your Commercial Vehicles Our host Jamie Irvine, discusses a video of a semi that lost brake control and ran right through a red light, hitting other vehicles. Accidents can happen but it is not heavy-duty to avoid doing maintenance and putting lives at risk by keeping dangerous vehicles on the road. Using high quality parts and making sure that all vehicles on the road are well maintained is the heavy-duty way. If you haven't yet, follow The Heavy Duty Parts Report presented by the Heavy Duty Consulting Corporation so you never miss out on great conversations that empower heavy-duty people. 🎧 #collision #heavydutytrucks #brakes