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Tips and tricks about heavy duty trucks and diesel engines.
How to Determine The Best Truck Parts to Add to Your Inventory
As a purchasing manager for an aftermarket heavy duty replacement truck parts supplier, it is my responsibility to research parts and determine the best parts to add to the inventory. There are many factors to consider when it comes to adding parts to existing...
Exhaust Manifold – Steel or Cast Iron?
You have had your truck for many years now and during routine maintenance of your vehicle, you realize that your exhaust manifold is leaking. Let’s say it’s at a point where you can’t repair the leak, which means you have to replace it. As you are beginning to inquiry...
Diesel Engine Trucks Parts Crucial to Always Taking Good Care Of
Maintenance of Heavy Duty Trucks Trucks are a great heavy duty vehicle that has made it possible to transport diverse goods from one place to another. However, they are a big investment, but the maintenance, insurance, and many other factors add to the cost as well....
The New Right-to-Repair (RTR) Agreement
What Does It Mean to You? In January of this year, a new Memo of Understanding (MOU) was reached between a number of medium and heavy duty commercial vehicle manufacturers and the Aftermarket providers of vehicle service. This historic agreement applies to the OEM...
Diesel Oil Pan Sludge
In recent reviews of diesel engine parts demand, it was surprising to learn from at least one company, AKMI Corporation, that there has been a high demand for oil pans on certain diesel models. What could cause such demand? Consider the possibility that the...
How Important do you Consider an Oil Pan to be?
What do you consider the most important engine part for your truck? Think of a part that your truck absolutely needs and can’t survive without. There are many different answers that can be given – cylinder block, crankshaft, camshafts, flywheel, exhaust manifold, EGR...
Heavy Duty Truck Braking System
Braking System of your Heavy Duty Truck Of all the vital pieces of safety component that come with your heavy-duty truck, as the brake is onе of the mоѕt сrіtical partѕ оf your vehicle that have a direct effect on the performance of your truck-stopping system. Hence,...
When Will HDAW Outgrow the Mirage?
The Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week (HDAW) is held at The Mirage Events and Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV each year. The show just completed its eleventh year and continues to grow each year. With the addition of “The Tool & Equipment Expo” and many booths in the...
Aftermarket Flywheels – Everything YOU Should Know
All mechanics understand the importance of flywheels when it comes to engines. They have to be strong, sturdy, handle the rigors of everyday hauling, yet remain perfectly balanced to provide their most efficient form of energy. When it comes to replacing your...
Diesel Soot, or Particulate Matter (PM)
Ever wonder how diesel soot, also called Particulate Matter or PM, affects your engine’s performance? Ever wonder what components are most vulnerable to soot contamination? Let’s take a look. Diesel PM output to the atmosphere is now tightly controlled by EPA...