aftermarket News Updates

Business, Technology, Equipment, For-Hire

Fleets Turn to Remanned Parts to Reduce Operating Costs

The impact of a three-year freight recession and consistently rising costs is providing both opportunity and challenge for truck parts remanufacturers in the dubbed reman market.

January 13, 2025
Government, Business, Equipment, Fuel

Aftermarket Parts Costs Are Stabilizing

Industry leaders are pointing to several positive indicators that have caused a drop in aftermarket parts prices in the second quarter of 2023 from the first quarter.

November 6, 2023
Business, Equipment, Safety

Arbon Equipment Acquires Pugleasa

Milwaukee-based Arbon Equipment Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Rite-Hite, announced it acquired Pugleasa Co. Inc., a loading dock and industrial door sales and service organization headquartered in Arden Hills, Minn.

November 8, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment

Utilimaster Announces New Production Facility

Spartan Motors subsidiary Utilimaster announced Feb. 26 it will develop a new vehicle production facility for aftermarket parts.

February 28, 2020
Business, Technology, Equipment

Fleets Manage Parts in Multiple Ways

GRAPEVINE, Texas Fleets have found various ways to handle the need for parts: expanding inventory levels, not substituting cheaper but less reliable ones for critical parts, doing some warranty work themselves, keeping the average age of trucks low or turning to electric trucks.

January 29, 2020
Business, Equipment

Tenneco Names Brian Kesseler Sole CEO

Commercial vehicle supplier Tenneco Inc. announced co-CEO Brian Kesseler will assume the newly consolidated role of CEO.

January 10, 2020
Business, Equipment

DRiV Inc. to Emerge From Tenneco Later This Year

DRiV Inc. is the name of an aftermarket parts and ride performance company that is being launched in the wake of Tenneco Inc.s separation into two independent companies, Tenneco announced.

February 19, 2019
Business, Technology, Equipment

Suppliers Use HDAW 2019 to Unveil Latest Efforts

LAS VEGAS Suppliers of a variety of products and services for the aftermarket announced developments here during Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week.

February 4, 2019
Business, Technology, Equipment

Fleets Seek Aftermarket Companies That Are Easy to Do Business With

LAS VEGAS Fleet executives are standardizing parts ordering and maintenance procedures as they deal with truck equipment that is increasingly complex and costly.

January 29, 2019
Business, Technology, Equipment

Aftermarket Seeks to Keep Up as Truck Makers Broaden Approach

LAS VEGAS Truck makers are wrestling with how to invest in automation, electrification and traditional powertrains all at once. Additionally, more trailers will use telematics to relay diagnostic information and secure parts while new relationships will form between suppliers and technology startups, according to experts at the Heavy Duty Aftermarket Dialogue.

January 29, 2019