The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates an average of 28,100 openings for diesel technicians each year over the next decade. Many of those openings are expected to result from the need to replace workers leaving the industry or retiring. While we, as an industry, can’t do much about baby boomers...

If you’ve been in the HD industry long enough, you have seen the cyclical struggle that salvage yards continue to have with finding and keeping good staff. This makes it extremely difficult for salvage companies to stay on top of their inventory and advertising efforts which, at the end of...

Every shop owner knows that additional streams of revenue can make or break a business. TruckPark’s mission of helping provide drivers with safe and efficient parking solutions has proven to be a win-win in the trucking industry. Not only are the lives of drivers improved, but shop owners from coast...

Despite what we always hear and are told, to “Train for your staffs’ success,” the truth is training isn’t for our staff’s success; that’s simply an ideal byproduct. Training is for our customers’ success. When our staff knows which questions to ask, how to ask them, about our products and...

Codependent systems like heavy-duty diesel engines and emissions controls normally work well together, however, problems with one can impact the other. Aftertreatment issues can increase engine backpressure and reduce efficiency, while engine-related problems can cause excessive regens. Many of these issues originate upstream; below are two of the most common issues: 1. Airflow...

Selling heavy-duty parts is complicated. There are many challenges including finding knowledgeable employees, stocking the correct parts, and being price competitive. With all that complexity, I would like to share three simple changes that have the potential to help you sell more heavy-duty parts. A colleague once said, “keep it...