The Heavy Duty Parts Report
Each week Jamie Irvine and his guests have conversations that empower heavy-duty people. They discuss tips, tools, and technology that help heavy-duty parts manufacturers and distributors sell the right parts to fleets, repair shops, and truck operators.
Episodes
345 episodes
Fail to Plan, Plan to Fail
Episode 345: It can be difficult to stop and make a plan when you are busy in the day-to-day tasks of running your business. However, without a good plan, your business might struggle to grow. Transforming your heavy-duty parts business ...
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Season 7
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Episode 345
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“If You Bought It, A Truck Brought It” – New Program for the Independent Service Channel
Episode 344: Having a strong ‘why’ for your heavy-duty parts company is critical for success. It also is what will guide you when faced with decisions and opportunities. In our That’s Not Heavy Duty segment, we discuss why working withou...
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Episode 344
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Do You Have the Right Battery for Winter?
Episode 343: Proper planning can prevent poor performance in your heavy-duty parts business and can also reduce break downs on the side of the road. As winter comes, one of the ways to prepare is to make sure you have good batteries – on...
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Season 7
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Episode 343
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DPF Cleaning Do’s and Don’ts
Episode 342: We are happy to have captured this discussion with the now-retired Wayne Cochrane, past National Sales Manager of Redline Emissions Products. With many older ones retiring and leaving the industry, making sure we can still b...
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Season 7
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Episode 342
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New Tariffs are Rocking the Heavy-Duty Parts Industry
Episode 341: How are tariffs affecting heavy-duty parts companies? In this in-depth discussion, we talk about the history of tariffs, the real reasons behind them and whether they will go up in the near future.After preparing for...
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Season 7
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Episode 341
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New Options for Trailer Interior Lighting
Episode 340: The team at SSR Lighting was encouraged to look into options for interior trailer lighting after safety concerns from companies like Ford. After trial and error and thinking through obstacles like forklift strikes, extreme w...
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Season 7
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Episode 340
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How to Get the Right People in Your Parts Department
Episode 339: At the Heavy Duty Consulting Corporation, we have partnered with TRAITS to help you with your people and organization. Having the right people is so important when predicting the success of your heavy-duty business. TRAITS i...
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Episode 339
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The 3 Things Every Parts Manager Needs to Learn
Episode 338: We’ve been working hard at the Heavy Duty Consulting Corporation to create the only business development system of its kind that is exclusively dedicated to the heavy-duty parts industry. We are proud to announce that ...
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Season 7
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Episode 338
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Change Your Life by Becoming an Owner Operator in the Trucking Industry
Episode 337: Having the right people in your business is very important for success. The ‘right people’ must have a combination of experience and expertise, but more importantly, must have a great attitude and the personality traits need...
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Season 7
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Episode 337
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A Simple Approach to Turbochargers with Big Fuel Savings
Episode 336: Financial headwinds are slowing the trucking industry down. Parts companies must improve their value proposition, and one of the quickest ways to accomplish this is to bring innovative products to the attention of cust...
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Season 7
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Episode 336
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Correct Parts Identification Critical for Success in Repair Shops
Episode 335: Technology is revolutionizing the heavy-duty parts industry, but how can it keep pace with the challenges of accurate parts identification? Join us as Joe Steward from Betts Truck Parts shares his experience of using modern ...
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Season 7
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Episode 335
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Low Voltage Batteries Essential for the Future of Heavy-Duty Trucks
Episode 334: Technology is not only changing on commercial vehicles, but it is changing parts manufacturing and distribution as well. In our interview we will be airing a rerun of one of our most popular interviews in the last year...
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Season 7
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Episode 334
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28:50
Brake Safety Week 2024
Episode 333: What if a simple brake inspection could save lives on the road? In this episode we talk about the life-or-death importance of Brake Safety Week, running from August 25th to August 31st, 2024. This safety week is organi...
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Season 7
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Episode 333
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From Racing Go-Karts to Machining Parts for Peterbilt Trucks
Episode 332: What happens when a passion for racing go-karts evolves into a career in the machining industry? Our featured guest Alan Speyrer, owner of AES Machine, transformed a love for problem-solving and machining into a succes...
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Season 7
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Episode 332
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Good For the Economy AND the Environment?
Episode 331: When you run a heavy-duty parts and service business you are often faced with decisions where you have to weigh two competing things and make tough decisions. The trucking industry faces this on a national level. With ...
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Season 7
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Episode 331
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Take Advantage of Training by Horton
Episode 330: In this episode we talk training – why it is so necessary, ways to make it accessible to employees and customers, and why some companies refuse to train their people. Our host, Jamie Irvine, starts by discussing 3 myth...
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Season 7
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Episode 330
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36:54
Why Truckers Should Start Planning for Winter in July
Episode 329: Being reactive costs the trucking industry millions of dollars every year. Once something breaks down, it is costing you so much more money than if you planned for it in advance. Most people understand this for fleets and ow...
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Season 7
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Episode 329
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Volatile Market Conditions Continue to Affect Heavy-Duty
Episode 328: In these volatile times it is more important than ever to pay attention to the important things in your business rather than only focusing on the urgent day to day tasks. Being proactive and having a solid plan can be the di...
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Season 7
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Episode 328
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Technician Retention and Safety in the Heavy-Duty Repair Industry
Episode 327: Retaining skilled technicians in the heavy-duty repair industry is a challenge that many businesses face. High turnover rates can be costly and disruptive, impacting the overall efficiency and productivity of repair shops. O...
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Season 7
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Episode 327
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True or False: Remanufacturing is in Decline
Episode 326: We start this episode discussing the essential phases of remanufacturing—including disassembly, thorough cleaning, failure analysis, reassembly, and testing—and reveal how you can apply these steps to identify and resolve is...
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Season 7
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Episode 326
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40:16
Preparing for Brake Safety Week 2024
Episode 325: Brake Safety Week is coming up at the end of August. Last year, over 500 commercial vehicles were removed from North American roads after just one day of surprise inspections for having brake components that were unsaf...
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Season 7
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Episode 325
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28:00
Filter Out Contaminants with Fleetguard
Episode 324: In this episode, we talk about contaminants that need to be filtered out – out of your business and out of your commercial vehicle air and fuel system. In our That’s Not Heavy Duty segment, Jamie tells a story of an ir...
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Season 7
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Episode 324
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45:55
The Difference Between Preventative and Predictive Maintenance with Intangles
Episode 323: In this episode we discuss the need to change with the times in order to avoid being left behind. Things are certainly changing fast with technology in the trucking and parts industry and there are certain things that ...
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Season 7
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Episode 323
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34:43
Parts Cost Trends at the VMRS System Level
Episode 322: Tracking parts cost trends is vital in the heavy-duty parts industry. The last 6 months of 2023 and the first quarter of 2024 were flat or even down for many heavy-duty parts companies as the freight recession affected the i...
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Season 7
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Episode 322
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35:07
Challenge the Status Quo and Grow Your Business with Prestone
Episode 321: In this week’s episode we start by talking about 3 common ideas in heavy-duty parts that need to be challenged. First, how total cost of operation should be considered over purchase price. Second, how salespeople are not usu...
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Season 7
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Episode 321
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