1. …the economy stagnated for a few more years?
2. …you had to take an extended absence from the business?
3. …you lost one of your key employees or co-workers?
4. …a major storm destroyed your office or storage buildings?
5. …one of your big customers stops buying from you?
Ask yourself these questions. Implement your solutions and your business will be better as a result.
Scott Tetz is owner of Partslink, PartSeek & TruckPartsInventory.com. He grew up in the salvage business and has visited hundreds of truck part companies all across North America.
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In 2008, ArvinMeritor built a 400,000-square-foot commercial axle manufacturing plant in Monterrey. Previously, its aftermarket distribution center was housed near Escobedo, Mexico.
The expanded Monterrey warehouse and distribution center services more than 300 dealer and independent parts distributor locations throughout Mexico and Latin America. It has 28 full-time employees and 35,200 square feet of warehousing space, a 19 percent increase over the previous facility.
Lawrence Livermore is currently conducting a full-scale test in the wind tunnel at the National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex, which operates under the direction of the Arnold Engineering Development Center, located at Ames. The project is aimed at identifying drag reduction devices, both commercially available and still under development that show the potential for improving fuel efficiency. The wind tunnel is 80 feet by 120 feet, more than enough to hold a 53-foot trailer.
The ISX15 will be offered in addition to Detroit Diesel's powertrain options.
The Cummins ISX15 features 400 to 600 horsepower and 1450 to 2050 pounds-feet of torque, suitable for a variety of vocational and on-highway applications.
"We know that many of our customers in construction and other applications prefer the Cummins engine," said Mike Jackson, general manager for Western Star.
