How Fleet Maintenance Managers Adapt to Parts Shortages – Aftermarket

(Left to right) Taki Darakos of Pitt Ohio, Scott Ewell of H.R. Ewell, and Adam Wolk of Challenger Motor Freight discuss supply chain constraints at Heavy Duty Aftermarket Dialogue.
Photo: Vesna Brajkovic
Vehicle manufacturers, suppliers and distributors a like all depend on the trucking fleet customer to purchase their trucks and order their components. Meanwhile, the maintenance managers of those fleets are also coming face-to-face with component and equipment shortages that have altered their operations for years now.
Three maintenance managers from North American for-hire carriers sat on a panel during Heavy Duty Aftermarket Dialogue on Jan.