Common myths about heavy duty truck parts.
Posted on Feb 14th 2021
The universe of secondary selling parts can be very murky. A similar part made by a similar producer can be accessible in a few distinctive boxes is just the part of the problem. There is also no standardization of what is implied by the different terms used to depict the interest being bought.
Myths and misconceptions immensely bind the secondhand parts market. Here is a look at such common misconceptions.
All parts are made equally.
"Just because a truck part looks similar to a genuine part doesn't mean it's a similar quality," says Amy Kartch, overseer of North American Vehicle Group Aftermarket, Eaton. "Fit and usefulness can't supplant the long periods of testing, designing and framework level agreement that goes into authentic parts." She adds that the contrasts between the different sorts of parts come down to the specifications they are built to and whether the part maker comprehends the application that element will be operating in.
As indicated by Juan Hernandez, international marketing and sourcing supervisor, secondhand sells business unit at SAF-Holland. The original parts usually segment a framework that has been planned and designed to cooperate as a framework. He accepts factors, for example, resistances and mechanical properties, and other things, which separates original parts from different kinds of details.
The only price that matters the most.
The value of a truck part comes not just from the price but the availability as well. According to Phil Taylor, VP of Central Oregon trucking company, “Cost is just a component of the value and we just look at the value a part brings in the fleet. The value allows the truck to come back on the road making our drivers productive.”
The life cycle of the vehicle does not necessarily need to be considered. John Blodgett, VP of sales and marketing at reseller's exchange specialist and advisor MacKay and Co, clarifies, "If an armada ordinarily purchases trucks new, saves them for a very long time and afterward sells them, they may consider placing non-certified parts on the vehicle in the fifth year if the part won't influence the presentation of the vehicle for the equilibrium of the time they will claim the vehicle and won't affect the resale esteem."
Parts can only be obtained and replaced at the dealers.
Pennig says armadas do not generally understand that a section is accessible through post-retail dispersion. The item is usually the same or shockingly better than what is accessible through the OE vendor channel.
Tina Alread, the overseer of deals at HDA Truck Pride, accepts at times, the secondary selling has even gone further and addressed a realized issue discovered to be available in the OE application. "It is important for the truck owners to have all the facts for making purchase decisions for repairs.”
I hope these sayings of trucking experts have helped you understand these common misconceptions about the truck parts.