Jul 11, 2021
Parts ranging from tires to water pumps can be hard to come by if you don t know where to look.
Supply chain and building material constraints have hampered new truck builds for much of the year, but a similar effect is also being felt by fleets who simply want to service the trucks they already have.
Volatility in steel and rubber prices has impacted the availability of tires and forged parts like blocks and housings, and lead times for parts that used to be a few days can drag on for weeks. Every day we realize something else is hard or impossible to get, said Brent Edmonson, an Ontario, Canada-based truck technician with L.F. Mattice Farms & Trucking. Bulk 10w30 [engine oil] isn’t currently available in our area, and barrels or pails are about a month wait.