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The challenges facing the DIFM market

Auto Service World

Despite these setbacks, the surviving DIFM outlets powered a historic comeback in 2021. The pandemic also closed thousands of repair outlets, reducing the DIFM market’s capacity to service the growing number of cars and light trucks. This shift caused a plunge in DIFM product sales, while DIY sales surged.

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Massive Fire In Ohio Caused By Pickup Driver Who Hit A Tanker Truck Then Fled The Scene

Jalopnik

Instead, they blame the driver of a black pickup truck, who authorities are still searching for, WBNS 10 TV reports. Initial reports suggested the pickup truck driver cut off the tanker, causing it to crash, but police now say it was more than a little bad driving. The tanker then flipped on its side and caught fire.

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Foreign brands dominating U.S. market

Auto Service World

“This was caused by the combination of weak new vehicle sales of domestic nameplates and their disproportionate share of the car and light truck annual scrappage,” Lang said in its report, Foreign Nameplates Dominate the Aftermarket. Conversely, foreign nameplates have surged in the past decade.

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Why isn’t Canada’s vehicle fleet growing?

Auto Service World

VIO number has grown about 2 per cent since 2021. Campau highlighted a significant shift in vehicle preferences across North America, with a marked trend towards light trucks, including crossover utility vehicles (CUVs). “We are seeing a rapid shift towards light trucks across North America,” he explained.

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Keep your truck drivers on the road with proactive monitoring

Solera

And the trucking industry is no exception, where positive drug test results are rising. In the first three months of 2023, truck drivers testing positive for marijuana increased by 9.2%. What is happening with drugs and alcohol in trucking? Excessive drug and alcohol use in the U.S. increased 4.3% in 2022 and 3.9%

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Order-to-Delivery Times Stabilize, but Challenges Remain

Automotive Fleet

These are some of the findings from Automotive Fleet ’s 2025 OTD survey, returning for the first time since 2021. Heavy-duty and full-size pickups rebounded faster than mid-size trucks. Pickups and vans are running longer at 20 weeks, while OTDs for cars and SUVs have decreased, according to Jason Kraus, VP of operations.

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Schrader TPMS Solutions reveals AirCheck BLE retrofit kit at SEMA

Tire Review Magazine

Designed for towable trailers, recreational trailers, motorhomes, and passenger cars without factory-installed TPMS, the kit features Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) technology, the company said. Schrader TPMS Solutions , a brand of Sensata Technologies , revealed the AirCheck BLE retrofit kit at SEMA.