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The Smart Buyer’s Guide to Truck Parts in Uncertain Markets

July 14, 2025 Brake Drum Pricing, tariffs, truck parts by admin

Buying truck parts used to be simple—compare prices and pick a vendor. Not anymore. Today’s market is shaped by volatile steel prices, global supply chain instability, and most of all, constantly changing tariffs and trade policies. Smart buyers are adapting by being proactive rather than reactive. Here’s how to build a sourcing strategy that keeps…

Heavy-Duty Brake Shoe Core Problems – The Shift Towards New Brake Shoes

May 21, 2025 Brake Shoes by admin

In the heavy-duty aftermarket, the use of core-based brake shoes has long been a standard practice. Remanufacturers rely on old brake shoes—cores—to replenish inventory, and fleets and distributors are expected to return these cores in usable condition to avoid extra charges. While the concept may seem simple on paper, in practice it introduces a wide…

The New Pricing Paradigm in Heavy-Duty Truck Parts and Brake Drums

April 15, 2025 Brake Drum Pricing, tariffs by admin

Multiple Tariffs and Trade Duties Driving Unprecedented Price Increases in Heavy-Duty Truck Parts The U.S. commercial vehicle industry faces an unprecedented pricing challenge in 2025. A combination of existing Section 301 tariffs, newly implemented Fentanyl and Reciprocal tariffs, and specific antidumping (AD) and countervailing duties (CVD) on brake drums from China and Turkey are creating…

New Brake Drum Duties. New Brake Drum Prices. DuraBrake’s Cost-Competitive Options.

January 28, 2025 Uncategorized by admin

As mentioned in our previous articles, Webb has petitioned for antidumping and countervailing duties on cast iron brake drums MADE in China and Turkey and imported into the US. This issue is separate from the new tariffs that President Trump is proposing. The countervailing duty was preliminarily determined in November 2024 to be 16.7% from most manufacturers…

Accuride’s Bankruptcy Effect On the Brake Drum and Wheel-End Industry

November 6, 2024 Uncategorized by admin

Heavy-duty wheel and wheel-end manufacturer Accuride Corporation filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on October 9, 2024. In a Chapter 11 bankruptcy, a company will typically reorganize their debt and finances and emerge successfully as a going concern. The repayment plan to creditors is decided by creditors and the bankruptcy court but their interest is to keep the…

The Smart Buyer’s Guide to Truck Parts in Uncertain Markets

Heavy-Duty Brake Shoe Core Problems – The Shift Towards New Brake Shoes

The New Pricing Paradigm in Heavy-Duty Truck Parts and Brake Drums

New Brake Drum Duties. New Brake Drum Prices. DuraBrake’s Cost-Competitive Options.

Accuride’s Bankruptcy Effect On the Brake Drum and Wheel-End Industry

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