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The Real Cost of Late Containers in the Brake Parts Business

September 8, 2025 Brake Drum Pricing, Brake Shoes, BRAKES, tariffs, truck parts, Uncategorized by admin

In the brake parts industry, timing is everything. Customers depend on DuraBrake for safe, reliable, and readily available components and on-schedule deliveries. But what happens when you order a container of parts expecting it on a certain date, but it shows up months later than expected? The damage goes far beyond a missed delivery date…

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…

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…

DANGER: Selling Brake Parts with No Brand

February 2, 2024 Air Disc Brakes, Brake Drum Pricing, BRAKES by admin

Now that there is generally a healthy inventory and capacity of brake parts around the world, warehouse distributors (WD’s) and truck/trailer dealers are looking to find ways of reducing product costs to gain more of a competitive edge in the market. One way that we’ve seen WD’s and dealers reducing product costs is by purchasing brake…

DuraBrake Hybrid Drum vs Competitors’ Severe Value Drum

November 22, 2023 Brake Drum Pricing, Uncategorized by admin

Given the competitive nature of brake drums, one of the levers to reduce cost is to reduce the weight of the drum. It saves both on material costs, the most significant cost in a drum, and freight costs. However, we all know the primary role of a brake drum (or brake rotor) is to be…

The Real Cost of Late Containers in the Brake Parts Business

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

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

DANGER: Selling Brake Parts with No Brand

DuraBrake Hybrid Drum vs Competitors’ Severe Value Drum

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