Putting more parts on the shelves
Oct 1, 2003 12:00 PM
The parts manager can never have too many weapons.
In recent months, Trailmobile Parts & Service Corporation has added several new products to the arsenal. Speaking at a meeting of its dealer and branch parts managers, Tom Nolan, director of purchasing, reviewed them.
Shell Oil. This includes the company's line of motor oil, transmission fluid, synthetic grease, antifreeze, and hydraulic oil.
Uni-Bond brake shoes and LED lights and mirrors. These are imported products for customers who are price sensitive.
3M automotive products. This program began about two years ago as an effort to consolidate the multiple divisions into a single buying source, Nolan said. Dealers and branches can now order such diverse products as caulk, duct tape, respirator masks, sandpaper, and trim adhesive with one order.
Penz twist locks for intermodal containers and chassis.
Replacement corner caps for competitive trailers, including Monon, Lufkin, Pines, Stoughton, and Strick.
Windshield wiper fluid available in gallon containers or in 55-gallon barrels of fluid or fluid concentrate.
Holland fifthwheels.
Plywood from Brazil for price-sensitive customers.
Nineteen-ply container flooring.
Brakleen brake cleaner that meets California regulations.
Kemlite ETR roof sheet.
Also in the works are separate programs for handling Duracell batteries and another for the sale of disposable gloves. “There is a huge market for disposable gloves,” Nolan said. “People do not want oil and dirt absorbed in their skin. These gloves provide the protection that they are looking for.”
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