Where do you buy parts?
 

Any good places to buy parts? Let's say you needed an air filter or serpentine drive belt or a brake rotor, who would you call to see if they had it (or could get it)?

hehe I've had a sampling of the dealer's sense of humor. Funny people like that should be in show business.

I buy that stuff at NAPA..............Belts, filters, glad hands, air lines...........They also stock starters, altenators, drums, brake shoes here.

It depends on where I am when I need parts. If I am home then I will check with Truckpro, Fleetpride, Kenworth, Peterbilt and International. There is also an O'Ryan's that has truck parts. For some parts I have local sources that I can get parts rebuilt, such as alternators and starters. Those places are usually about half of the parts stores.

For used parts russ fishers back behind the pilot or beside the pilot in Terre Haute, IN. They seem to have a ton of parts. I have never gotten parts there but I knew some O/O that have.

For almost all things Volvo related I'll go with the local Volvo dealer. That and brake shoes for the truck and trailer. They're the only ones locally that seem to carry the Meritor PlatinumShield brake shoes. I bought shoes off them for the trailer a few months ago. The night parts guy knows my name, serial #, and account # off the top of his head.

For drums I go to wes-t-rans, a buddy of mine works there. They're the only ones that carry Meritor Steelite drums locally. He can also get me very good prices on generic stuff. He is also very helpful with hard to find parts.

For brake chambers I go to Fort Garry Industries. They're the only ones that carry Haldex LifeSeal brake chambers. Almost twice the price of a regular brake chamber, but I have yet had one fail. They come with an 8 year warranty. FGI also has a good relationship with my company so I get good prices there.

I prefer Cat batteries so I'll either buy those at Cat or the local Peterbilt dealership.

For suspension, bushings, pins, sleeves I go to North End Spring. Their prices are usually less than half at Volvo. They're a local outfit. I don't think you'll find them outside Winnipeg.

For alignments I go to Freightliner of all places. The guy is so good he can have up to a 3 week waiting list.

Needless to say I'm very picky as to what I put in the truck. Sometimes I'm going to 3-5 places just for a simple job, because I want it done right.

Before my law enforcement career I ran a NAPA store.....we stocked heavy truck filters, batteries, some starters and lots of brake parts. If we didnt have it, we could get it and there is a NAPA store in almost every town in America.

I use partsmart.com

?? Medical equipment?

it's part of International trucks

I ran that link (partsmart.com) and it links to "PartSmart.com has the largest selection of medical equipment parts, including the widest inventory in the USA of Lunar and Hologic components. We also offer rebuilt and new ultrasound transducers, printed circuit boards, buckies, detectors, printers and peripherals."

I checked and it was partsmartparts.com. My mistake. Anyhow, they recently linked up with Amazon so you have to got Amazon and put partsmart in the keyword.

I have several outfits near me that I buy from that also have locations throughout the general area I run... the upper midwest. Inland Truck is a good parts source (especially drive train components) from smaller parts up thru rebuilt trannies, axles, driveshafts, etc. They also have drive in service at a lot of their locations. I use a Mack dealership that can get me bulk pricing on Donaldson filters. I use a local oil supplier, Allied Oil and Tire, that will deliver my oil, free of charge, to my house for just over $12 a gallon in a 55 drum and haul away the used oil for free as well. And get far better prices on tires than any "sales" on Michelins elsewhere. I use Vanderhaaag's for getting a used replacement item in good shape (mostly body or chassis type items unique to my truck) for far less than new from the dealer. Also use Midwest Wheel once in a while for a part or two. And don't forget Ebay. I do an occasional scan thru Ebay and come across an item that is at a killer price. I may not need it right at that moment, but will down the line. And drive past the local farm and home supply. You might be surprised what you can find in there, from frame boxes to bushings, pins, etc and many other interesting items.

I have used rydertruckparts.com

Depends on where I'm at. We have a local parts place that has everything you can dream of but, if I'm out somewhere either Fleet Pride or Car Quest.

Rydertruckparts.com is really good site. All parts are available in nominal rates...

Hey Everyone:

I used finditparts.com (not so good), truckhelp.com for baldwin filters and most recently found a new website everythingtruckparts.com for donaldson filter and bendix brakes. Everythingtruckparts is brand new and I just kinda stumbled upon them. I spoke to a real nice fella who said they are adding parts daily and said if you don't see something on webiste they can most likely find for you.

That's about it. If anyone has anymore websites - please post. Thanks and Happy Holidays.

Bud

There are many online companies which are providing different parts. There are many retail shops also. It depends upon where you are residing and whether you prefer buying online or not. :)