where do you buy your truck parts?

I have developed a good relationship with a parts counter guy at a local after- market parts house. He can / will get me whatever I want, and offers suggestions . These fellas have a wealth of knowledge, and if you be- friend one, they can be worth their weight in gold.

 

truck pro,fleet pride,local truck parts houses,just look around

 

Northern Virginia Supply when I lived up that way.

http://northernvirginiasupply.com/home.cfm

Alban Cat dealer for any air or oil lines

Eddies Tires for rubber on the truck or my personal vehicles.

Note: I do not receive any bennies if you shop ant any of these places just sharing.

 

I know heavy parts are hard to find in stock, a friend gets the part numbers and calls around sometimes. Believe it or not Napa is a great resource for heavy parts.

 

Second truckpro and fleetpride, Google them. They're like auto zone of the truck world. Don't discount local truck dealers Pete, Freightliner, etc they can be competitive with truckpro, fleetpride on run of the mill parts like shocks, air drier cartridges, alternators, starters etc.

 

I have friends that work at Frieghtliner so I have e very good discount, other wise my local Napa carries lots of small items I need.

 

I go straight to Mack for most of my parts needs. There is a truck parts store right next to the local Mack dealer that I USED to get some parts through, but they decided they weren't making enough money to justify being open on Saturdays....which is usually the only day I have available to chase parts for a weekend project...so I don't even consider them anymore (which is funny, considering they are probably still holding parts I had ordered and haven't been able to get by to pick up & pay for because they aren't open when I can get there...) If Mack isn't an option, the local NAPA stores carry a good deal of generic truck parts, too...brake chambers, air/hydraulic lines and hoses, fittings, etc. and I'll swing by one of the local farm supply stores (TSC, Rural King, Buchheit's, Orscheln's, etc...) for grade 8 nuts & bolts, oil, grease, and other miscellaneous non-truck-specific stuff.

 

My local freightliner dealer beats truckpro on a lot of items, 3030 brake chanmbers $34.00 fuel filters are less too. sometimes you have to get while on sale, sometimes not. overall truckpro beats the dealer price.