Waste Hauler Equips Mixed OEM Fleet with PACCAR Parts All-Make Aftermarket Parts

MABLETON, Ga.,  — By midnight every evening, not a single Stafford Transport truck can be found in the company’s yard. And that’s just the way the waste hauler’s maintenance manager in Mableton, Ga., likes it.

“We run just enough trucks in our fleet to cover our routes so everything we have has to be running on the streets and not waiting here in the yard for replacement parts to arrive,” said Jamie Roberts, maintenance manager for Stafford Transport.  Roberts is responsible for managing the maintenance facility in Mableton and for making sure the company trucks stationed there run like clockwork.

Stafford has two maintenance facilities, one in Mableton, which is 15 miles northwest of Atlanta, and the other in Jacksonville, Fla. From those two facilities, it operates a mixed fleet of 68 heavy-duty Kenworth T800, 15 Sterling LT9500 and five Mack CH613 tractors, all day cabs. Stafford also operates about 250 48-foot and 53-foot thick-walled aluminum tipping trailers and 16 39-foot dump trailers from both facilities. The company also has lease contracts with 47 owner-operators.

To keep its trucks running efficiently, Stafford Transport relies on PACCAR Parts and local dealers, MHC Kenworth-Atlanta, and Kenworth of Jacksonville to supply all of its aftermarket truck parts even though the company runs a fleet of trucks made by three different truck OEMs.

“The service we get from MHC Kenworth and Kenworth of Jacksonville is unreal,” Roberts said. “Here in Mableton, all we have to do is send over our parts list to parts manager Matt DeJean or parts specialist Alejandro Gonzalez at MHC Kenworth by noon and they make sure we get the parts we need that evening.

“Stafford Transport is one of the accounts that I spend the most time with on a daily basis,” Gonzalez said. “Regardless if it’s over the phone, the 2-way radio or in person; Jamie Roberts and I are in constant communication. Knowing that extended downtime is not an option since all of Stafford Transport’s trucks have to be running constantly, we stock most of their commonly used items at all times.

“I have a full list of all their operating equipment so there is no time wasted on trying to get the right information on the right vehicle,” Gonzalez added.  “Access to all-make parts through the PACCAR brands is a great resource, since we can supply them with a quality product they’re proud to install in their units at a great turnaround and be price competitive at the same time.  I look forward to continue being their main supplier for all their parts and maintenance needs.”  

PACCAR Parts offers truck operators like Stafford seven quality brands of aftermarket parts that meet or exceed OEM specifications. These brands include ACRAFIT(R), CLIMATECH(R), Dynacraft(R), INLINE(R), MIRREX(R), Paceline(R) and RoadLeveler(R).

Every evening the fleet of trucks from Mableton move out to haul waste, mostly household trash, from transfer stations in the metro Atlanta area and south Georgia to nearby regional landfills. The transfer stations and regional landfills are operated by a variety of government agencies and private companies including Waste Management Inc., Browning-Ferris Industries (BFI) Waste Systems and Advanced Disposal Services. The trucks operate overnight to avoid heavy traffic in the Atlanta area during the day.

Roberts said because the company can rely on both local dealers to have the parts they need on hand, or get them from one of PACCAR’s distribution centers quickly, the company doesn’t have to keep as many parts in its own inventory. He estimates that as a result of that, he’s reduced his facility’s parts inventory by $30,000. Stafford’s Jacksonville facility keeps even fewer parts on hand because it’s able to get all the parts it needs quickly, Roberts added.  “It’s good to know that we can rely on one source for all of our part needs particularly now that Sterling will stop manufacturing trucks.”

About PACCAR Parts

PACCAR Parts operates a network of parts distribution centers worldwide, which offer aftermarket parts sales support to Kenworth, Peterbilt and DAF dealerships around the world. The company offers seven quality brands that not only meet OEM specifications, but also customers’ expectations regardless which major manufacturer makes their trucks. For more information, visit www.paccar.com/products/parts/

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