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Volume 51 | Number 11 | November 2015
Cover Story
1 Editorial Staff
2 Editorials
6 Industry Focus
10 Tech Updates
26 Marketplace
30 Classifi ed Ads
32 Product Spotlight
32 Advertisers' Index
Departments
12 Distributor of the Year fi nalist:
Blaine Brothers
14 Distributor of the Year fi nalist:
Valley Truck Parts
20 Methods for fi nding aftermarket
part numbers
Features
16
The Aftermarket's
next hurdle
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