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CONTENTS FEATURES DEPARTMENTS UNIVERSAL IDA 4 Editor's Notes 7 President's Post 11 Legal Line 17 Trends and Tidbits 21 Nuts and Bolts News 61 Trade Show Calendar 62 Advertisers Index Editor Nancy Estes Art Director Bonnie Hickman 24 IDA Convention & Trade Show Hyatt Regency Chicago October 29 - November 1, 2014 INDEPENDENT DISTRIBUTORS ASSOCIATION 3030 LBJ Freeway Suite #700 Dallas, Texas 75234 Ph: 972-241-1124 Fax: 214-722-7658 info@idaparts.org www.idaparts.org IDA Universal is the offi cial publication of the Independent Distributors Association. Published six times annually, it is mailed to IDA Members and prospective members. Please send address correc- tions to the association offi ce listed above. References are made in this publication to Original Equipment Manufacturers. ese trademarks are used for identifi cation purposes only. e information contained in this document is the confi dential, proprietary, trade secret property of the Indepen- dent Distributors Associa- tion ("IDA") and is for the sole and exclusive use of IDA and its members. Any other use of this informa- tion or distribution to others is strictly prohibited. Unauthorized use of this material may subject the user to federal and/or state criminal and civil penalties under law. A leading spare parts supplier for heavy equipment, trucks and passenger vehicles. Patriot Engineering Services 40 Update on New Member Benefi t Providing a user-friendly quoting & shipping platform, abundant carrier options and preferred rates for IDA member companies. Remanufacturing 34 Diesel Parts of America A properly "rebuilt" spare part is the functional equivalent of a new part and is virtually indistinguishable from a new part. I DA U N I V E R S A L S e p te m b e r - O c to b e r 2 0 1 4 3