TTC has been a leading supplier of Commercial Vehicle Parts for over 40 years and its popular parts catalogue has been a constant companion throughout the years. The recently-released Edition 20 boasts new sections and many new updates and additional parts.

But just as TTC has been ground breaking with its Truck & Trailer Components catalogues, it has not stood still and has recently developed what it believes is an industry first with its new and innovative electronic Truck parts catalogue or as it is known CVRN®.

The result is over two years’ worth of work piecing together Parts to Trucks in what can truly be described as the first of its kind within the Commercial Vehicle sector. The numbers are staggering as TTC has taken over 700,000 Trucks worth of data and applied its complete TTC Truck parts range to each vehicle. Like the traditional TTC catalogue, the job is never ending as the team continually update and add in new references as the TTC range expands, ensuring the proposition meets the exact needs of today’s modern fleet.

The system known as CVRN® has been in use for nearly six months and has quickly become a daily tool for customers to use when identifying parts. With the answers only a few clicks away identifying parts has become far less time consuming and frees up valuable time within the parts department. 

So what are the benefits? 

Well, in a market that’s changing fast, knowledge is one of those critical ingredients that is becoming harder to find. The complexity of today’s new vehicles, the speed of change and the need to attract the next generation of parts people, means that training and on the job experience inevitably takes time. CVRN® addresses this in that all you need is the Truck’s registration number to enter into TTC’s online portal to view the parts. Because the system is connected to TTC’s online ordering portal, users will instantly see live stock availability, price and any other product attributes, so placing the order requires only a few clicks.

Early trials with a number of customers soon showed the benefits with Speed, Ease of Use and Accuracy a clear plus in today’s fast paced environment where Truck down time is an unwanted cost with the Fleets. 

What else does the system offer, or is it just about identifying the specific part number?

When designing the CVRN® system, one of TTC’s key features was to ensure that the user could access the data to identify the required part number within a very short time. So, in addition to identifying the parts to the Truck registration, the team also set about re-profiling its own internal product groupings to enable users to further quicken their search for the correct part, therefore simplifying the process even further.

When the part is identified, TTC has also added additional information which includes technical information, data sheets, related products and, where applicable, features and benefits. In addition and where relevant, the team has provided the user a choice so, for example, when searching for Brake Pads, the results bring back the various options TTC offers. In this case, TTC’s extensive range of Brake Friction covers the brands of DON, Textar and Knorr-Bremse therefore providing the user with a clear range of quality OE/Proprietary options.

So will the traditional TTC Catalogue continue? 

Well it’s not finished just yet as Edition 20 is already in circulation with TTC distributors and fleets and demand for this type of publication is still high. With TTC’s extensive range of Trailer Components it is fair to say the business has both Trucks and Trailers well and truly covered for years to come.

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