We're Building TruckingParts — A Marketplace for the Parts Your Rig Actually Needs

Every fleet manager in LA knows the drill. A truck goes down. You start calling. The first counter says it's a three-day order from the warehouse. The second has it — but at a price you can't justify. The third doesn't pick up. By the time you've found the part, half the day is gone, the driver is on the bench, and the load is late.

We think that's broken. So we're fixing it.

[IMAGE PLACEHOLDER #1 — "the broken status quo"] A tightly framed shot conveying the old way: a parts counter clerk with a phone wedged on the shoulder, binder open, sticky notes on the monitor — OR — a driver standing next to a downed rig with the hood up, phone in hand, visibly frustrated. Documentary feel, not staged stock. Source: shoot at a partner's yard, or Unsplash "truck mechanic phone" / "broken down semi truck". Alt: "A driver on the phone next to a broken-down semi truck, trying to source a part."

TruckingParts is a new marketplace for heavy-duty truck parts, built from the ground up around the way fleets actually buy and the way local parts vendors actually sell. Not a generic catalog. Not a national bulk seller pretending to know your rig. A real, local network — starting in Los Angeles — where the people with the part on the shelf are the ones you're buying from.

What we're building, in plain terms

When you search for a part on TruckingParts, you're not just searching a catalog. You're searching the inventory of real local vendors who can actually get the part to you today. The listing tells you who has it, what condition it's in, what it costs, and how soon you'll have it in your hand.

Three things we're optimizing for, hard:

• The right part the first time. Heavy-duty fitment is unforgiving. We're investing real product effort into making sure the part you order fits the rig you ordered it for — VIN, year/make/model, axle config, the whole picture. If we're not sure, we'll tell you, and we'll help you confirm before you pay.

• Fast local delivery. For customers inside our local service area around Los Angeles, we're committing to free same-day local delivery on most orders. This is the whole point. A part that ships next week is a part you didn't need.

• Local vendors, fairly matched. When more than one local vendor has the part you need, you'll see real options — pricing, availability, condition — and pick the one that fits your job. That's how a marketplace is supposed to work.

[IMAGE PLACEHOLDER #2 — product / UI in context] A phone or tablet held in someone's hand inside a real environment (truck yard, parts shop, or driver's seat) showing a TruckingParts search-results or product-detail screen. Could be a mocked-up screenshot of our actual UI composited onto a real-context phone shot. The point: this is software that lives in the field, not at a desk. Source: composite our UI screenshot onto an Unsplash "hand holding phone outdoors industrial" base, or shoot once we have polished UI. Alt: "Searching for a heavy-duty truck part on TruckingParts from the yard."

[IMAGE PLACEHOLDER #3 — same-day local delivery] A small-to-medium delivery van (eventually with TruckingParts livery) handing a parts box to a mechanic next to a Class 8 truck in a fleet yard. The narrative: the part shows up while the truck is still on the lift. If we don't have branded vehicles yet, a generic clean cargo van + a parts box close-up works. Source: shoot during pilot, or Unsplash "auto parts delivery van" + "mechanic receiving package" composite. Alt: "Same-day parts delivery being handed to a mechanic at a Los Angeles fleet yard."

For fleet managers, owner-operators, and shops

If you keep rigs on the road for a living, here's what we want you to feel the first time you use TruckingParts:

"That was easier than the phone." That's the whole bar. If you can find the part faster on TruckingParts than by calling four counters, we've done our job. If we can deliver it the same day, we've done it well.

We're starting with the parts categories where local fleets get hurt the most — brakes, suspension, electrical, drivetrain, body and trim — and expanding from there. Cores and rebuilds are first-class citizens, not an afterthought.

We'll also be honest about what we don't have. If a part isn't in any local vendor's inventory yet, you'll know — and we'll be working to bring vendors who carry it onto the platform.

For local parts vendors

[IMAGE PLACEHOLDER #4 — vendor side] Inside of a heavy-duty parts shop / warehouse: shelves of brake drums, suspension bushings, alternators, etc., neatly organized with bin labels. Bonus if a person with a barcode scanner or tablet is in frame doing inventory — that visually anchors the "your real catalog, online" story. Source: shoot at a launch-partner vendor (best — earns goodwill and is real), or Unsplash "auto parts warehouse shelves" as fallback. Alt: "Heavy-duty truck parts organized on warehouse shelves at a local Los Angeles vendor."

If you run a heavy-duty parts business in the LA area, we want to talk to you.

The pitch is simple: your inventory, in front of fleets that are already shopping for it. Not bidding against national distributors who undercut on freight. Not paying for ad placements that don't convert. Just your real catalog, your real prices, in front of buyers who are an hour away and need the part today.

We're handling the parts of the platform you don't want to build:

• A storefront and search that puts your inventory in front of local demand
• Order routing, payments, and payouts on a regular cadence
• A bulk-upload flow so getting your catalog online doesn't take a week
• Customer support and dispute handling so you can focus on selling parts

Onboarding is invite-based at launch, and we're being deliberate about who we bring on first. If you want to be in the first cohort, get in touch — we'd rather have a small number of vendors who crush it on day one than a thousand half-stocked stores.

Why now, why us

Local heavy-duty parts is a physical-world business. Inventory lives in real warehouses. Trucks live in real yards. Drivers wait in real cabs. The reason this category hasn't been done well online is that doing it well requires actually understanding the local supply chain — not just slapping a checkout on top of a wholesale catalog.

That's the bet we're making. Build it local first. Get the LA loop right — fitment, inventory, delivery, vendor experience — before talking about anything bigger.

We're not ready to share a public launch date yet, but we're closer than you think.

Stay in the loop

If you're a fleet manager, an owner-operator, or a shop in the LA area — follow us. When we open up early access, you'll be the first to hear.

If you're a parts vendor and the pitch above sounds like the marketplace you've been waiting for — reach out. We're actively talking to launch partners right now.

We're building the parts experience the trucking industry should have had ten years ago. We'd love to have you on the platform when it goes live.

— The TruckingParts team