Where you buy your parts and how you service your equipment have to be two of the most important questions in our industry today.

Our editorial team spent about 60 days getting answers to those questions. They reached out to almost 200 people and companies. We interviewed providers, manufacturers and the independents on these two topics. You might be surprised with some of the results.

MD Buyline offered some interesting insight and IMV provided amazing data.

If you are involved in either parts or service, as a consumer or vendor, you will enjoy this story.

It might confirm your thinking and then again, it might make you change your mind.

Either way, it is useful information for planning, developing strategies and even helping to support your position to colleagues and board members.

If you have not read this important story yet, you can read it online here.