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February 7, 2025

Why Quality Data is Crucial for Commercial Vehicles and On-Highway Trucks

by Jonathan Larsen, vice president, standards & digital products

Your team is back from Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week (HDAW). They are pumped to sell more products. They are asking if we have ACES® and PIES® for our products as they were asked if they have our products using these standards. If you have the data already setup you can kindly remind them, yeah, we are good to go forth and sell! If the answer is no, or what is ACES® and PIES®, then we have you covered with great content and training that will help you sell more products using the ACES® and PIES® data standards.
ACES and PIES Diagram

Using the VCdb as the backbone

For over 15 years Auto Care has been curating commercial vehicle and on highway vehicles for North America (Canada, United States and Mexico).  This is seen with over 150 Makes that expand across over 2200 Models that are available within the Vehicle Configuration database (VCdb) Medium and Heavy Duty Subscription. The following gives you a few ideas of how you can take advantage of this great content.

Getting started

Use the Contact Us feature within autocarevip.com to ask us your questions or book some time here with the auto care standards team so that we can answer your questions about taking your commercial vehicle content to the next level.

If you are new to ACES® and PIES® I would encourage you to take the Introduction to ACES® and PIES® course.

Before you subscribe to the ACES and PIES reference databases, test out our sample files!

Sample files for each of the databases are available on the digital hub:

As a Medium/Heavy Duty VCdb ACES® subscriber,

you will gain access to the VCdb, PCdb, Qdb and the brand table for your company. These files are published monthly in Microsoft® Access, Microsoft® SQL Server, and JSON formats. You can also take advantage of the APIs now available for these databases that provide daily updates to the data.

See each month what has been added for the VCdb – Vehicle Coverage Report 

Have more questions?

Book some more time with us to keep the conversation going.

In Conclusion

In the fast-paced world of commercial vehicles and on-highway trucks, data is not just a tool - it’s a competitive advantage. By prioritizing high-quality, accurate data, you can enhance operational efficiency, ensure compliance, and future-proof your business. Don’t let poor data hold you back; the road to success starts with the right information at your fingertips.



 

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Jonathan Larsen

Vice President, Standards & Digital Products

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