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ORLANDO, Fla. — Mack Trucks launched a bundled services suite called Mack Premium Service Contracts and announced that it will ­expand the number of electronic control units enabled for Mack Over the Air updates in the Mack Anthem, Pinnacle and Granite models.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Five people are about to sit in a conference room at XYZ Fleet to determine why it has been difficult to recruit and retain their technicians.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Trova Commercial Vehicles announced its partnership with Chateau Energy Solutions, an electric vehicle charging infrastructure developer during a media event at the Technology & Maintenance Council Annual Meeting and Transportation Technology Exhibition on Feb. 27.

ORLANDO, Fla. — SAF-Holland announced integrations of its products with Haldex equipment during a media event at the Technology & Maintenance Council Annual Meeting and Transportation Technology Exhibition on Feb. 26.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Clarios presented its newest battery software program at the Technology & Maintenance Council Annual Meeting and Transportation Technology Exhibition on Feb. 26.

ORLANDO, Fla. — J.B. Hunt driver Andrew Waits of Tacoma, Wash., who helped save the life of an unconscious motorcyclist, was named the 38th winner of the Highway Hero Award presented by The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

Root cause analysis will be in the spotlight during the Technology & Maintenance Council Annual Meeting and Transportation Technology Exhibition in Orlando, Fla., on Feb. 27-March 2.

However different and complex these issues that face the truckling industry may be, there’s one common thread that ties many of them together: the known unknown.

For this new year, there are plenty of concerns fleet managers have about the future of trucking maintenance. However, an emerging problem has been the danger of cyberattacks.

As electric vehicles gradually make their way into commercial trucking operations, fleet maintenance managers are beginning to draft EV preventive maintenance plans for everything from electric forklifts to battery-electric Class 8 trucks.