MATS is the largest annual heavy-duty trucking industry event in the world. Held each year at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, KY.
March 12, 2015Special Coverage, Business
2015 Mid-America Trucking Show Live Blog
The 2015 Mid-America Trucking Show is being held March 26-28 in Louisville, Kentucky at the Kentucky Expo Center. Coverage begins March 25 with a series of press conferences and continues through March 28 with seminars, events and news from the exhibition hall. Follow our live blog to keep up with what's happening throughout the show.
March 12, 2015Tradeshows, Special Coverage
2015 Mid-America Trucking Show
Special Coverage
Technician Shortage High on Chairman Kevin Tomlinson's List of Priorities
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Outgoing Technology & Maintenance Council Chairman Dan Umphress has formally passed the gavel to his successor, Kevin Tomlinson, director of maintenance for flatbed carrier South Shore Transportation in Sandusky, Ohio.
February 20, 2015Special Coverage
Fleet, Service Providers Cite Maintenance, Technician Concerns
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Fleet and truck service center representatives cited concerns over a shortage of technicians and said raising their pay is likely going to be necessary to keep up with looming technical needs and challenges.
February 19, 2015Special Coverage
Cost of Diesel Shouldn't Deter Fleets From Alt-Fuel Vehicles, Industry Execs Say
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The current lower cost of diesel fuel should not deter fleets from purchasing alternate-fuel vehicles, a panel of industry executives said at a session of the Technology & Maintenance Council annual conference here.
February 19, 2015Tradeshows, Special Coverage
2015 TMC Annual Meeting
Coverage of the American Trucking Associations' 2015 Technology & Maintenance Council sessions and exhibits in Nashville, Tennessee, Feb. 16-18, 2015
February 19, 2015Special Coverage
TMC Honors Distinguished Members at Banquet
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Technology & Maintenance Council honored some of its hardest-working members with special recognition awards here this week at TMC’s annual meeting.
February 18, 2015Special Coverage
Kevin Tomlinson Named TMC Chairman
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Kevin Tomlinson acknowledges that he and his fellow technicians might share some of the blame for the trucking industry’s technician shortage.
February 18, 2015Special Coverage, Business
Stemco Sees $30 Million Rear Trailer-Drag Market
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Stemco executive said here that the company’s recently announced acquisition of ATDynamics was a good fit for the company.
February 18, 2015Special Coverage, Business, Equipment
Eaton, Cummins Expand Powertrain Partnership
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Officials from Eaton Corp. and Cummins Inc. said the two companies are adding an engine to their SmartAdvantage integrated powertrain lineup and are matching one of Eaton’s transmissions to a Cummins natural-gas engine.
February 18, 2015