The work of servicing and maintaining a fleet of trucks presents a wide assortment of potential dangers to technicians, but the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s “lockout-tagout” regulations provide guidance to reduce the risk of injury or death.
March 9, 2018BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety
Technology Could Attract New Truck Maintenance Technicians
The trucking industry needs to hire about 30,000 maintenance technicians to keep up with demand.
March 9, 2018BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety
Maintenance Shop Management
With the increasing complexity of modern trucks and an even higher premium placed on drivers’ time, Glen McDonald, maintenance director at Ozark Motor Lines, knew he needed to maximize shop labor and move trucks through his fleet’s maintenance shops more quickly, all of which required an updated approach.
March 9, 2018BusinessTechnologyFuel
Diesel Technician Program Receives $400,000 From Kenworth Sales
The trucking industry’s need for diesel engine technicians spurred Kenworth Sales Co. to donate $400,000 to the Diesel Tech Pathways program at Salt Lake Community College’s Westpointe Center, according to the company.
February 26, 2018Perspective
Opinion: TMC Provides Critical Trucking Forum
The trucking industry would not be able to move 70.1% of the nation’s freight tonnage without great equipment, reliable technology and millions of technicians working behind the scenes to make sure every component of the tractor-trailer is in working order.
July 21, 2017