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
Fleet, Service Providers Cite Maintenance, Technician Concerns
Tradeshows, 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
Proposed Rule for Light V2V Program Expected in 2016
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Federal transportation officials plan to issue a proposed rule on requirements for a light connected-vehicle program in 2016, but they will decide on the direction of a heavy connected-vehicle testing program later this year, a Department of Transportation official said.
February 18, 2015Special Coverage
Task Force Stresses Skills Needed by Entry-Level Techs
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — With a fast-growing shortage of heavy-truck technicians weighing on their minds, members of a new Technology & Maintenance Council task force began a lively, wide-ranging debate on defining the necessary skills for entry-level technicians.
February 18, 2015Special Coverage
SmartWay Enhances Program to Emphasize Value of Trailer Add-ons
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — SmartWay, the decade-old partnership between the trucking industry and the Environmental Protection Agency that aims to reduce fuel consumption, has announced changes and enhancements to its trailer-verification program.
February 17, 2015Special Coverage
Task Force Says There Are Still Frontiers to Explore in Energy Conservation
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Future Energy Conservation task force members at the Technology & Maintenance Council meeting here this week said there are still plenty of frontiers to explore in energy conservation.
February 17, 2015Special Coverage
Four TMC Members Awarded Silver Spark Plugs
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Four members of American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council have been awarded the organization’s highest honor — the Silver Spark Plug.
February 16, 2015Special Coverage
Largest TMC in History Opens With Nearly 400 Exhibitors
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — American Trucking Associations opened the largest exhibit in the Technology & Maintenance Council’s history on Feb. 16, with nearly 400 exhibitors in 370,000 square feet of space at the Music City Center.
February 16, 2015