Penske Truck Leasing has partnered with TechForce Foundation on the latter’s FutureTech Success campaign, which supports the recruitment of new fleet-maintenance technicians.
November 28, 2018Technicians
Business, Equipment
Legacy Truck Centers Inc.
Penske Partners with TechForce on Technician Recruitment
Legacy Truck Centers Inc.
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety
Most alignment systems require setting bar-mount laser projections. (E-Z Red Co.)
Regular Realignment Is a Savings, Not a Cost
Most alignment systems require setting bar-mount laser projections. (E-Z Red Co.)
Tire wear often is blamed on a number of things, and many times, on the brand of the tire. But aggressive tire wear is a symptom that something else is wrong with a truck.
July 20, 2018
Business, Equipment, Safety
The 2017 Mack Trucks lineup. (Jonathan S. Reiskin — Transport Topics)
Truck Makers Address Technician Shortage
The 2017 Mack Trucks lineup. (Jonathan S. Reiskin — Transport Topics)
Mack Trucks announced it is partnering with colleges in Florida, Ohio and Texas to offer the Diesel Advanced Technology Education program beginning in early 2019 to address a shortage of skilled vehicle service technicians.
July 16, 2018
Business, Technology, Equipment
Ryder System Inc. via Facebook
Education, Outreach Programs Seen as Front Lines for Attracting Next Generation of Truck Technicians
Ryder System Inc. via Facebook
When Jeff Harris, vice president of maintenance at USA Truck Inc., first started as an apprentice truck mechanic 29 years ago, he had a trade school diploma, a basic set of tools, a couple of crusty old mechanics who took him under their wing and showed him the ropes, and a desire to learn.
May 15, 2018
Business, Technology, Equipment
Panelists (from left) Arrants, Shafer, Clemons, Morvilius and Cigala discus the state of truck technicians during the Mobil Delvac Fleet Maintenance Forum on March 21 in Louisville, Ky. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
New Technicians Lack Skills, Fleets Find as Demand Grows
Panelists (from left) Arrants, Shafer, Clemons, Morvilius and Cigala discus the state of truck technicians during the Mobil Delvac Fleet Maintenance Forum on March 21 in Louisville, Ky. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — More technicians will be needed soon, nearly 77,000 more by 2026. However, plenty of students are in the pipeline. But questions remain about their ability to meet real-world needs in a shop, and about how to keep them once hired, experts said.
March 21, 2018
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety
A lockout-tagout device. (Technology & Maintenance Council)
‘Lockout-Tagout’ Helps Fleets Ensure the Safety of Technicians
A lockout-tagout device. (Technology & Maintenance Council)
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, 2018
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety
A technician for Ozark Motor Lines runs diagnostics on a truck. (Ozark Motor Lines)
Technology Could Attract New Truck Maintenance Technicians
A technician for Ozark Motor Lines runs diagnostics on a truck. (Ozark Motor Lines)
The trucking industry needs to hire about 30,000 maintenance technicians to keep up with demand.
March 9, 2018
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety
Rich Bohannon (right), fleet maintenance manager at Venezia Bulk Transport, checks on the progress of a technician inspecting a truck. (Venezia Bulk Transport)
Maintenance Shop Management
Rich Bohannon (right), fleet maintenance manager at Venezia Bulk Transport, checks on the progress of a technician inspecting a truck. (Venezia Bulk Transport)
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, 2018
Business, Technology, Fuel
A student in the Diesel Tech Pathways program (Salt Lake City Community College
Diesel Technician Program Receives $400,000 From Kenworth Sales
A student in the Diesel Tech Pathways program (Salt Lake City Community College
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, 2018
Opinion
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, 2017Pages
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