Technicians News Updates

Randy Bell of International Motors contrasted his big-tech background with the current state of truck specification tools and AI's role in vehicle spec’ing.

FedEx Freight swept the top three overall spots at the skills competition held during American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council Fall Meeting on Sept. 21.

Parts management is one of the most overlooked drivers of shop profitability — and one that directly affects what your fleet pays. This free guide from Fullbay covers pricing strategy, inventory rules, and vendor relationships that define top-performing heavy-duty repair shops.

Formal certification programs are increasingly seen as a competitive necessity in an era of connected vehicles, advanced diagnostics and heightened legal scrutiny.

For years, motor carriers have focused on attracting and retaining truck drivers. At the same time, though, a parallel struggle has emerged in maintenance bays.

What Every Fleet Needs to Know About AMT Maintenance: Eaton’s Jason Denardo and Leah Bogle break down what fleet maintenance leaders need to know right now: why diagnostics must come before parts replacement, how the technician shortage raises the stakes on training and standardization, and what fleets can do in the next 30 days to reduce downtime, regardless of where the right-to-repair debate lands.

AI is no longer a hypothetical concept in fleet operations. It's prominent in the diagnostic bay, back office and in the toolkit of maintenance leaders.

Labor rates, technician pay, shop efficiency, and the pressures shaping 2026 — benchmarked across 3,500+ operations. Fullbay's annual State of Heavy-Duty Repair gives fleet executives and maintenance leaders the data to make smarter decisions on staffing, costs, and operations.

True North Fleet Services partnered with Louisiana-based Total Tire Solutions, expanding its presence in the southern U.S.

The final night of the Technology & Maintenance Council Annual Meeting marked the introduction of its 67th general chairman and treasurer, Mark Kennedy.