LOUISVILLE, Ky. 鈥 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, 2018BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety
鈥楲ockout-Tagout鈥 Helps Fleets Ensure the Safety of Technicians
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鈥檚 鈥渓ockout-tagout鈥 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鈥 time, Glen McDonald, maintenance director at Ozark Motor Lines, knew he needed to maximize shop labor and move trucks through his fleet鈥檚 maintenance shops more 颅quickly, all of which required an updated approach.
March 9, 2018BusinessTechnologyFuel
Diesel Technician Program Receives $400,000 From Kenworth Sales
The trucking industry鈥檚 need for diesel engine technicians spurred Kenworth Sales Co. to donate $400,000 to the Diesel Tech Pathways program at Salt Lake Community College鈥檚 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鈥檚 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