WASHINGTON — American Trucking Associations is seeing its standard maintenance coding system rapidly evolve to meet the needs of changing technologies.
June 14, 2022Business, Technology, Equipment
VMRS Coding Evolves With the Digital Age
Business, Technology, Equipment
TMC to Back Survey of Trailer Owners’ Use of Intelligence Products
American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council announced it will underwrite a new research effort aimed at evaluating trailer owners’ adoption of intelligence products and services that are becoming increasingly available throughout the industry.
December 18, 2020Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety
Jeff Harris Takes Over as TMC Chairman
Although trucking is undergoing rapid advancements in technology, Jeff Harris, the new general chairman of American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council, said the industry needs to get “back to the basics” when it comes to repairing equipment amid a massive industry shortage of technicians.
March 7, 2018Technology, Equipment, Safety
Truck Safety: Human and Equipment Factors
The intersection of the human and equipment-related elements of truck safety is reflected in the two cover stories in this issue of Equipment & Maintenance Update.
July 24, 2017Technology, Equipment
TMC Details 58 Recommended Practices in 2017 Supplement
American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council released its 2017 Recommended Practice Supplement, featuring 58 new or revised recommended practices, with a goal of increasing equipment maintenance efficiencies.
June 30, 2017Business
ATA Names Robert Braswell Acting Executive Director of TMC
Robert Braswell, technical director of American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council, has been appointed acting executive director of the organization, ATA announced March 27.
March 28, 2017Equipment
Spec Aero Devices With Fuel Calculator
All fleets want to improve fuel economy, and many turn to aerodynamic devices to attain their fuel-consumption goals, but there’s a lot of trial and error that takes place in the process. Wouldn’t it be nice to know in advance what to expect from aerodynamic supplier offerings?
March 15, 2017Business
Trucking Groups Partner to Strengthen Maintenance Supervisor Certification
The Technology & Maintenance Council of American Trucking Associations has teamed with the North American Transportation Management Institute to strengthen and increase the visibility of the certifications for director and supervisor of maintenance equipment.
February 14, 2017Business
TMC Donates Updated Inspection Guidelines to Technical Institutes
The Technology & Maintenance Council of American Trucking Associations donated copies of its updated guidelines for preventive maintenance inspections of Classes 7 and 8 tractors to more than 50 technical institutes in 28 states, it said.
November 9, 2016Business
Engine Coolants Hot Topic at Technology & Maintenance Council Meeting
RALEIGH, N.C. – The increasing use of lightweight aluminum in engines will likely bring with it a conversion to nitrite-free, organic acid technology coolants, according to a maintenance executive at an industry meeting here.
September 21, 2016