NASHVILLE, Tenn. — For a truck repair guy, Douglas White’s vehicles aren’t the largest, but they are bulletproof. The new chairman of the Technology & Maintenance Council is hoping to channel some of that toughness toward helping to remedy TMC’s ongoing battle against the chronic technician shortage.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — To recover from a disaster and ensure your fleet or manufacturing facility remains resilient afterward takes planning, then testing the plan, revising the plan, and testing it again and again, experts said.

The latest trends in maintaining heavy-duty vehicles and best practices for overcoming the growing shortage of diesel technicians will be key topics during the Technology & Maintenance Council’s annual meeting later this month.

Eric Vos of Boise, Idaho, and FedEx Freight has been named Grand Champion of the TMC SuperTech 2015 National Technicians Skills Competition. See a list of all station winners as well.  

ORLANDO, Fla. — Retail sales of new Class 8 tractors in the United States are on pace to set a record this year, according to a leading industry analyst.

ORLANDO, Fla. — An executive with Omnitracs said he is optimistic the federal government’s final rule on the mandatory use of electronic logging devices will address concerns previously raised by the trucking industry.

The 11th annual TMC SuperTech competition is under way in Orlando, Florida, with 145 truck technicians vying for the title of Grand Champion.