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Author: Michael Freeze
Doug Nickles Crowned TMCSuperTech Grand Champion
CLEVELAND — Doug Nickles from FedEx Freight earned his first TMCSuperTech grand champion honor at ATA’s Technology & Maintenance Council’s National Technicians Skills Competition.
Costs for Truck Parts, Labor Fall in Q2
CLEVELAND — A new report found that parts and labor expenses in heavy-duty truck repair shops dropped during the second quarter of 2023.
Cybersecurity Plays Major Role in First Day of TMCSuperTech
CLEVELAND — The two-day 2023 National Technician Skills Competition is part of the 2023 Fall Meeting of the Technology & Maintenance Council of American Trucking Associations.
Step Up Push to Bring Veterans Into Trucking
If there’s an issue that is much discussed in industry circles, it’s undoubtedly dealing with the worker shortage, more specifically, the technician shortage.
Cummins Invests in Jamestown Plant for Fuel-Agnostic Engine
LAKEWOOD, N.Y. — Cummins Inc. is readying a $452 million investment in its 1 million-square-foot Jamestown Engine Plant to produce a fuel-agnostic internal combustion engine platform.
Daimler Unveils Freightliner Medium-Duty eM2 Truck
ANAHEIM, Calif. – Daimler Truck North America premiered the Freightliner eM2, the latest entry in its line of electric vehicles, during the Advanced Clean Transportation Expo May 2.
DTNA’s O’Leary: No Time to Waste Building EV Infrastructure
ANAHEIM, Calif. — DTNA chief John O’Leary called for the industry to move at “the speed of right” in developing electric vehicle infrastructure.
Daimler Truck Launches Rizon Medium-Duty EV
Daimler Truck unveiled Rizon, its newly branded lineup of Class 4 and Class 5 medium-duty electric trucks during a press conference April 27.
Standard Sought for Brake Lining Classification
In 1995, the Technology & Maintenance Council created a recommended practice for the classification of aftermarket brake lining materials. The hope was to create a standard.