TMC Opens Online Electrical Knowledge Assessment for Medium and Heavy Duty Truck Technicians
Free Assessment Open To ALL Fleet and Service Provider Technicians Through August 18, 2018
TMC FLEET AND SERVICE PROVIDER MEMBERS ARE ASKED AND ENCOURAGED TO CIRCULATE THIS NOTICE TO THEIR TECHNICIANS.
TMC's S.1 Electrical Study Group is conducting an assessment of fleet and service provider technicians in order to evaluate electrical knowledge. The cumulative results of this assessment will be analyzed and presented at the S.1 Study Group Session during TMC's 2018 Fall Meeting in Orlando, Fla., on Wednesday, Sept. 19.
The assessment is based on TMC Recommended Practice RP 1204, Mechanic's Electrical Skill Evaluation, which was developed by the S.12 On-Board Vehicle Electronics Study Group. While the assessment does not ensure that the technician has the required mechanical skills for troubleshooting truck electrical systems, it will provide a benchmark for knowledge training and reinforcement.
To access the assessment, go to: https://www.research.net/r/ELECTRICTECH18
The new and updated questions being used in this assessment will assist in revising RP 1204 to reflect the current state of truck electrical systems, and will evaluate the technician's knowledge in the following areas:
- Understanding of basic electrical concepts.
- Reading simple electrical wiring diagrams with electrical symbols.
- Performing circuit measurements with a volt-ohm meter.
- Solving basic circuit equations using Ohm's Law.
- Knowledge regarding the data bus.
The questions are divided into four categories : "Fundamental," "Application," "Advanced" and "Data Bus." In the "Fundamental" section, questions address basic electrical topics such as conductors and insulators. In the "Application" section, questions stress familiarity with and ability to use a volt-ohm meter. The "Advanced" section questions can generally be considered beyond the required basic knowledge for a technician to do electronic system maintenance on trucks. Ideally, technicians who have responsibilities for truck electrical system maintenance should achieve a minimum of 85% correct responses to both the "Fundamental", "Application", and the "Data Bus" category questions. Technicians who score 85% on the "Advanced" questions have demonstrated an excellent understanding of basic electrical theory.
TMC is currently conducting the assessment through ATA's online survey capabilty, and will be open to all technicians through August 18. The answers in this quiz are randomized for each participant, so it is not possible to exchange information regarding correct answers using a "key" sheet. Following completion of this assessment, TMC will post the correct answers as a proposed update to RP 1204 on its online community, TMC Connect.
This Assessment will remain open until August 18, 2018.
To access the assessment, go to:
https://www.research.net/r/ELECTRICTECH18
If you have any questions, please contact:
Jack Legler, TMC Technical Director
(703)-838-7956
Email: jlegler@trucking.org