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Here's What's New at TMC Heading Into the Council's 2024 Fall Meeting

By Larry Rambeaux posted 22 days ago
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The Technology & Maintenance Council’s 2024 Fall Meeting is just one month away and I’d like to take this opportunity to introduce myself and tell you about many exciting events coming up for Council members. My name is Larry Rambeaux and I am TMC’s current Chairman of Membership & Publicity. I am supported by TMC’s Membership Outreach Committee, a dynamic team comprised of fleets, associates, service providers and others who are working to implement ideas and efforts to improve our members’ experience. I’m excited to share information on two new projects that are currently underway: • TMC Answer Center — This is a new community ...
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#TMCAnnual22 Scam Alert

By Rachel Graber Akpotu posted 01-13-2022
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Attention! Companies are contacting some of TMC’s 2022 Annual Meeting & Transportation Technology Exhibition members, attendees and exhibitors, claiming to offer our attendee lists. This is a SCAM. ATA/TMC does not sell its event registration lists or authorize any third party to distribute these lists. Others have received emails about booking their hotel reservations for the Meeting through a non-authorized third party. These emails are not coming from ATA, the companies emailing are not associated with ATA, and we believe they are SCAMS. Once registered for the Meeting, you'll receive a confirmation email from meeting_confirmation@trucking.org and may ...
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2021 National Technician Appreciation Week

By Rachel Graber Akpotu posted 09-20-2021
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TMC Needs Fleet Member Input for Fleet Impact of Pipeline Cyberattack Official Survey

By Robert Braswell posted 05-10-2021
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How Has the Pipeline Cyberattack Affected Your Fleet? Pipeline Cyberattack Survey News of a shutdown of a vital U.S. pipeline because of a ransomware attack has merited major headlines and efforts are underway to restore operations and avoid disruptions in motor fuel supplies. TMC is conducting a brief survey to determine its members expectations on how this event will affect fleet fuel supplies. Your participation is appreciated. Please respond by Friday, May 14. To take this survey, click here or copy and paste the direct link below into your browser: www.research.net/r/TMCPipelineSurvey
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Sad News About TMC Silver Spark Plug, Al Cohn

By Robert Braswell posted 04-30-2021
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TMC Silver Spark Plug Al "The Tire Doctor" Cohn died April 28, 2021. He was 66 years old. Alan E. Cohn, of North Canton, was born in Chicago, IL to David and Yvonne (Levy) Cohn, and following graduation from the University of Illinois at Chicago, he moved to Akron where he entered a lifelong career in the Commercial Truck Tire Industry, most recently with Pressure Systems International. His career provided ample opportunity for travel, and Alan enjoyed expanding business travel with family, and it enabled them to travel to several unique locations over the years. Cohn was a long-time TMC member and a fixture in the Council’s S.2 Tire & Wheel ...
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TMC's 2021 Spring Meeting, A Virtual Event, is underway!

By Robert Braswell posted 04-13-2021
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Our Spring Meeting is online and underway. Task Forces are meeting today for S.1 Electrical, S.2 Tire and Wheels, and S.3 Engine Study Groups. Not registered? --- Goto http://tmcspring.trucking.org Task Forces continue all this week. Next week, educational sessions, Shop Talk, Town Meeting and much more!
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Testing Opportunities from our Partners at the PIT Group

By Robert Braswell posted 03-26-2021
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fpInnovations' The PIT Group is announcing research opportunities for its annual Energotest testing campaign season this summer. Energotest is a neutral road test laboratory that uses stringent industry protocols — such as TMC Type II, III, & IV fuel testing — to measure the exact performance of a technology and provide precise, reliable and verified third-party data on the performance of technology. For more information, visit https://thepitgroup.com/energotest/
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2021 RP Supplement Now Available Online

By Robert Braswell posted 03-17-2021
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TMC's 2021 RP Manual Supplement is now available to Council members. To access select the RPs and Other Technical Information tab in the RED BAR at the top of TMC Connect and look for 2021 RP Supplement. The direct link is https://webviewer.trucking.org/MeRgjR The Supplement features 65 new, revised or reissued Recommended Practices including: ELECTRICAL—S.1 RP 101C Heavy-Duty Truck Alternator Mounting RP 105D Design and Installation of Copper Power Cable Assemblies RP 114B Wiring Harness Protection RP 124B Heavy-Duty Headlamp Design Specifications RP 128B Turn Signal ...
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Technician Scholarships Now Available! Please SHARE!!!

By Robert Braswell posted 03-16-2021
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2021 TMC/PTDC Technical Scholarships Now Available! Please Forward to Any Interested Students! ATA's Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC) TMC and the Professional Technician Development Committee (PTDC) are proud to offer many scholarships to support future fleet maintenance technicians and supervisors. The schools that participate in this program are: TMC/PTDC UNOH Scholarship - University of Northern Ohio in Lima, OH (1) full paid scholarship; $20,000 value. TMC/PTDC Lincoln Tech Scholarship - Lincoln Technical Institute in Denver, CO/Indianapolis, IN/Nashville, TN/Grand ...
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FMCSA Tech-Celerate Now Program Webinar to Be Rescheduled

By Robert Braswell posted 03-11-2021
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Webinar to Showcase Industry Findings on Awareness, Adoption of Safety Technologies Click Here To Register “Due to circumstances beyond control, the FMCSA will be postponing the Tech-Celerate Now webinar to a later date. All webinar registrants will be notified when the new date is set.” Direct registration link is: https://ata.webex.com/ata/onstage/g.php?MTID=e9f8fd830a4b5d67efb5ddb3ad683cecc “Our mission is to reduce crashes and fatalities and we can achieve this mission in a lot of ways by using education, partnerships and innovation through collaboration,” said Dan ...
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How TMC Works for You

By Rachel Graber Akpotu posted 03-01-2021
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Here is a brief overview from the most recent "How TMC Works for You" webinar featuring TMC Associate and Service Provider membership benefits.
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Two Minutes with TMC Video Blog Series: TMC Announces Changes to 2021 Meetings

By Rachel Graber Akpotu posted 02-17-2021
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In this episode of Two Minutes with TMC, Executive Director Robert Braswell breaks down all the changes regarding TMC's 2021 meetings.
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Check out this podcast about TMC legends & Silver Spark Plugs Chuck Blake and Bob Wessels

By Robert Braswell posted 02-12-2021
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Great podcast with HDT's Jim Park featuring Chuck Blake, and Bob Wessels. A fantastic oral history on fuel testing in trucking. Chuck Blake and Bob Wessels hardly need an introduction, but for the record, Chuck was Detroit Diesel's senior technical support manager when he retired in 2018, and Bob was the assistant chief engineer and a project manager at Caterpillar when he retired in 2006. Together, they charted new territory in fuel economy testing and validation. Under the auspices of the ATA's Technology and Maintenance Council, Bob and Chuck, along with several other partners in crime, basically wrote the book on fuel testing, producing the TMC/SAE Type ...
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TMC & FULLBAY ANNOUNCE: STATE OF HEAVY-DUTY REPAIR REPORT

By Robert Braswell posted 02-11-2021
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TMC and Fullbay have joined forces to present the 2020-2021 State of Heavy-Duty Repair report. This report is available as a TMC member benefit! This first-of-its-kind report reveals insights and trends in the commercial vehicle repair industry, including demographics, average revenue, the impact of COVID-19, and more. A few of the key findings from the report included an average gross revenue per shop of between $500,000 to $2 million per year. Additionally, while 54 percent of respondents indicated COVID-19 resulted in a decrease in revenue, 43 percent reported no change or an increase. In addition to the industry data, the report includes ...
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Two Minutes with TMC Video Blog Series

By Rachel Graber Akpotu posted 12-07-2020
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In the latest installment of Two Minutes with TMC, Membership Manager Curry Blanton explains TMC's new "Member-Get-A-Member" campaign.
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Two Minutes with TMC Video Blog Series

By Rachel Graber Akpotu posted 09-09-2020
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In this episode of Two Minutes with TMC, we sit down with TMC's S.5 Fleet Maintenance Management Study Group Chairwoman Amanda Schuier, for a look at how she is preparing for TMC's 2020 Fall Meeting — A Virtual Event. Thanks Amanda!
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TMC to Hold One-Day Virtual Conference This Summer on Electronic Architecture, Diagnostic, and Data Benchmarking Issues

By Robert Braswell posted 05-07-2020
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TMC’s Vehicle Electrical/Electronic Architecture & Fleet Benchmarking Conference A Virtual Conference Event Wednesday, June 24, 2020 TMC's Vehicle Electrical/Electronic Architecture and Fleet Benchmarking Conference will showcase industry activities pertaining to advancing current and next generation commerical vehicle interconnectivity and networking solutions. The conference will also present the latest findings from the TMC/FleetNet America Vertical Roadside Breakdown Benchmarking Program based on fleet-provided data. Registration for this one-day virtual conference is FREE. Click here to register! For more information, ...
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ATRI Releases Survey Report Assessing COVID-19 Impacts on Trucking

By John Legler posted 05-05-2020
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Joint Research Confirms COVID-19 Impact on Trucking May 05 2020 ATRI, OOIDA Identify Industry Impacts and Recommendations FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Dan Murray (651) 641-6162 May 5, 2020 Arlington, VA – The American Transportation Research Institute and the Owner-Operator Independent Driver Association Foundation completed important research on impacts that the Covid pandemic had on all aspects of trucking operations, including deliveries, travel times, detention and truck parking. Most importantly, the research provides recommendations and guidance on future strategies should another national disaster ...
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Maintenance Safety For COVID-19? New Federal Guidance 4/09/20. Plus New survey report 4/6/20.

By John Legler posted 03-17-2020
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This Blog will provide updated information on impacts of the COVID-19 public health situation on maintenance operations. Also see ATA's website trucking.org/COVID-19 IF YOU ARE EXPERIENCING OR EXPECTING PARTS OR LABOR SHORTAGES THAT MAY NEGATIVELY IMPACT YOUR FLEET MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS, PLEASE PROVIDE THIS INFORMATION TO JACK LEGLER, TMC TECHNICAL DIRECTOR AT JLEGLER@TRUCKING.ORG . PHONE:703-838-7956. FOLLOW THE COMMENTS STRING BELOW FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. WE URGE TMC MEMBERS TO JOIN THE TMC COVID-19 COMMUNITY AND SHARE THEIR PRACTICES AND EXPERIENCES IN KEEPING THE FLEETS ROLLING DURING THE PANDEMIC CRISIS. TMC Members can join this community in ...
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Review Your Community Involvement on TMC Connect

By John Legler posted 12-17-2019
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One of the great things about TMC Connect is that is gives you notifications on all of the activities in Study Groups and Task Forces and the ability to interact real time in the RP Development Process as drafts are being prepared for public review at the next TMC Meeting. You recieve notifications via email based on the preferences you set in your TMC Connect Profile. What does it take to be plugged in? Other than certain committees that are invitation only, all you have to do is explore under the "Communities" tab (located just to the right of "Home" on the top ribbon). You can look at Study Groups, Task Forces, or other communities to find those that are ...
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