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News•by News/Media Release•December 18, 2023

Tech School Completion Rates Rising

A new report by the TechForce Foundation found that for the first time in over a decade, technical school completion rates are rising, good news for the technician shortage.

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News•by Wayne Parham•December 18, 2023

Techs Vie for Top Honors at Rush Enterprises Rodeo

More than 3,100 Rush employees tested this year, taking more than 4,000 tests as a whole, to qualify to compete in San Antonio at the Rush Enterprises Tech Skills Rodeo. Of those, only 250 made the cut and were invited to attend and compete.

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Articles•December 13, 2023

One Answer to Trucking's Decarbonization Challenge: Low-Viscosity Oils

As truck makers and fleet managers face increasing pressure to lower their carbon footprint, one step fleets can take to help with decarbonization efforts is using lower-viscosity engine oils.

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Articles•by Jack Roberts•November 30, 2023

Joel Morrow's 200K Oil Experiment

Joel Morrow is pushing the envelope for oil drain intervals with his Volvo VNL, setting his sights on 200,000 miles. He’s worked closely with Volvo on several cutting-edge engineering initiatives.

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Articles•by Jack Roberts•November 30, 2023

New Frontiers for Oil Drain Intervals

Over the past couple of decades, oil drain intervals have moved out to longer and longer mileage points. The trick is knowing how far you can safely push those intervals without compromising other preventative maintenance items.

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News•by News/Media Release•November 28, 2023

Chevron to Focus Delo Line on Synthetics

Chevron's Delo Heavy Duty Engine Oil product line will now only be synthetic blend and full synthetic products.

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News•by News/Media Release•November 22, 2023

Aperia Adds Asset Tracking to Halo Tire Management Platform

Asset tracking now can be incorporated into Aperia Technologies’ Halo Tire Management platform.

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News•by News/Media Release•November 17, 2023

Noegon Adds Safety and Compliance Check to JPro Diagnostic Tool

A new, embedded, feature for the JPro diagnostic and repair tool tells technicians a vehicle's safety and compliance status before it leaves the shop.

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News•by News/Media Release•November 14, 2023

Love’s Adds Hawkeye XL Aligner at 5 Locations

Love’s Travel Shops has rolled out new alignment systems, Hunter Engineering’s Hawkeye XL, at five of its service locations. The alignment system takes accurate measurements in four minutes or less, according to Hunter.

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News•by News/Media Release•November 2, 2023

Mitchell 1 TruckSeries Adds ABS, Engine, Transmission ID Help

Mitchell 1 has unveiled a new feature within its TruckSeries maintenance software designed to help technicians find and recognize ABS, engine, and transmission identification tags.

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