The Technology and Maintenance Council's fall meeting will live up to its new name, with tracks on both equipment and information technology.

The meeting, to be held Oct. 15-18 in Jacksonville, Fla., will feature nine onboard vehicle technical sessions, seven information technology and logistics sessions, and three joint technical sessions, all under the meeting theme Integrating Truck Technology.
Also, back by popular demand will be a special two-hour Shop Talk session: TMC's Failure Analysis Roadshow. Member-submitted parts will be analyzed by fleet managers and suppliers alike to determine failure causes.
Equipment technical sessions will include:

• How to Use New Advances in Battery Charging and Testing Technology

• New Technological Developments in Wide-Base Tires

• Maximizing the Value of Electronic Engine Data

• Spec'ing Cabs for Operator Efficiency and Safety

• Maintenance Personnel Productivity and Incentives

• New Corrosion Challenges: Are Your Brakes Rusting Away?

• Proper Coupling Procedures for Converter Dollies

• Effective Diagnostics Procedures for Electronic Instrument Clusters

• Driver Vehicle Condition Reports: How Effective Are your Fleet's?

Information technology and logistics sessions will include:

• Shipper/Carrier Dialogue: Marching Shipper Expectations and Carrier Capabilities in the New Transportation Environment

• IT Outsourcing and the Future of Application Service Providers

• Securing Corporate IT Infrastructures

• Demystifying XML and its Application to Trucking

• XML and Two Dimensional Bar Coding: A Powerful Combination?

• Optimizing Workflow Management

• Trailer Tracking Interface Standard and Its Application to Trucking

Joint technical sessions will include:

• Trucking's Technology Integration Challenge

• Special Managerial Session: The People Side of Trucking

• The Promise and Pitfalls of 42-volt Electrical Systems

For registration information, contact TMC at 703-838-1763; or visit the TMC website at
http://tmc.truckline.com.