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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJuly 5, 2024

Truck Parts and Labor Costs Continue to Slide

A new report from TMC and Decisiv has found that parts and labor costs are trending downward for the second quarter of improvement since 2023.

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Articlesby Wayne ParhamJanuary 23, 2024

Tapping Sources of New Technicians: Veterans and Women

In the quest to hire quality diesel technicians, some fleets have learned they can find quality workers from two groups that might be overlooked sometimes. Companies that hire military veterans and women technicians are finding success with both.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseDecember 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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Newsby StaffMay 9, 2023

Women Drivers, Truck Parking Among ATRI Research Priorities for 2023

The American Transportation Research Institute Board of Directors approved its 2023 top research priorities.

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NewsFebruary 26, 2023

Heavy-Duty Repair Revenues Back to Pre-Pandemic Levels

Annual heavy-duty repair revenue report provides business-management insights for operators of truck repairs shops.

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Newsby StaffDecember 9, 2022

TechForce Aims to Bring Young People into Collision Repair

TechForce Foundation created a video designed to educate young people about the opportunities and benefits of a career in collision repair.

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Newsby Vesna BrajkovicNovember 1, 2022

Report: Number of Employed Diesel Techs Increases

The total number of diesel technicians employed in 2021 was 293,200, a 6.5% increase from 2020, according to the TechForce Foundation. But new entrant techs have less training than before.

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ArticlesSeptember 29, 2022

How Trucking is Tackling the Diesel Technician Shortage

Learn how the industry can face off against an acute shortage of technicians and populate repair shops with experts ready to diagnose and repair today’s sophisticated commercial trucks.

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Newsby StaffApril 21, 2021

TMC Releases Augmented Reality Game to Attract New Techs

TMC’s new mobile app, based on the council’s technician skills competition, allows players to diagnose and repair virtual trucks.

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Articlesby Denise RondiniDecember 5, 2019

Are Augmented and Virtual Reality the Answer to the Tech Training Challenge? [Commentary]

Next to finding and retaining technicians, one of the biggest challenges fleets face is keeping technicians trained. One solution? Bringing more technology into the shop — specifically augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR).

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