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Articlesby Denise RondiniAugust 6, 2018

Commentary: Learn How the Best Fleets Manage Maintenance

In a recent survey, most fleets averaged a breakdown every 9,136 miles but the best-in-class fleets had breakdowns every 33,809 miles. So what are they doing different?

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Newsby StaffJuly 20, 2018

ATA Aims to Strengthen Trucking Cybersecurity with Alliance

The American Trucking Associations has joined the Automotive Information Sharing and Analysis Center, a global community that shares information about cybersecurity risks facing connected vehicles.

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Newsby StaffJuly 10, 2018

TMC Offers Online Assessment of Technician Electrical Knowledge

TMC is offering a free online assessment of technician electrical knowledge that is open to all fleet and service provider technicians through Aug. 18.

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Newsby StaffJune 15, 2018

NationaLease Names Top Tech Competition Winner

Rick Davis, lead technician with Hogan Truck Leasing, was named the Top Tech at NationaLease’s 8th Annual NationaLease Tech Challenge.

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Articlesby Jack RobertsJune 4, 2018

Real-World Fuel-Economy Lessons From NACFE Run on Less

A fuel-sipping tractor-trailer is a sum of its parts, and every little tenth of a mile can eventually help pay big dividends over the long haul. Check out these strategies used by fleets in the Run on Less fuel-economy run put on by the North American Council for Freight Efficiency to surpass an average of 10 mpg.

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NewsApril 10, 2018

ATA Launches Fleet Data Management and Cybersecurity Conference

American Trucking Associations’ Technology and Maintenance Council will be hosting a new event called the Fleet Data Management and Cybersecurity Conference, addressing best practices in fleet data management and cybersecurity.

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Articlesby Jack RobertsMarch 22, 2018

Q&A: TMC Chairman Jeff Harris to Focus on Technicians

This year's chairman of ATA's Technology & Maintenance Council says it all starts with truck technicians. Read our interview with USA Truck's Jeff Harris.

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NewsMarch 12, 2018

Hyliion HE Drive Axle Wins Technical Achievement Award

A powered auxiliary axle for road tractors from Hyliion has won the 2018 Jim Winsor Memorial Technical Achievement Award, the awards committee has announced.

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Articlesby Deborah LockridgeMarch 8, 2018

What Do Final Mile Trends Mean for Equipment and Maintenance Managers?

As urban centers increasingly battle problems with pollution and congestion while e-commerce grows by leaps and bounds, we’ll see changing technologies in last-mile logistics – and changing maintenance challenges.

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Newsby Jim ParkMarch 8, 2018

TMC Developing S-Cam Brake Troubleshooting Guide

Work is underway on a long-overdue TMC Recommended Practices document addressing excessive applied stroke in S-cam brakes – a problem too often incorrectly addressed by adjusting the automatic brake slack adjuster.

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