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There’s a challenge that’s been haunting almost every maintenance and repair manager for as long as Executive Contributing Editor Rolf Lockwood has been writing about trucking.The shortage of skilled mechanics and technicians is a plague that just won’t go away.
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With tuitions skyrocketing maybe it’s not surprising that there seems to be some progress when it comes to young people recognizing that skilled trades are a viable and even preferable option when considering a career.
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Murphy-Hoffman Company has partnered with Ozark Technical Community College to expand its diesel training facility at its Springfield, Missouri campus.
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Paul Cupka, maintenance facility superintendent for Fairfax County’s Department of Vehicle Services in Virginia, talks maintenance technician shortages.
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Technology is rapidly changing the industry, and media coverage of cool future-looking trends such as electric and autonomous trucks can only help improve the image of trucking among young people looking for a career.
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The driver shortage finally got so bad that over the past year, fleets have raised pay by largely unprecedented levels. But what about technicians? Deborah Lockridge shares one technician's perspective in her All That's Trucking blog.
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Fleets and industry groups are changing tactics to find the people they need to maintain and repair their trucks.
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Penske Truck Leasing is joining the TechForce Foundation’s efforts to recruit the next generation of truck fleet maintenance technicians as part of the foundation’s FutureTech Success campaign.
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A little friendly competition found Rush Truck Center technicians and a top Nascar pit crew working together to catch the eye of tech school students.
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Navistar has launched the Navistar Service Essentials program, a partnership aimed at helping qualified vocational-technical schools “prepare the next generation of truck and bus technicians,” according to the OEM.
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