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Articlesby Vesna BrajkovicMay 17, 2021

4 Ways to Improve Fleet Uptime

How fleet maintenance managers can cut the number of roadside breakdowns and the frequency of component failures.

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Newsby Vesna BrajkovicApril 28, 2021

ATRI: Class 8 Carriers Hesitant of ADAS Adoption

Some of the concerns in implementing advanced driver assistance system technologies were driver control concerns, cost and lack of driver acceptance, according to ATRI.

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Newsby StaffApril 21, 2021

Report: Truckload, LTL Carriers Reduce Roadside Repair Frequency

In fourth quarter 2020, truckload carriers logged 14% more miles between breakdowns compared with Q3, according to TMC/FleetNet America’s latest Vertical Benchmarking Program data.

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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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Newsby Jim ParkApril 21, 2021

Parts Shortage Hobbles New Truck Deliveries, Worsens Downtime

Fleets struggling with a scarcity of parts needed for routine maintenance and repairs are also having to wait on new truck deliveries while partially completed trucks jam OEM parking lots.

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Newsby StaffApril 19, 2021

TMC, Decisiv Launch Parts, Labor Cost Benchmarking Study

The report will be based on the TMC’s vehicle maintenance reporting standards, and will track parts and labor expenditures and trends throughout North America.

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Articlesby Denise RondiniFebruary 26, 2021

Top 3 Causes of Truck Repair Delays

Lack of communication, improper diagnosis and parts availability were cited as one of the biggest causes of repair delays, according to panelists at an American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council meeting.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 16, 2021

TMC Announces New Dates for 2021 Exhibition

ATA’s Technology & Maintenance Council will host its Transportation Technology Exhibition in-person during TMC’s 2021 Fall Meeting from Sept. 12-16 in Cleveland.

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SponsoredJanuary 11, 2021

Fuel Economy Testing Pioneers Chuck Blake and Bob Wessels

Bob Wessels and Chuck Blake, despite their competitive positions, understood the need for "real world" fuel economy testing that fleets could believe. The pair worked side by side for a couple of decades pioneering reliable and repeatable test methods. Bob and Chuck accumulated more than a few stories over the years, and they share some of them on this episode of HDT Talks Trucking.

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Newsby StaffDecember 23, 2020

TMC, ESmartt to Evaluate Smart Trailer Technology

A study to evaluate trailer owners’ adoption of intelligence products and services will be conducted by eSmartt and presented at the ATA's Technology & Maintenance Council annual meeting in April.

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