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Newsby StaffAugust 3, 2021

Registration Opens for 2021 HD Repair Forum

The Heavy Duty Repair Forum, set to take place Sept. 15 and 16 in Cleveland, has opened registration.

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Newsby StaffJuly 7, 2021

Report: Frequency of Unscheduled Roadside Repairs Spike

The TMC/FleetNet America Vertical Benchmarking Program found that fleets averaged 29,506 miles of operation between unscheduled road repairs, down 18.7% from the fourth quarter of 2020.

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Newsby StaffJune 22, 2021

HD Repair Forum To Be Held at TMC Fall Meeting

ATA's Technology & Maintenance Council and the Heavy Duty Repair Forum will co-locate their fall events in Cleveland.

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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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