Heavy Duty Trucking Logo
MenuMENU
SearchSEARCH
Enter keywords to search across all content
Newsby StaffOctober 22, 2018

Navistar Partnering with Vo-Techs to Help Draw CMV Technician Students

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.

Read More →
Articlesby Denise RondiniOctober 4, 2018

The Best Shop Investments a Fleet Can Make

You might be surprised to find what the experts recommend you spend money on to improve the efficiency and safety in your shop as well as to help with technician retention.

Read More →
Articlesby Denise RondiniOctober 3, 2018

Commentary: A Three-Pronged Approach to Technician Retention

A decent place to work, modern technology tools, and a path for professional growth are three necessary parts of finding and retaining truck technicians.

Read More →
Ad Loading...
Trailer Talkby Tom BergSeptember 17, 2018

Sick or Tired, Mechanics Compete at TMC's SuperTech

Trailers are a big part of the annual event's exhaustive testing process, reports Senior Contributing Editor Tom Berg.

Read More →
Newsby StaffSeptember 6, 2018

Transervice Offers Prospective Technicians Tuition Assistance

Transervice Logistics has established a tax-free educational assistance program for technicians that would include payments for school-related fees and equipment in order to help attract and support new prospective technicians.

Read More →
Newsby StaffJuly 26, 2018

Congress Passes Bill to Expand Apprenticeship Program Support

The Senate has passed new bipartisan legislation that would update and expand support for state and local career and technical education programs to help high school and college students prepare for careers in a broad range of industries. The bill is expected to be signed by President Trump.

Read More →
Ad Loading...
ArticlesMay 15, 2018

Using Augmented Reality in Technician Training

How Fox Valley Technical College in Appleton, Wisconsin, is using augmented reality to give its dlesel technician students a look inside the workings of a diesel engine.

Read More →
ArticlesMay 7, 2018

How Trucking is Addressing the Diesel Technician Shortage

Associations, schools and fleets are hard at work to attract young people, train technicians, and retain the techs they have.

Read More →
NewsApril 18, 2018

Truck Dealerships Employed 12% More People Last Year

Employment at the nation’s medium- and heavy-duty truck dealership was up 12.3% last year, according to a report released by the American Truck Dealers.

Read More →
Ad Loading...
Articlesby Denise RondiniApril 10, 2018

Commentary: Creating a Better Technician Training Ecosystem

If you want a better technician training ecosystem, sometimes you have to go out and make it happen. That's what some manufacturers created in California's Central Valley.

Read More →