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TMC Special Section

TechNoloGy & MaiNteNaNce couNcil
Turning ExpEriEncE inTo pracTicE

TMC OFFICERS
General Chairman / Treasurer
STACY EARNHARDT
Best Specialized
Vice Chairman /
Meetings Chairman
RANDY OBERMEYER
Batesville Logistics, Inc.
Chairman, Study Groups
WINSTON MINCHEW
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.
Chairman,
Associates Advisory Group
JILL GINGRICH
WheelTime Network, LLC
Chairman,
Membership & Publicity
PETER SAVAGE
Clarke Power Services
Immediate Past Chairman
KENNETH CALHOUN
Altec Service Group
Executive Director
ROBERT BRASWELL

TMC DIRECTORS
SCOTT BARTLEIN
Barry Trucking, Inc.
JIM BOYD
Southeastern Freight Lines, Inc.
CHRIS DISANTIS
Aim Nationalease
ROGER MAYE
Consolidated Metco
RANDY OBERMEYER
Batesville Logistics, Inc.
KEVIN TOMLINSON
South Shore Transportation Co.
RANDY TUMBARELLO
Genox Transportation, Inc.
J. DAVID WALTERS
ALCOA Wheels

TMC MEETINGS
RALEIGH, N.C.
September 14-17, 2020
2020 Fall Meeting
A Virtual Event

July 1, 2020
Dear Trucking Industry Professional:
Societal changes - accelerated by technology and the ongoing COVID-19 crisis
- are transforming the way fleets specify and operate equipment in
both intentional and unintended ways. Staying ahead of the learning curve
is paramount to maintaining and securing fleet operations. That's why it is
appropriate that the theme of TMC's 2020 Fall Meeting is "Reliable Answers for
Uncertain Times."
Given the current health and economic crisis, TMC has made the decision to
forgo its traditional in-person event format and instead offer industry professionals
an all-virtual alternative which will take place September 14-17. This alternative, not
lightly taken, will allow TMC members and non-members alike the chance to
experience all the content of TMC's Fall Meeting while still being sensitive to the
health- and economic-related pressures that we all are facing in 2020.
While TMC's 2020 Fall Meeting will be held virtually, TMC will unfortuantely
not be able to hold its National Technician Skills Competitions (TMCSuperTech) or
National Student Technician Competition (TMCFutureTech) in 2020. Instead, TMC
will celebrate the first-ever National Technician Appreciation Week the week
following TMC's 2020 Fall Meeting, September 21-25. During this time, the Council
will offer special online training sessions aimed at technicians and shop supervisors
in our annual PDTC Technician Training Fair.
For details, please review the material provided in our meeting brochure, found on
TMC's event website: tmcfall.trucking.org. For information, call 703-838-1763
On behalf of TMC's Board of Directors, I encourage you to take advantage of
this opportunity and join us at TMC's 2020 Fall Meeting. We look forward to
seeing you online!

ORLANDO, FLA.
March 8-11, 2021
2021 Annual Meeting & Exhibit
Orange County Conv. Center

Sincerely,
Robert Braswell
TMC Executive Director

950 N. Glebe Road, Suite 210 * aRliNGtoN, Va 22203
(703) 838-1763 * e-Mail: tMc@tRuckiNG.oRG
http://tMc.tRuckiNG.oRG

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Fleet Maintenance

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Fleet Maintenance

Uptime: Fleet feedback from electric truck adoption
Editor's Note: Future-proofing your fleet
Engine idle reduction systems and solutions
In the Bay: Technician training in the digital age
Shop Operations: How fleets can use ELDs to improve preventive maintenance
Volvo LIGHTS establishes path to managing service and maintenance of electric heavy duty trucks
The right fit
Management: Getting in the zone
Diagnostics: How aftermarket diagnostic tools can assist with DPF maintenance
Economic Outlook: The seven percent solution
Fleet Parts & Components
TMC Fall Meeting and National Technician Appreciation Week 2020
TMC Special Section: Letter from the Technology & Maintenance Council
TMC Special Section: Celebrate the individuals who the trucking industry could not survive without
TMC Special Section: TMC Membership - A stepping-stone to the future
TMC Special Section: VMRS - Charting new horizons to improve cost equipment reporting
Tools & Equipment
Guest Editorial: Considerations before buying a mobile lift
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Fleet Maintenance - Uptime: Fleet feedback from electric truck adoption
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Fleet Maintenance - Editor's Note: Future-proofing your fleet
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Fleet Maintenance - Engine idle reduction systems and solutions
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Fleet Maintenance - In the Bay: Technician training in the digital age
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Fleet Maintenance - Shop Operations: How fleets can use ELDs to improve preventive maintenance
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Fleet Maintenance - Volvo LIGHTS establishes path to managing service and maintenance of electric heavy duty trucks
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Fleet Maintenance - The right fit
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Fleet Maintenance - Management: Getting in the zone
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Fleet Maintenance - Diagnostics: How aftermarket diagnostic tools can assist with DPF maintenance
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Fleet Maintenance - Economic Outlook: The seven percent solution
Fleet Maintenance - Fleet Parts & Components
Fleet Maintenance - TMC Fall Meeting and National Technician Appreciation Week 2020
Fleet Maintenance - TMC Special Section: Letter from the Technology & Maintenance Council
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Fleet Maintenance - TMC Special Section: Celebrate the individuals who the trucking industry could not survive without
Fleet Maintenance - TMC Special Section: TMC Membership - A stepping-stone to the future
Fleet Maintenance - TMC Special Section: VMRS - Charting new horizons to improve cost equipment reporting
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Fleet Maintenance - Tools & Equipment
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Fleet Maintenance - Guest Editorial: Considerations before buying a mobile lift
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