Photo: ASE To work at Hyatt’s shop, technicians must have master ASE certifications in both light- and heavy-duty vehicles, as well as a high-level knowledge of computers. What’s the difference…
Photo: Long Beach The City of Long Beach, Calif., offers about three training classes a month. The fleet bureau isn’t sure what hands-on training will look like once sessions resume. …
Photo: Unsplash/Sebastian Herrmann The primary reason technicians seek alternative employment is lack of recognition and/or appreciation. In May 2003, Government Fleet ran an article I wrote called, “Is There Really…
As the maintenance pool diminishes and modern vehicles become more complicated, augmented reality creates a different way to look at fleets. Keeping up with modern truck maintenance is a towering…
The rapid pace of technological advances for trucks and increased sophistication makes keeping up-to-speed on maintenance and repair procedures a Herculean job. Yet, truck technicians continue to evolve their skills…
Fleets and industry groups are changing tactics to find the people they need to maintain and repair their trucks. Photo: iStockPhoto How Trucking Will Find Tomorrow’s Technicians In the past,…
For Rush Truck Centers, technicians can choose to train in alternative-fuel trucks as a specialty skill needed at some of its locations. Photo: Rush Truck Centers Who’s Going to…
Electric trucks have fewer moving parts than diesel- and gasoline-powered ones. But they also have an array of highly advanced high-voltage electronic and computing systems all their own. Photo: BYD…
Trucks Are Corporate Assets, but so too Are Drivers & Technicians Carpal tunnel syndrome has been viewed as primarily an office worker injury, but there has been an increase in…
Photo: Steven Martinez Technician Shortage Worse Than Previously Thought In a new report, the TechForce Foundation is predicting that demand for new vehicle technicians from 2016 to 2026 will be…
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