Average Standard Repair Times (SRT) for 98 Commonly Performed Labor Tasks in Fleet and Service Provider Operations
Tire & Wheel Study Group Survey Report: Fleet Expectations on Tire Sensors
ABSTRACT
ATA’s Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC) conducted this survey on behalf of its S.2 Tire & Wheel Study Group to assess current use of tire sensors and telematics systems in tire management programs as well as expectations for future deployment and utilization of these technologies.
The results of the survey were mixed as to the extent of the current utilization of Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems (TPMS) and sensors in conjunction with tire management applications and software used to handle telematics generated data. Expectations regarding future tire sensors strongly indicated a desire for some type of tire tread depth monitoring, with preference that be powered by the host vehicle’s electrical system versus an integral tire battery.
Satisfaction with tire telematics sensors and software was also mixed, roughly evenly divided among very satisfied, neutral or dissatisfied about their systems. The greatest inhibiting factors were cost and identification of anticipated Return on Investment (ROI).
Published September 29, 2021
Impacts of COVID-19 on Maintenance Operations of Fleets and Service Providers: Results From Survey 3 (August 28, 2020)
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Average Standard Repair Times (SRT) for 98 Commonly Performed Labor Tasks in Fleet and Service Provider Operations
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Fifty TMC member fleet and service provider members responded to TMC’s second “Fleet & Service Provider Average Standard Repair Time (SRT) Survey,” which was administered in the first quarter of 2020. The purpose of the study was to aid in establishing baseline repair times that will improve shop productivity and profitability. This is the second year that TMC has conducted the survey, giving the members a comparison of year-to-year SRT data.
Impacts of COVID-19 on Maintenance Operations of Fleets and Service Providers: Results From Survey 2 (April 27,2020)
ABSTRACT
In March 2020, ATA’s Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC) decided to conduct a series of member surveys to assess the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the maintenance operations of fleets and service providers. TMC’s first survey, conducted in the early phase of the event in late March 2020, investigated current and anticipated impacts on technician labor force readiness and commercial vehicle component supply chains. TMC’s second survey in the series was conducted in late April 2020 as a follow-up to the initial investigation.
Impacts of COVID-19 on Maintenance Operations of Fleets and Service Providers: Results From Survey 1 (March 31, 2020)
ABSTRACT
In March 2020, ATA’s Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC) decided to conduct a series of member surveys to assess the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the maintenance operations of fleets and service providers. TMC’s first survey, conducted in the early phase of the event in late March 2020, investigated current and anticipated impacts on technician labor force readiness and commercial vehicle component supply chains.
S.16 Service Provider Study Group Information Report 2020-1: Recommendations Regarding Implementing TMC Recommended Practices by Service Providers and Fleets
Knowledge of TMC and its body of work varies greatly among fleets and service providers, depending upon their involvement in the Council. A systematic process for leveraging TMC's Recommended Practices (RPs) would benefit maintenance operations for commercial motor vehicles. This Information Report provides a basis for selection and implementation of TMC RPs that are relevant to a particular operation and for measurement of the return to that organization by giving examples of methods used successfully by members of TMC.
Issued: February 2020
Average Standard Repair Times (SRT) for 75 Commonly Performed Labor Tasks in Fleet and Service Provider Operations
ABSTRACT Fifty-four TMC member fleet and service provider members responded to TMC’s “Fleet & Service Provider Average Standard Repair Times Survey,” which was administered in the first quarter of 2019. The purpose of the study was to aid in establishing baseline repair times that will improve shop productivity and profitability. The survey was based on Vehicle Maintenance Reporting Standards (VMRS) making it easier to aggregate repair times.
S.11 Sustainability & Environmental Technologies Study Group Information Report: RP 1118 Fuel Savings Calculator for Aerodynamic Devices Validation
PIT Group of FPInnovations was approached by The Technology & Maintenance Council of American Trucking Associations (TMC) to validate TMC Recommended Practice RP 1118, Fuel Savings Calculator for Aerodynamic Devices, utilizing the working model of a proposed revision to the original calculator developedin 2018 by TMC’s S.11 Sustainability & Environmental Technologies Study Group. TMC RP 1118, developed and first published in May 2016, provides equipment operators with an interactive mathematical tool to evaluate the potential fuel and economic savings of an aerodynamic device t
Professional Technician Development Committee Information Report 2018-1: Determining Technician Entry-Level Skills
This information report presents the results of the Professional Technical Development Com- mittee’s (PTDC) Task Force on Determining Necessary Entry Level Technician Skills. The charge of this Task Force was to examine means of determining these essential skill sets tobecome a qualified applicant for technician positions in the industry.