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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
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September 15, 2019
TMC Announces TMCSuperTech 2019 Grand Champion
Raleigh, North Carolina — Today, American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council announced Kelby Bentley of FedEx Freight has been crowned as the TMCSuperTech 2019 Grand Champion, placing first in a crowded field of 87 technicians competing in the final rounds of the Heavy-Duty Track.
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September 15, 2019
TMC Announces 87 Finalists in TMCSuperTech Heavy-Duty Track
Raleigh, North Carolina — Today, American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council announced the 87 TMCSuperTech competitors advancing to the Day 2 Heavy-Duty Track Hands-On Skills Challenge. The competition launched this morning at the Raleigh Convention Center.
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September 15, 2019
TMC Opens Top National Technician Skills Competitions
Raleigh, North Carolina — Today, American Tucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council launched its annual National Technician Skills Competitions—TMCSuperTech 2019—here at the Raleigh Convention Center. Now in its 15th year, the event is North America’s premier skills competition for professional commercial vehicle technicians.
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March 17, 2019
TMC Opens Exhibit Hall During 2019 Annual Meeting
Atlanta – Today, American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council opened the doors on a sold out exhibit hall as part of TMC’s 2019 Annual Meeting & Transportation Technology Exhibition.
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March 17, 2019
TMC Names Kenneth Calhoun General Chairman and Treasurer
Atlanta – Today, American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council announced that Kenneth Calhoun, fleet optimization manager at Altec Service Group,has been elected 2019-2020 general chairman and treasurer during the organization’s Annual Meeting.
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March 16, 2019
TMC and FleetNet Maintenance Report Finds Costs of Repairs Increasing
Atlanta, Georgia — The average cost of mechanical repairs in the trucking industry increased for the second straight quarter, while miles between unscheduled roadside maintenance remained unchanged, according to the latest benchmarking report from American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council and FleetNet America, an ArcBest company.
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March 16, 2019
TMC and PIT Group Unveil 2019 Collaborative Research Program
Atlanta, Georgia —– Today, American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council and PIT Group of FPInnovations, announced the organizations will be conducting joint research projects on fuel savings and emerging braking technologies.
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March 18, 2019
TMC Honors Five with 2019 Silver Spark Plug
Atlanta – Today, American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council honored three professionals with its highest honor — the Silver Spark Plug —at the opening of TMC’s 2019 Annual Meeting & Transportation Technology Exhibition.