Training

MOTOR offers webinar on medium & heavy duty Truck Service product

MOTOR Information Systems says it will host a webinar highlighting features found in their Truck Service product. The webinar will be held Thursday, May 23rd at 3 p.m. (EDT). The link to access the webinars as well as MOTOR Truck Service information is www.motor.com/truck/2013/index.html. MOTOR Truck Service provides comprehensive, all makes ...

ATA creates maintenance management tool

American Trucking Associations’ Technology and Maintenance Council (TMC) has released a Vehicle Maintenance Reporting Standards (VMRS) tool to document fleet ...

ACOFAS extends registration for upcoming clinic

American Council of Frame and Alignment Specialists (ACOFAS) has extended the registration deadline for its upcoming spring technician training clinic to June 1. Scheduled to be held June 11-12, 2013 at Love Field in Dallas, the clinic is titled “Heavy Duty Chassis Vibration Diagnostics.” ACOFAS says it will ...

Stertil-Koni research IDs 7 steps to safe lifting heavy trucks

Stertil-Koni, the leader in heavy duty vehicle lifts, Monday announced what its research has shown to be seven key steps that should be observed prior to lifting heavy duty work vehicles in commercial maintenance facilities. In making the announcement, lift industry veteran and Stertil-Koni president, Dr. Jean DellAmore, said, ...

Taking advantage of the information age

When it comes to brake inspections, there is no shortage of training and literature available. Component OE suppliers and vehicle OEMs provide brake inspection tips on their websites, and some also have brake inspection training courses that are offered through the year. Alesha Erving, product manager for commercial vehicles ...

Tech program to train on donated unit

The Door County Highway Department recently donated a Peterbilt Model 378 semi-tractor to Northeast Wisconsin Technical College that the school says will advance diesel training in Northeastern Wisconsin, the Green Bay Press Gazette reported. The truck will be used in NWTC’s Diesel Equipment Technician and Diesel Equipment Technology programs. “The key to ...

NGVi announces more training sessions

The Natural Gas Vehicle Institute (NGVi) is now taking reservations for its CNG fuel training sessions in Las Vegas and Denver. The NGVi says it will hold training from June 10-13 in Las Vegas, then June 18-20 in Denver. NGVi is currently accepting early bird registration for the Las ...

Cummins launches new diesel tech program

Cummins Power South (CPS) recently launched a new comprehensive diesel engine training program. The three-month graduate program, dubbed CPSUniversity (CPSU), is designed to provide rigorous in-depth training on Cummins Heavy-Duty and Mid-Range engine products and is currently being offered to diesel engine technology students who have completed a ...

Stertil-Koni announces product, initiatives at distributor meeting

Stertil-Koni announced three major initiatives at its 17th Annual Distributor Meeting in Washington, DC and at the company’s U.S. headquarters in Stevensville, Md. May 4-8. More than 80 company employees and representatives from Stertil-Koni’s exclusive distributor network, covering the U.S., Canada and the Caribbean attended. Hosted by Stertil-Koni president, Dr. Jean ...

Safety first: Tips for conducting a brake inspection

You’re driving on the interstate in a major city. There’s some open road in front of you, and a Class 8 unit creeping up in your rearview mirror. Both of you are moving at safe speeds, slightly below the posted speed limit, but traffic is heavy and other ...

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