The Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC) of the American Trucking Associations (ATA) announced Michael Crull as recipient of the prestigious Silver Spark Plug award at the TMC 2009 Annual Meeting held recently in Orlando, Fla. This award is presented to individuals for outstanding contributions to the improvement of heavy-duty vehicle maintenance.
“During his nearly 20 years of membership with ATA’s Technology & Maintenance Council, Mike Crull has provided outstanding leadership within the Council’s S.1 Electrical and Instruments Study group, states Robert Braswell, technical director of TMC. “Mike is one of those behind the scenes types who doesn’t seek the limelight, and he’s one of the folks who literally help TMC write the book when it comes to best practices for electrical systems.”
Crull has been an active and dedicated member of TMC since 1990. He spent five years as secretary of the S.1 Electrical & Instruments Study Group. He was also chairman of the Recommended Practice Updates Task Force for 13 years.
