This year, Mitchell 1 programs will be utilized in competitions being held in Tennessee, California, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Maine and Arkansas. Mitchell 1 also conducts Service Information Skills testing each year at the Technology and Maintenance Council’s annual SuperTech competition held in September.
“Each year, Mitchell 1 test questions and programs are increasingly used at state competitions to measure technician skills in an environment dominated by computer information tools,” says Dave Costantino, director of the commercial vehicle group for Mitchell 1. “Since our programs cover diagnostics and repairs for all-makes, they offer a level playing field for technicians regardless of the brand of truck or trailer they are responsible for fixing.”
The Service Information Skills stations as supported by Mitchell 1 test competitors on their abilities to use online repair information to diagnose and fix maintenance problems they are likely to encounter in their jobs, the company says. For 2012 State SuperTech competitions, Mitchell 1 will test competitors using their Tractor-Trailer.net program, which the company says compiles all the maintenance information necessary to fix virtually any heavy-duty truck produced after 1990.
