ATA’s Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC) has requested additional prize donations for its National Technician Skills Competitions, TMCSuperTech 2023, as well as the student competition, TMCFutureTech 2023. The prizes will be awarded to skills stations and overall winners during an awards banquet. TMCSuperTech returns to Cleveland, Ohio's Huntington Convention Center, Sept. 17-21, in conjunction with TMC's 2023 Fall Meeting.
For more information on donating prizes, please email TMC at [email protected] or call 703-838-1763.
Prizes can range from tool and software subscriptions to money and coolers.
Donors who are also Friend of the Technician (FOT) sponsors will have their prizes announced aloud, while all donors will appear on the monitors at the awards ceremony.
For more information on becoming a Friend of the Technician Sponsor or sponsoring TMCSuperTech stations click here or email Chris Blevins at [email protected] or Janine Taylor at [email protected].
The Heavy-Duty track will be two days, Day One being the qualifying rounds with a maximum 84 technicians going onto Day Two. The other three tracks, Trailer, Light/Medium Vehicle and the student track, TMCFutureTech 2023 will be one day.
Day One of the competition will begin with the heavy-duty techs and the ASE written test at 7 am on Sunday, September 17. It will continue until approximately 6 p.m. with approximately 12 table-top skills stations.
The competition will continue on Monday, September 18 with Day Two for the heavy-duty technicians and other three tracks will begin. Like heavy-duty, they will start with the ASE written tests and once completed, the rotations will begin from there.
LIST OF SKILLS STATIONS
SUNDAY
HEAVY-DUTY DAY 1 TRACK
HD1 ASE Written Test
HD2 RP Manual
HD3 Wiring Diagrams
HD4 Lubricants & Fuels
HD5 Coolants & DEF
HD6 Electronic Engine Diagnostics
HD7 Electrical Circuits
HD8 Fasteners
HD9 Sealants and Adhesives
HD10 Service Information
HD11 Cybersecurity
HD12 Trailer Lighting
MONDAY
HEAVY-DUTY DAY 2 TRACK
HD14 CNG Fuel System Essentials
HD15 Brakes
HD16 Wheel End
HD17 Fifth Wheel
HD18 Liftgates
HD19 Automated Manual Transmission
HD20 Tire & Wheel
HD21 Tractor PMI
HD22 Starting & Charging
HD23 Steering & Suspension
HD24 Aftertreatment Mechanical
TRAILER TRACK
T1 ASE
T2 Hydraulics & Drivebelts
T3 Trailer Wheel End
T4 Sealants and Adhesives
T5 Trailer Fasteners
T6 Trailer PMI
T7 Trailer Alignment
T8 Roll-Up Doors
T9 Trailer Lighting
T10 LMV/Trailer Liftgates
T11 Central Tire Inflation
T12 Trailer Electrical Corrosion
T13 Trailer ABS
LIGHT/MEDIUM TRUCK TRACK
LM1 ASE
LM2 Fasteners
LM3 Wiring Diagrams
LM4 RP Manuals
LM5 Coolants & DEF
LM6 Sealants and Adhesives
LM7 Electrical Circuits
LM8 Lubricants & Fuels
LM9 Trailer Wheel End
LM10 EVAP Systems
LM11 LMV Preventive Maintenance
LM12 LMV/Trailer Liftgates
LM13 CNG Fuel Systems Essentials
FUTURE TECH 2023 TRACK
FT1 ASE
FT2 Fasteners
FT3 RP Manuals
FT4 Wiring Diagrams
FT5 PMI
FT6 Electrical Circuits
FT7 Lubricants & Fuels
FT8 Cybersecurity
FT9 Coolants & DEF
FT10 Sealants and Adhesives
FT11 Trailer Wheel End
FT12 CNG Fuel System Essentials
FT13 Hydraulics & Drivebelts