Other TMC meeting sessions
Other events taking place during TMC’s 2016 Fall Meeting include:
TMCSUPERTECH2016
Trucking’s 12th annual National Technician Skills Competition is where technicians compete for top honors and prizes.
PTDC TECHNICIAN TRAINING FAIR
TMC’s Professional Technician Development Committee (PTDC) is conducting three training sessions for technicians, shop supervisors and fleet managers. Those sessions are:
- Diesel exhaust fluid and aftertreatment systems.
- Filter technology fundamentals.
- Fan clutch technology overview.
TMC TOWN MEETING AND FLEET OPERATORS’ FORUM
The Town Meeting provides an opportunity for TMC to present members and attendees with information about what’s happening within the organization. Immediately after the Town Meeting, TMC’s Fleet Operators’ Forum allows fleet attendees to bring up equipment problems that they have been unable to resolve.
FLEET TALK/SHOP TALK
TMC’s Fleet Talk is a dialogue based on the organization’s Shop Talk format, but open only to fleet attendees. Topics of interest that emerge from Fleet Talk will be addressed at Shop Talk later in the week for open discussion before the entire council.
Shop Talk, which is open to all registered attendees, offers a chance to learn and share the tricks of the trade from the industry’s best experts. Shop talk will include the Fleet Operators’ Forum Wrap-up as well.
TMC TASK FORCES
TMC Task Forces meet on Sept. 19 to develop industry recommended practices, information reports and position papers covering every aspect of Class 2 to 8 commercial vehicle maintenance, specification and maintenance management.
TMC NEW TECHNOLOGY PRESENTATIONS
These presentations are designed to inform attendees of features or applications of new components, tools, services and technologies without engaging in blatant merchandising, advertising or harmful competitive references.
TMCFUTURETECH2016
TMC is hosting its second annual National Student Technician Competition – TMCFutureTech. The event is designed to promote career opportunities as commercial vehicle technicians.
TMC SOCIAL EVENT
The Fall Meeting’s annual buffet dinner will have a NASCAR theme. NASCAR inspired games will include linked Daytona Simulators, an eight-car Stock Car Challenge and a Pit Stop Challenge.