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TMCSuperTech2019

» The theme of this year's TMC
Fall Meeting is New Prospects
for Technical Achievement.
Photo courtesy of TMC

Discover opportunities
through new prospects in
technical achievement
Information about
TMC's 2019 Fall
Meeting education and
study group sessions.

TMC FALL MEETING
Today's challenging world of increasing vehicle
complexity and rapid technological change
demands diligent attention to detail and careful
consideration. Shipper expectations, government
regulations, engineering advances, and CSA
compliance issues all require commercial vehicle fleets to be ever vigilant in order to stay safe,
efficient, and profitable. Smart fleets scrutinize
the investments they make for their operations
and vehicle maintenance programs, and many
turn to American Trucking Association's (ATA)
Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC) to help
them make smart business decisions on maintenance and specifying issues.
Technology is transforming the way fleets specify and operate equipment in both intentional and
unintentional ways. Staying ahead of the learning
curve is paramount to maintaining and securing
fleet operations. That's why it is appropriate that

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the theme of TMC's 2019 Fall Meeting is "New
Prospects for Technical Achievement."
This year's meeting will take place September
15-19 at the Raleigh Convention Center in
Raleigh, North Carolina
At TMC, equipment and technology professionals can also:
* Participate in TMC's Future Truck Initiative,
where TMC and its member companies work
together with OEM's to create the industry's
standards for future truck technology and
equipment that help ensure that the truck of
the future is one that is the most efficient to
operate and maintain.
* Gain and share information with hundreds of
peers at TMC's Shop Talk, a free-form discussion
on equipment issues.
* Resolve troublesome equipment issues at TMC's
Town Meeting and Fleet Operators' Forum.
* Participate in voluntary standards-setting
efforts through TMC's Study Groups and Task
Forces, which are addressing important issues
such as electronic logging devices, natural
gas-powered vehicles, and emerging onboard
technologies.

Educational sessions
TMC's 2019 Fall Meeting offers a comprehensive
collection of educational sessions designed to keep
your maintenance personnel on the cutting edge
of vehicle technology.

» Technical sessions

How to Navigate Aftertreatment System
Maintenance, Breakdowns, and Vendor
Management Best Practices

Technical Session #1
Wednesday, September 18 | 8-9:30 AM
During this session, a panel of fleet, manufacturer, and service provider representatives will
discuss best practices for leveraging vendor
relationships to minimize costs and downtime
when dealing with both local and over-the-road
vendors. Topics to be covered include: outsourced maintenance management, purchase
order process management, cost management
strategies, route optimization and service
provider relationships, third-party vendor
communication practices, enforcing fleet standards when outsourcing maintenance tasks,
how to work with independent shops or outside-of-dealer-network facilities for non-warranty
repairs, and adjusting preventive maintenance
programs to deal with aftertreatment realities.
Attend this session and learn how fleet practices and procedures - good or bad - directly
impact a company's ability to successfully manage aftertreatment-related costs. If you run diesel-powered equipment, this session is a must.

New Approaches to Preventive Maintenance,
Vehicle Triage, and Shop Design
Technical Session #2
Thursday, September 19 | 7:30-9 AM
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