Wide variety of topics on agenda at TMC

ARLINGTON, VA – Fuel economy standards, alternative fuels, asset utilization, and tire deployment will be among the key topics of discussion at American Trucking Associations’ annual meeting of the Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC).

The 2015 event will be held Feb. 16-19 at the Music City Center in Nashville, Tenn.

TMC executive director Carl Kirk says the agenda will cover “important information on the latest in technology, regulatory news, and industry best practices.”

“TMC’s technical sessions and exhibit can help equip fleet managers with the knowledge they need to be more effective and more competitive in this ever-changing economic environment,” said Kirk, who is also ATA vice president of maintenance, information technology and logistics.

TMC’s Transportation Technology Exhibition, held in conjunction with the annual meeting, will feature nearly 400 exhibitors showcasing the latest models of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, specialty and alternative-fueled vehicles, components, safety, information technology, and services.

Among the highlights of this year’s meeting are:

  • More than 100 task forces creating and updating recommended practices for the commercial vehicle industry;
  • “Green Trucks, Green Shops, Green Incentives,” a discussion of how to develop and implement an alternate fuel vehicle program;
  • “Maximizing Asset Utilization: A Fleet-Service Provider Dialogue,” an examination of outsourced vehicle maintenance;
  • TMC study group sessions on topics ranging from low-rolling resistance tires to heavy-duty vehicle fuel economy testing;
  • An exhibit hall with nearly 400 exhibitors displaying the latest in industry technology, including an Alternate Fuels Pavilion providing one-stop shopping for the fleet executive who wants to quickly get up to speed on all segments of the alternative fuels market; and
  • Featured speaker Donald Broughton, chief market strategist for Avondale Partners, providing a “bottoms-up” differentiated dissection of the U.S. economy and financial markets.

Information can be found at http://tmc.trucking.org.

 

 


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