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Oregon Trucking Associations, Inc.
Oregon Truck Dispatch
TMC continues growth spurt
Over the past few years, the Technology &
Maintenance Council here in Oregon has continued
to grow and thrive. We’ve increased the number of
classes we offer and expanded into additional areas of
the state to reach even more technicians. Workshops
are held regularly in Portland, Medford, Eugene,
Redmond, Hood River and Pendleton. And, in 2015,
these workshops had over 690 attendees. We will
continue to grow these numbers in 2016 by offering
workshops on timely topics that will keep technicians
up to date on all the latest maintenance developments.
The purpose of the TMC is to improve transport
equipment, its maintenance and maintenance
management. With the trucking industry now
facing a shortage of qualified technicians, we are
also dedicated to further outreach to and education
of the next generation of truck technicians. The
2015 SuperTech Skills Competition included college
students and we are currently working on developing
a scholarship program.
A great vehicle for TMC and vendors to get some face
time with present and future technicians is the annual
TMC Maintenance & Education Fair, held in tandem
with SuperTech. This year’s event will take place on
June 3rd & 4th. While always well attended, we are
hoping to get even more attendees by partnering with
the national TMC to help promote the event.
I encourage you to check out what OTA and TMC are
doing in your part of the state. There are a lot of ways
to get involved and be part of the activities that will
help shape the industry.
By TMC President Mike Vallery, Oak Harbor Freight
TECHNOLOGY & MAINTENANCE COUNCIL