Categories: Operations

Labor shortages hit fleets hard in 2024. From technician gaps to driver retention, see how managers are using training, tech, and innovation to stay ahead.

https://www.worktruckonline.com/10233144/2024-work-truck-trends-labor-and-workforce-shortages-addressing-the-growing-gaps

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Categories: Drivers

Where is our next generation of truck drivers, technicians, and other trucking people going to come from? Lindsey Trent with Next Gen Trucking has been...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/10231959/qa-next-gens-lindsey-trent-on-younger-truck-drivers

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Categories: Maintenance

ASE, the ASE Education Foundation, and WrenchWay have partnered to promote School Assist, which connects vehicle service employers and schools to help build...

https://www.worktruckonline.com/10230386/ase-wrenchway-join-forces-to-reduce-technician-shortage

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Categories: Maintenance

Wisconsin’s Lakeside International Truck dealership has decided to tackle the technician shortage head-on by launching its own, in-house diesel technology...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/10225736/wisconsin-truck-dealer-launches-diesel-technician-school

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Categories: Operations

By creatively changing their hiring standards and practices to become an "employment destination," employers can attract qualified recruits.

https://www.worktruckonline.com/10224631/readers-respond-growing-the-next-generation-of-fleet-technicians

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Skilled technician shortages have troubled government fleets, but as technical education improves, public sector managers must rethink staffing formulas to...

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Categories: Equipment

A new report from TMC and Decisiv has found that parts and labor costs are trending downward for the second quarter of improvement since 2023.

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Categories: Maintenance

For someone to become a great technician, it takes more than just formal training and the ability to use tools. His or her career often is shaped by others...

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Categories: Auctions, Electric Vehicles, Maintenance, Operations, Remarketing, Technology

The centers are designed to address the industry’s skilled-labor shortage, develop future talent, increase business and client efficiencies, and position...

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Categories: Auctions, Electric Vehicles, Maintenance, Operations, Remarketing, Technology

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