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Vehicle maintenance certification improves repair rates, cuts expense

Maintenance certifications aren't required, but that doesn't mean they're not necessary.

March 23, 2026

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FMCSA waiver accelerates diesel tech onboarding

FMCSA's exemption allows fleets, dealers, and technical schools to certify diesel techs in four months instead of a full year.

November 5, 2025

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May 12, 2026

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How fleets can recruit, retain qualified diesel techs

As diesel shops and fleets struggle to recruit and retain qualified diesel techs, new ATRI research identifies the challenges and offers some solutions.

August 22, 2025

Kenworth looks to address diesel tech shortage with new partnership

Kenworth is partnering with diesel tech training school WyoTech to help address the shortage of skilled diesel technicians. Also: DOT extends comment period to give more opportunity for stakeholders to weigh in on next highway bill; new multimodal, cross-border firm launches with industry veterans at helm.

August 20, 2025

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Fleetio launches ASE Scholarship

Addressing a skill shortage, the new scholarship program invests in training, up-skilling and re-skilling aspiring fleet maintenance techs.

March 9, 2025

Educators have a lesson plan to lessen the tech shortage

Private and public vo-tech schools discuss enrollment and completion rates and how employers can draw and keep technicians.

October 19, 2023

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Technician training

Shops desperate for diesel techs amid 'extremely high' demand

One major votech had a record turnout of companies looking to hire at its job fair while other schools are also continuing to see 'huge' demand for diesel techs.

April 26, 2023

WyoTech's job fair in February brought in a record number of companies anxious to hire techs for diesel, auto and collision jobs. 'Employers come from all over the United States to try hire our students because they're job-ready,' said WyoTech President Jim Mathis. Demand for diesel and auto techs is particularly high, Mathis said.

Repair labor rates climbing, driving technician pay raises

More than three-quarters of service providers responding to a Fullbay survey said they raised labor rates in 2022, with the Southwest U.S. region leading the charge.

February 26, 2023

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Step-by-step air brake inspection

If you are inspecting brakes, you should become familiar with federal and state periodic inspection requirements because anyone performing required periodic inspections must meet specific criteria in terms of experience and training.

January 4, 2023

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Watch: The current state of the diesel technician workforce

CCJ parent Randall Reilly earlier this year, in partnership with Shell Lubricant Solutions, produced the 2022 State of Diesel Technicians report, a survey-based analysis of the current state of the diesel technician trade.

November 25, 2022

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Technician program completion numbers falling but diesel in better shape than auto, collision

Higher wages in diesel compared to automotive has become a draw to would-be technicians.

November 16, 2022

Man jacking up the rear of a semi

EV tech training not seen as a threat during diesel tech shortage

More OEMs and trade schools are rolling out courses on electric vehicle service, however the growing demand for EV techs is not seen as a competitive threat during the diesel tech shortage.

November 7, 2022

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Recruiting & retention

Female diesel techs find challenges in entering 'male-dominated industry'

Among the biggest challenges facing female diesel technicians is gaining the respect of their male counterparts.

October 18, 2022

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Recruiting & retention

More women becoming diesel techs, but not fast enough to meet demand

Leaders in the diesel tech field admit women are often better than men when it comes to working with computers surrounding mechanics, but old stereotypes around gender roles are holding the industry back from attracting women to the field.

October 13, 2022

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Technician training

Shops would do well to focus on culture when hiring young techs, Votech officials say

A paycheck isn't everything. Votech officials explain how shops would do well to consider not only pay but their workplace culture as today's diesel tech students carefully consider their options with smart phones in hand.

September 27, 2022

Female diesel tech at UTI

Technician training

New diesel techs rely more on Google, less on training

With smartphones in hand, aspiring diesel technicians are quickly finding their best opportunities online in a hot market clamoring for their attention, but wrenching skills for some compared to rookie techs ten years ago may be lacking.

September 13, 2022

WyoTech student and instructor working on a diesel engine

Technician training

Dealer, tech school team up to cultivate technicians

Heavy-duty service providers continue to show their creativity with new ways to create technician pipelines into our industry.

July 28, 2022

Four Star Freightliner Dealer Principal Jerry Kocan and Ingram President Annette Funderburk.

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Mack and Volvo showcase new tech training center

With two new trucks has come a new training center for the Volvo Trucks and Mack Trucks Academies.

June 21, 2022

Mack LR Electric on site at Mack Truck Academy and Volvo Trucks Academy training center in Tinley Park, Ill.

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Trucking groups: No thanks to suspending fuel tax

Estimates from experts at the University of Pennsylvania note that, "consumers would see roughly 60%-72% of the tax savings at the pump.

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Nuclear verdicts and surging premiums: Trucking leaders sound the alarm

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The hidden cost of lawsuit abuse in the trucking industry

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Diesel's future bright amid stringent 2027 regulations

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