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Beyond wages: How successful fleets are securing diesel talent in 2026
A fat paycheck is just the entry fee in 2026. Explore the shifting priorities of modern technicians and how fleets can keep shop seats filled.
June 2, 2026
Technician training
Vehicle maintenance certification improves repair rates, cuts expense
Maintenance certifications aren't required, but that doesn't mean they're not necessary.
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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
Maintenance
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
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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
Maintenance
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
Workforce
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
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
Maintenance
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
Maintenance
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
Workforce
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
Workforce
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
Workforce
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
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
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
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
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
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
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