ATA’s Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC) is pleased to announce the launch of the first National Technician Appreciation Week, scheduled for September 21-25. National Technician Appreciation Week will take place the week following TMC’s 2020 Fall Meeting — a virtual event — as well as National Truck Driver Appreciation Week.
While the ongoing COVID-19 crisis has forced the cancellation of the National Technician Skills Competitions (TMCSuperTech) and National Student Technician Competition (TMCFutureTech) for 2020, TMC is excited to begin this new endeavor aimed at celebrating the individuals without whom the trucking industry could not carry out its vital mission of hauling the nation’s freight.
TMC will celebrate the first-ever National Technician Appreciation Week by offering technicians a series of technically focused webinars in our online Professional Technician Development Committee (PTDC) Technician Training Fair. Five training sessions are planned: one for each day of the week. The topics that will be covered in our PTDC Training Fair are:
- Aftertreatment diagnostics and maintenance
- Electrical system diagnostics
- Vehicle data network diagnostics
- Collision mitigation systems
- How to prepare for ASE Certification Testing
During this week, TMC also plans to recognize outstanding technicians in a number of ways:
- First, we will be asking industry stakeholders to nominate their “Technician Superstar,” a person who exemplifies excellence as a commercial vehicle technician. Winners will be selected for three categories: heavy duty, trailer, and light/medium duty.
- Second, we will recognize the technician with the highest score on the ASE Preventive Maintenance Master Technician Certification Test for 2020 (cutoff: August 15, 2020).
- Third, we will recognize this year’s diesel tech winner of the TechForce Foundation’s “FutureTechs Rock Awards,” honored for outstanding contributions as a role model at school and in the community.
TMC will also encourage industry stakeholders to recognize their own outstanding technicians at their own companies, as well as thanking the nation’s technicians through social media and special advertising/sponsorship opportunities during the week of September 21-24.
Join us in celebrating the professionals who keep our nation rolling.
