TMCSuperTech Grand Champions The past winners of TMC’s annual National Technician Skills Competition: 2015 – Eric Vos, FedEx Freight, Boise, Idaho 2014 & 2013 – Mark McLean, Jr., FedEx Freight, Montgomery, N.Y. 2012 – Christopher Barnett, Ryder Systems, Hebron, Ky. 2011 & 2010 – Jeff Schlecht, Omaha Truck Center, Norfolk, Neb. 2009 – Christopher Tate, Mohawk Truck, Seneca, N.Y. 2008 & 2007 – Bryan Lewis, Wal-Mart Transportation, Sutherland, Va. 2006 – Tyson W. Sontag, McKee Foods Transportation, Gentry, Ark. 2005 – Steve Talmadge, Premier Truck Centers, Fultondale, Ala. Sponsors of the TMCSuperTech These organizations have supported the annual National Technician Skills Competition since the fi rst one in 2004. • ACOFAS (American Council of Frame and Alignment Specialists) • Aperia Technologies • ASE (National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence) • ArvinMeritor • Bandag • Bendix • BorgWarner • CARQUEST Auto Parts • Con-way Freight • Consolidated Metco • Cornwell Tools • Counteract Balancing Beads • Cummins • Daimler Trucks North America • Dana • Davco • Dearborn Group Technology • Decisiv • Delco Remy • Delmar Cengage Learning • Detroit Diesel • Donaldson Company • East Penn Manufacturing • Eaton • Engine City Technical Institute • FedEx Express • FedEx Freight • FedEx Ground • Fleet Maintenance Magazine/ Southcomm Business Media • Fontaine International • Fontaine Trailer • Freightliner Trucks • Gates Corporation • Goodyear • Great Dane Trailers • Haldex • HD America • HDA Truck Pride • Hendrickson • Holt Caterpillar • Hunter Engineering • Imperial Supplies • International Truck and Engine • Interstate Battery Systems • J.B. Hunt • JOST International • K-Line Industries • Lincoln Technical Institute • Mac Tools • Mack Trucks • Matco Tools • Maverick Transportation • Maxon Lift Corporation • Maxwell Technologies • McKee Foods Transportation • Meritor • MHC Kenworth • Michelin • Mitchell 1 • Motor Information Systems • Motor Wheel • Myers Tire Supply • Nashville Auto- Diesel College • Natural Gas Vehicle Institute • Navistar • NEXIQ Technologies • Noregon Systems • Peak Commercial & Industrial • Penray Companies • Penske Truck Leasing • Peterbilt Motors • Petro Lube • Reliance Supply • Royal Purple Long Rider • Rush Truck Centers • Ryder • SAF-Holland USA • SKF • Snap-on • St. Louis Community College • Stemco • Sullivan Training Systems • TA Truck Service • Team Torque • TESlite • Tiger Tools • Timken • TMW Systems • Transport Topics • TransTechs • Travel Centers of America • Truck-Lite • Truck Pride • TSE Brakes • United States Postal Service • Universal Technical Institute • University of Northwest Ohio • UPS • Valvoline • Velociti • Volvo Trucks North America • Walmart • Webb Wheel Products • WheelTime Network • Whiting Systems • WyoTech MOBILE COLUMN LIFTS 16,500-40,000 lbs. per column SKYLIFT 62,400-156,000 lbs. DIAMOND LIFT 64,000-96,000 lbs. ECOLIFT 60,000-90,000 lbs. FREEDOM LIFT 16,000-30,000 lbs. HEAVY DUTY LIFTING FOR ALL YOUR NEEDS 800-336-6637 VehicleServicePros.com/10095331 www.Stertil-Koni.com TMC’s National Technician Skills Competition. Th e entry fee for TMC technician members is $250. Th e entry fee for non-member technicians is $350, and that includes TMC technician membership for the balance of 2016. Th e entry fee is waived for verifi ed champions of 2016 state trucking association technician skills contests. More than 25 state organizations hold competitions at the state level. If your state trucking association or company is interested in holding its own preliminary SuperTechstyled event as a means of selecting fi nalists for the TMCSuperTech, refer to TMC’s How to Conduct a Technician Skills Competition brochure. It can be downloaded at http://tmc.trucking.org. A short video about the TMCSuperTech also can be viewed there. Step 2 - Come to Raleigh TMCSuperTech2016, held in conjunction with TMC’s 2016 Fall Meeting, will take place at the Raleigh Convention Center in Raleigh, N.C., Sept 18 to 21. Competitors should plan to arrive on Sunday, Sept. 18 to receive their TMCSuperTech credentials, attend the contestant orientation and take the qualifying written test. Step 3 - Compete in the qualifying rounds All contestants will compete in qualifying rounds on Monday, Sept. 19. Th ese consist of several hands-on skills pre-qualifi cation tests. Continued page 40
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