'Extending the Boundaries of Vehicle Maintenance' Theme for TMC's 2011 Annual Meeting, Exhibition

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ARLINGTON, Va., Nov. 10, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- "Extending the Boundaries of Vehicle Maintenance" is the theme of American Trucking Associations' Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC) 2011 Annual Meeting and Transportation Technology Exhibition, to be held Feb. 8-11 at the Tampa Convention Center, Tampa, Fla.

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TMC's Transportation Technology Exhibition, Feb. 8-11, is expected to include more than 300 exhibitors featuring the latest technology to help fleets improve safety and efficiency. Trucking's complete technology trade show will include the latest models of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, specialty and alternative-fueled vehicles, components, safety and information technology and services.

Full technical sessions will include "The Utility of TMC Recommended Maintenance and Engineering Practices" and "OSHA Compliance Requirements for Maintenance Operations."

Mini-technical sessions will include:

• The Utility of TMC Recommended Maintenance and Engineering Practices
• OSHA Compliance Requirements for Maintenance Operations
• Who's Watching the Auxiliary Pin Circuit?
• Industry Roundtable on Tire Inflation Pressure Technologies
• ECM-Controlled Fan Drives: Dissipating Underhood Heat in EPA 2007- and 2010-compliant  Engines
• In-Cab Spec'ing for Driver Retention and Resale Value
• Utilizing Successful National Parts Purchasing Programs
• New Stopping Distance Regulations and Their Effect on Vehicle Specifications—Part 3
• Trailer Frame and Axle Repair/Maintenance Issues
• Grid Electrification Potential and Its Impact on Commercial Transportation
• Tips, Tricks and Techniques for Maintaining and Repairing Vocational Chassis and Bodies
• Condition-based Maintenance Sensor Technology
• Automatic Transmission Fluids: Why Do They Differ?
• Corrosion: Complaint, Cause and Correction

More than 100 task forces will meet on Tuesday, followed by TMC's Town Meeting and the Transportation Technology Exhibition grand opening, with technical sessions held Wednesday through Friday.

"Early Bird" registration on or before Jan. 21 is $475 for TMC or ATA members and $575 for nonmembers. Registration after Jan. 21 is $575 for members and $675 for nonmembers. A spouse's package is available for $275. A registration form is available online at http://www.truckline.com/Federation/Councils/TMC/Meeting%20Documents/2011%20Annual%20Mtg%20Reg%20Form%20(PDF).pdf). Hotel reservations can be made online at (https://resweb.passkey.com/Resweb.do?mode=welcome_ei_new&eventID=2840974) online.

More information on TMC's 2011 Annual Meeting — including Exhibitor Prospectus, Exhibit Contract, Exhibit Map, and Sponsorship Brochure — is available online at http://tmc.truckline.com. Contact TMC at 703-838-1763.

TMC, a technical council of American Trucking Associations, is North America's premier technical society for truck equipment technology and maintenance professionals. TMC features a diverse membership of equipment managers, service-dealers, owner-operators, industry suppliers and manufacturers, educators, academia and others that support the trucking industry. TMC member fleets represent the broad range of industry vocations, including truckload, less-than-truckload, municipal, private, on/off-highway, construction and other operations. Find out more about TMC online at http://tmc.truckline.com.

American Trucking Associations, the national trade association for the trucking industry, is a federation of affiliated state trucking associations, conferences and organizations that includes more than 37,000 motor carrier members representing every type and class of motor carrier in the country.  ATA serves the interests of more than nine million people and 420,000 companies involved in trucking before Congress, the courts and regulatory agencies. http://www.truckline.com

SOURCE American Trucking Associations