TMCSuperTech2018
How to register for
TMC’s 2018 Fall Meeting
Registration, accommodations and travel.
To register for TMC’s 2018 Fall Meeting attendees
can submit their application by mail, fax or online
before August 17. Registration fees increase after
this date.
The fastest option for registration is to visit:
tmcfall.trucking.org. Attendees may also download
a TMC registration form at tmcfall.trucking.
org and register by mail or fax using the following
contact information:
Mailing address: TMC Meeting Registrations P.O.
Box 101360 Arlington, VA 22210-4360
Fax: (703) 838-1701
Email: registrations@trucking.org
REGISTRATION FEES
First-time attendees are eligible for a $200 discount
if registered on or before August 17.
To receive the TMC Member rate attendees must
be a TMC member. Non-members however, may
substitute for a TMC Member if he or she cannot
attend. To substitute for another member, print
below the name of the member for whom the
attendee is substituting. Otherwise, you will be
charged the non-member rate.
On or before August 17, 2018:
• TMC or ATA Member - $575
• First-Time Fleet Member (TMC or ATA) - $375
• Non-Member - $675
• First-Time Non-Member - $475
• Spouse Program (two-day event) - $350
After August 17, 2018:
• TMC or ATA Member - $675
• TMC Non-Member - $775
• Spouse Program (two-day event) - $400
TMCFutureTech and TMCSuperTech 2018
Contestants, Judges and Observers:
46 Fleet Maintenance | July 2018
All contestants must complete a printed form
and sign disclosure prior to mailing or faxing.
Download the registration form PDF at tmcfall.
trucking.org. A unique email is required to
receive competition study materials and rules
prior to the event.
Registration for contestants is $275 for TMC/ATA
members; $375 for non-members. Registration
for judges and observers is $275 for TMC/ATA
members; $375 for non-members.
HOW TO MAKE HOTEL
RESERVATIONS
Only individuals registered for the meeting or
competition may reserve a room at the TMC
rate using the link embedded in their Meeting/
Competition Confirmation email. If you have
trouble with the process or questions, call ATA’s
Event Services at 866-821-3468 for help. You
must make your reservations by August 17, 2018.
TMC cannot guarantee availability of discounted
rooms after that date. NOTE: Contact the hotel
directly if you require a change in arrival/departure
dates, or must cancel your reservation.
Host Hotel
Orlando World Center Marriott 8701 World
Center Drive Orlando, Florida 32821 USA
Standard room - $204
TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION
To receive special discounted air fares on United
Airlines for travel to Orlando, call McNair Travel
(ATA/TMC’s official travel agency) at 866-826-
9259 between 8:30 AM and 7 PM EST or email
your request to trucking@macnairtravel.com.
Special rental car rates are available through Avis
Rent-a-Car by calling 800-331-1600 and referring
to File Number A683199.
questions to evaluate technician knowledge of
more advanced electrical system components.
Learn how industry technicians measure up,
and what new skills and training they will need
to service tomorrow’s vehicle electrical systems.
Spec’ing and Maintenance Challenges
for Active Safety Systems
Many fleets are starting to deploy the latest
generation of active safety systems to improve
driver awareness, assist the driver in maintaining
safe distances and intervene if the driver
does not respond to a potential conflict. These
systems provide drivers with a variety of warnings
that can reduce distraction, modify driver
behavior, teach drivers how to identify conflicts
before they unfold and enable improved vehicle
control.
Implementing these types of systems into existing
fl eet operations are not without their specifi -
cation and maintenance challenges. Attend this
session to learn what a fl eet needs to consider
when spec’ing and implementing active safety
systems. Th e session will also cover how these
changes may impact fl eet training and maintenance
practices.
The Ongoing Evolution of the Light/
Medium Worksite Hybrid Vehicle
Manufacturers and equipment users’ main goal
for hybrid-electric and all-electric powertrains
is to reduce fuel consumption and reduce emissions.
However, hybrid powertrains off er greater
low-speed torque and fl exibility in powering the
PTO and other work-site applications.
Learn how these alternate powertrain options
are evolving to off er greater fl exibility, capability
and range for users of light duty and medium duty
vocational vehicles and work trucks. Th e session
will cover technological developments in the areas
of battery electric, plug-in hybrid and hybrid vehicles,
and what all this means to this segment of
fl eet operations.
Snow and Ice Mitigation: Policies
and Chemicals by State, and
How Much Do You Think You
Really Know About Corrosion?
Th e objective of TMC’s S.17 Corrosion Control
Study Group is to foster the development of technologies
and practices that minimize the eff ects
of corrosion on equipment to reduce downtime
and maximize asset utilization.
Th is special “double feature” session will take a
look at two specifi c aspects of corrosion control —
Snow and Ice Mitigation: Policies and Chemicals
by State, and How Much Do You Th ink You Really
Know About Corrosion?
Th e fi rst of these two short subjects will include
an in-depth discussion on how deicing treatments
and applications vary among the 50 states in
the U.S. and Canadian provinces and what that
means for fl eets in terms of corrosion exposure
and prevention.
Th e second of these two short subjects will
challenge attendees’ assumptions as to how much
they think they really know about corrosion and
its impact on their operations, and the trucking
industry in general – employing a lively and
engaging trivia contest format.
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