Mitchell 1 Merges TMC’s RPs into TruckSeries Program – Upkeep
By way of a single log-in in TruckSeries, technicians can entry all the knowledge they should diagnose and full repairs for any yr and make of medium and heavy-duty vehicles.
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Mitchell 1, in partnership with the ATA’s Expertise & Upkeep Council (TMC), has merged TMC Really useful Practices (RP) into its web-based TruckSeries diagnostic and restore program to allow customers to shortly entry info when servicing industrial automobiles.
TMC’s trade greatest practices present know-how and upkeep steerage for truck fleets and producers. About 500 voluntary technical requirements are included within the present version of TMC’s 2022-2023 Really useful Practices Handbook, overlaying upkeep, testing, and specification of a full vary of auto methods corresponding to electrical, tire and wheel, engines, chassis, and brake methods. Mitchell 1 obtained licensed permission from TMC to include the RP assortment in TruckSeries.
“TMC’s Really useful Practices are extraordinarily precious to the restore neighborhood, each for technicians and repair writers and store managers,” mentioned Ben Johnson, director of product administration for Mitchell 1 in a press release. “Nevertheless, with lots of of advisable practices obtainable, just a few could be acceptable for any given job. Together with the RPs in TruckSeries makes it simpler than ever for technicians to seek out particular info with a single search, enhancing effectivity and productiveness within the store.”
TMC govt director Robert Braswell famous that incorporating RP content material into TruckSeries will even assist TMC additional its aim of even broader trade adoption of those advisable practices, particularly amongst technicians.
“We’re all working towards one frequent aim — to extend tools upkeep efficiencies for the industrial truck trade, added Braswell. “And, merging the content material into TruckSeries will assist us disseminate this precious info all through the trade. Every RP was developed primarily based on real-life experiences by upkeep and provider personnel, after which subjected to stringent analysis by TMC members.”
By way of a single log-in in TruckSeries, technicians can entry info to diagnose and full repairs for any yr and make of medium and heavy-duty vehicles. They can determine and reference the suitable RPs for any given job through this system’s 1Search Plus card-based format or by the Service Handbook view.
As soon as a automobile is chosen in TruckSeries and a specific part is recognized, the 1Search Plus view will embody an index card for “Really useful Practices,” which is able to listing RP’s which might be related to that automobile and part.
TruckSeries constantly updates info because it turns into obtainable and is now being populated with service info on new applied sciences like Superior Driver Help Programs (ADAS). New TMC RPs will change into seen as they’re launched.
