{"id":3153,"date":"2021-07-09T17:33:28","date_gmt":"2021-07-09T17:33:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cantruck.ca\/tmc-unscheduled-roadside-repairs-on-the-rise\/"},"modified":"2025-01-10T16:44:07","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T16:44:07","slug":"tmc-unscheduled-roadside-repairs-on-the-rise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cantruck.ca\/fr\/tmc-unscheduled-roadside-repairs-on-the-rise\/","title":{"rendered":"TMC: Unscheduled Roadside Repairs on the Rise"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>The American Trucking Associations\u2019 Technology and Maintenance Council (TMC) is reporting an industry-wide increase in unscheduled roadside maintenance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">The findings emerged in the first quarter of the 2021 TMC\/FleetNet America vertical benchmarking program, reports Today\u2019s Trucking.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Fleets averaged 47,485 km (29,506 miles) between unscheduled repairs during the first quarter of 2021, down 18.7% from the fourth quarter of 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Truckload carriers averaged 35,173 km (21,856 miles) between breakdowns, a 13.1% decrease in miles from the previous quarter. The time between breakdowns for LTL carriers dropped 18.7% to 71,422 km (44,380 miles). The tank truck sector improved somewhat, running 28,034 km (17,420 miles) in the first quarter, down from 32,033 km (19,905) miles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe data tells us that if, for example, the truckload carriers running the average miles between breakdowns could reach best-in-class performance, they would increase their miles between breakdowns by 89%,\u201d said\u00a0Emily Hurst, manager of data and analytics at FleetNet America.<\/p>\n<p>The top tanker fleet in the study also ran twice as many miles between roadside breakdowns when compared to average carriers in the class.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs the economy improves going into the second half of 2021, fleets need to be vigilant in their maintenance practices to minimize unscheduled road repairs. Our data shows the best-in-class fleets are doing that and others can benefit from following industry recommended practices, such as those offered by TMC,\u201d said\u00a0TMC executive director Robert Braswell.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The American Trucking Associations\u2019 Technology and Maintenance Council (TMC) is reporting an industry-wide increase in unscheduled roadside maintenance. 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