“Throughout the industry, there is a shortage of qualified technicians, which is why Ryder is continuing to make significant investments in further developing skilled technicians,” says Bill Dawson, ...

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Automotive and heavy equipment dealerships in North Dakota are helping pay aspiring diesel mechanics’ college tuitions in exchange for a three-year commitment to work for the ...

The Diesel Technology program at Northeastern Junior College in Sterling has received re-accreditation by the National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation (NATEF). To achieve this coveted ...

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More than 50,000 high-polluting diesel engines have been cleaned up or removed from U.S. roads in a federal program More than 50,000 high-polluting diesel engines have been cleaned up or removed from ...

File photoA hands-on teacher, Layton Peterman assists two students in the machining room at Northeastern Junior College’s auto tech shop. In today’s world automotive and diesel technicians are in high ...

It’s one of the noisiest classrooms anywhere, what with up to half a dozen diesel truck engines vroom-vrooming at a time, making it a challenge to hear at all, much less receive instruction in how to ...