ROADSIGNS EPISODE 69

HOW WILL THE TRUCKING INDUSTRY FILL ITS AUTO TECHNICIAN GAP AND ATTRACT POTENTIAL WORKERS?

Shortages. Drivers, technicians, trucks, microchips. In this episode, we focus on technicians, and lack thereof. Research shows that 41 percent of technicians leave the industry within the first two years. Host Michael Freeze asks, how can technician recruiters and maintenance leaders decrease that percentage? What practices help retain and recruit quality technicians? In order to find the incentives that work we talked with Ana Salcido, technician recruitment manager for Navistar and Stacy Earnhardt, Technology & Maintenance Council Chairman. Tune in.

FEATURED GUESTS

Stacy Earnhardt, director of asset management at Best Specialized, in his new role as 2020-2021 general chairman and treasurer this year during the Council’s 2020 Annual Meeting. Earnhardt, of Kernersville, North Carolina, served this past year as the Council’s Vice Chairman and Chairman of Meetings. He succeeds Kenneth Calhoun,- fleet optimization manager for Altec Industries. We sat down with him to get a glimpse at some of his insights and what he is looking forward to as head of The Council this year.

Ana Salcido

Stacy Earnhardt

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Ana Salcido is the Technician Recruitment Manager for Navistar, supporting technician recruitment, hiring and retention for the International and IC Bus dealer networks. Salcido joined Navistar in 2012, performing various roles in the company’s Aftersales organization. She started as a Project Manager for the Global Region, then managed the Service Products Support Team for four years working with dealers, fleets and customers to provide support in areas such as diagnostic and programming software, electronic service tools and hard line tools.

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