Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC, Dayton Parts LLC, Haldex, MAHLE Clevite and SKF now are accepting nominations for the 2008 Technician of the Year Award program. The program is designed to recognize a technician or heavy duty (HD) machinist who exemplifies the best qualities of the profession, including his/her technical and mechanical experience, service specialties and overall contributions to the commercial vehicle industry. 

Until Dec. 31, commercial vehicle fleet and HD machine shop managers may nominate a technician or shop machinist by completing the nomination form available at www.techoftheyear.com. A link to the nomination form is also available on each of the five participating sponsor company Web sites. After the Dec. 31 nomination deadline, a panel of independent judges from various commercial vehicle industry organizations will chose a winner from the pool of applications.
The winning technician will be announced during Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week (HDAW) 2009. In addition, the winner and the nominator will receive a VIP trip to attend HDAW 2009, which takes place Feb. 16 - 19, 2009 , at the Rosen Centre Hotel & Resort and Orange County Convention Center in Orlando , Fla. A reception will be held during HDAW to honor the 2008 Technician of the Year winner. The technician and his/her fleet also will receive national recognition from select commercial vehicle industry trade publications.

The Technician of the Year Award program is designed to recognize fleet technicians and shop machinists as valuable assets in the commercial vehicle marketplace. Bendix, DPI, Haldex and SKF created the program in 2005, and value the award as an industry standard, recognizing those who dedicate proper maintenance techniques to the profitability and quality of a fleet's operations. MAHLE Clevite recently joined the four original sponsors for the 2008 season.

For more information on the Technician of the Year Program or to nominate a technician, visit www.techoftheyear.com.