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T he trucking industry has exhausted plenty of time dis- cussing the tech shortage over the last several years. On September 23, five active technicians spoke at the Technology and Maintenance Council's (TMC) Fall Meeting in Orlando. The panel was quizzed on why they entered the industry, what motivates them to suc- ceed and mostly importantly, how to recruit their counterparts for similar positions. The five technicians were open and candid with their responses. Some technicians, such as 2013 and 2014 SuperTech Champion Mark McLean, said they gravitated to a technical career thanks to a lifelong love of machines. The techs said they love working on their own cars, trucks, lawnmowers, "anything they could get their hands on," and wanted to be able to do that as a profession. Others, such as FutureTech con- testant Paul Moore from Mid Florida Tech, shifted careers into trucking when previous plans went array. "I had a degree in applied mathe- matics and couldn't find a job," he says. by Lucas Deal Hiring Focus www.jobsfor teams.com JOBS for TEAMS | 26 Trucking's technician shortage: Young techs talk how fleets can better recruit them