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SUMMARY:WVPTA 2026 Maintenance Training
DESCRIPTION:Program Overview\nThe WVPTA Maintenance Training will be a 2½-day training session featuring a combination of classroom instruction\, technical demonstrations\, and peer collaboration designed specifically for public transit maintenance professionals. \nThe program will include multiple technical training sessions led by industry experts\, along with a maintenance roundtable discussion where mechanics and maintenance staff can share common challenges\, discuss solutions\, and identify topics for future training. \nWednesday\, April 8\nRegistration\n8:30 a.m. \nMaintenance Training\n8:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. \nCommunications & Teamwork\n9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. \nImproving communication within maintenance teams and transit operations\nGreg White\, TESCO / Jake Stewart \nCharging Systems (Alternator & Battery)\n10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. \nKevin Hardesty\, Gillig \nLunch Break\n12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. \nFTA Facility & Bus Maintenance Requirements\n1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. \nOverview of federal maintenance expectations and compliance standards\nDan Wagner\, WVDOT \nBasic AC – ABC’s of Air Conditioning\n2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. \nFundamentals of bus air conditioning systems and troubleshooting techniques\nJohn Lucas \nADA Wheelchair Securement Systems\n3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. \nMaintenance and service considerations for manual securement systems\nDennis Assaff\, Louis Puga\, Mike Laidlaw – QStraint  \n4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. \nMaintenance and service considerations for automatic securement systems\nDennis Assaff\, Louis Puga\, Mike Laidlaw  – QStraint  \nThursday\, April 9\nMaintenance Training\n8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. \nBus Body Construction\, Maintenance\, and Testing\n9:300 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. \nMark Husted\, Forest River \nTransign Troubleshooting and Programming\n11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. \n Jamie Lipka\, Transign \nLunch Roundtable Discussion\n12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. \nAn open discussion where mechanics can talk through common maintenance issues\, share solutions\, and suggest ideas for future training topics \nTESCO Presentation\n1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. \nJake Stewart. TESCO \nWheelchair Lift Maintenance and Safety\n2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. \nKevin Schindler\, Braun  \nElectronics 101 (Tentative)\n4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. \n Michael Lamb\, MTEC  \nFriday\, April 10\nMaintenance Training\n8:30 a.m. – Noon \nCummins Presentation\n9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. \nDustin Goscinski\, Cummins \n  \nPlease Note:\nThis agenda is tentative and subject to change as speakers finalize their schedules and additional sessions may be added. A final agenda will be provided to registered attendees prior to the event. \n\nAccommodations\nA block of rooms has been reserved at the Hampton Inn\, located at 325 Granville Square\, Morgantown\, WV 26501. Room reservations will be made on your behalf\, and confirmation information will be provided once the reservation has been secured. \nThe cost of the room will be covered as part of the training. However\, if a reservation is cancelled after the hotel’s cancellation deadline or if the guest does not arrive\, the individual will be responsible for the cost of the room. \nPlease indicate below if you have any special accommodation requests. \nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THE EVENT 
URL:https://wv-transit.com/event/wvpta-2026-maintenance-training/
LOCATION:Mountain Line Transit Authority\, 420 DuPont Road\, Morgantown\, WV\, 26501
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ORGANIZER;CN="WV Public Transit Association":MAILTO:WVTransit@gmail.com
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