746.9 classroom, 815.6 lab
Train for a Career as a Diesel Technician
In UTI’s Diesel Technology II program, students get hands-on training with powerful trucks and engines, including products from Navistar International, Cummins, Detroit Diesel, Caterpillar, Peterbilt, Freightliner and Volvo Trucks North America. Today’s diesel engines, commercial vehicles and heavy equipment systems are highly sophisticated, with advanced computer controls and electronic functions. Students will work on it all — from preventative maintenance to the latest in high-tech electronics, including air brakes, hydraulics and transport refrigeration.
Diesel Technology II Program Objective
The objective of the Diesel Technology II program is to provide students with the basic knowledge and skills to diagnose malfunctions in mechanical and electrical systems, and make necessary repairs and replacements. This program is intended for students who want to learn the diesel and industrial trade or practicing technicians who want to upgrade their skills. It is designed to prepare students for entry-level positions as service technicians in diesel engine repair facilities, medium/heavy truck repair facilities or truck dealerships; or industrial applications that include material handling, construction equipment and transport refrigeration.
The program will provide students with the basic knowledge and skills to diagnose malfunctions in mechanical and electrical systems, and make necessary repairs and replacements.
In UTI’s Diesel Technology II program, students get hands-on training with powerful trucks and engines, including products from Navistar International Corp.; Cummins, Inc.; Detroit Diesel Corporation; Caterpillar; Mack Trucks, Inc.; Mercedes Engines and Volvo Trucks North America. Today’s diesel engines, commercial vehicles and heavy-equipment systems are highly sophisticated, with advanced computer controls and electronic functions. Students will work on it all – from preventive maintenance to the latest in high-tech electronics, including air brakes, hydraulics and transport refrigeration. Students in this program may work in the following positions and work settings such as dealerships and owner shops as a technician/mechanic or inspector, factories as an diesel assembler, and tractor companies as a repair and maintenance technician.
Cummins engines power everything from Dodge Ram trucks, RVs, emergency vehicles and buses to one of every four tractor trailers on the road in the United States. Students enrolled in Cummins Engines will train exclusively on Cummins heavy-duty ISX15 Engines. Each graduate has the opportunity to achieve Cummins qualifications by passing a written test and hands-on evaluation for 2010 through 2017 Cummins ISX15 heavy-duty engines. Each student will have their Cummins training history stored under the student’s Cummins Promotional ID number.