Heavy Duty Transmission Clinic Features Additional Tour and Speaker
The APRA Heavy Duty Transmission Division will be hosting their annual technical clinic on July 16 and 17 in Milwaukee, WI. Adding to the already announced presentations by AxleTech and Oshkosh, attendees will hear from veteran financial analyst Will Burnett on "How to Value Your Business, and Why it’s Important." With today’s increasing consolidation, it’s not ….
Belle Tire to Host Free Car Care Clinics This Sunday
Belle Tire will host free Car Care Clinics Sunday, June 22 between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. at Belle Tire headquarters in Allen Park, MI. The clinics are targeted toward women, although anyone is welcome to attend, and will provide a basic knowledge and understanding of a how a vehicle works and proper maintenance procedures ….
Management: 10 Ideas to Improve Shop Productivity
How many technicians do you have at your shop? How many bays do you have at the shop? The average shop has 1.6 bays per technician. With this type of ratio, technician productivity should be very high because the tech can stay busy on one car, while waiting on parts for another car. But what does this do for ….
AMI Announces Applications for the $1,000 AES ‘Building a Learning Culture’ Technician Scholarship
The Automotive Management Institute (AMI) is accepting applications for the new $1,000 Automotive Electronics Service, Inc. (AESWave.com) "Building a Learning Culture" Technician Scholarship. AMI’s resource development effort, EXCEL, in conjunction with AESWave.com established the scholarship to help automotive service professionals obtain the management education and ….
2008 Michael Busch Memorial Scholarship Winners Announced
The National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation (NATEF) announced that Phong Xiong of Wausau, WI, and Casey Grinolds of Loma, CO, have been selected as recipients of the Michael Busch Memorial Scholarships for 2008. The winners were named during the Global Automotive Aftermarket Symposium (GAAS) in Chicago on ….
WORLDPAC Announces Tool & Equipment Expo/Sale
WORLDPAC announces the first Tool and Equipment EXPO/SALE happening June 21st at their modern Dayton, NJ, North East distribution center. WORLDPAC customers will take advantage of special discount pricing, on-site leasing and extended payment terms as manufacturers and factory reps demo the latest tools and equipment from ….
Tech Feature: Update on CAN Diagnostics
Whether you like it or not, Controller Area Networks (CAN) have taken over. CAN technology has been steadily creeping into more and more new vehicles since it first appeared in 1992 on certain Mercedes-Benz models. Thanks to federal emissions rules, it is now required on all 2008 model year vehicles, and will be forevermore. What exactly is CAN? It’s basically a ….
Perspectives: Ideas to Improve Shop Productivity
How many technicians do you have at your shop? How many bays do you have at the shop? The average shop has 1.6 bays per technician. With this type of ratio, technician productivity should be very high because the tech can stay busy on one car, while waiting on parts for another car. But what
Update On CAN Diagnostics
Whether you like it or not, Controller Area Networks (CAN) have taken over. CAN technology has been steadily creeping into more and more new vehicles since it first appeared in 1992 on certain Mercedes-Benz models. Thanks to federal emissions rules, it is now required on all 2008 model year vehicles, and will be forevermore. What
Carley’s Corner: What Technician Shortage?
People have been talking about “the technician shortage” for years. Many quote old Bureau of Labor Statistics that say there is a shortage of 60,000 technicians in the work force. These numbers are at least 10 years old, if not older, so some are now quoting a more recent estimate that says there is a