Mitch’s World: A Tale to Wag the Dog
I don’t know why some of our life experiences are indelibly etched in our individual or collective subconscious forever? I don’t know what causes those images to reappear when they do, or why. And when they do emerge, they are every bit as vivid and powerful as they were when they first occurred. I do
Editor’s Notebook: No Brainer! Vehicle Maintenance = Increased Fuel Efficiency
With gas prices inching above the current national average of $3 a gallon for regular gasoline, the news of a vehicle that achieves 130-150 mpg would be music to anyone’s ears. Enter the highly fuel-efficient Loremo concept car. The German automaker plans to begin production of the car for European markets in 2009 (base model
Mitch Schneider: Industry-Wide Conference to ‘Accelerate’ Change for Techs
This isn’t going to be a long diatribe about something that happened in the shop yesterday or the day before. It isn’t going to be another rant about customers who don’t understand or suppliers who don’t care. This column is about today. Perhaps, more important, it is about ….
Mitch’s World: Shifting Into Second
This isn’t going to be a long diatribe about something that happened in the shop yesterday or the day before. It isn’t going to be another rant about customers who don’t understand or suppliers who don’t care. This column is about today. Perhaps, more important, it is about tomorrow. This column is all about you.
Mitch’s World: Stuck in First…
This isn’t going to be a long diatribe about something that happened in the shop yesterday or the day before. It isn’t going to be another rant about customers who don’t understand or suppliers who don’t care. This column is about today. Perhaps, more important, it is about tomorrow. This column is all about you.
Shop Profile: Bobby’s Muffler and Tire Center Takes Pride in Prompt Service
Have you ever met a tire dealer so honest he could make Abe Lincoln blush? Ask anyone in Franklin, VA, population 8,600 tops, about the ultra-modest owner of Bobby’s Muffler and Tire Center Inc., who sells tires and service in the town where he was born and raised. They will tell you about a man who had $125 in his pocket when he opened his doors and a desire to make his business the talk of the town. They’re talking about Bobby Cutchins.
Management: Finding the Silver Lining
Since you’re the one who throws away the box, everyone involved in creating the part in the box and delivering it to you has a vested interest in your success. Network among your industry contacts, leverage available resources and create a strategy to give your shop an advantage in the market.
News Update
Ingenuity Welcome At Johnson Controls
Perspectives: Finding the Silver Lining
Positive Market Influences Spell Good News
Training Program Updates
State-of-the-art automotive technology doesn’t do anybody much good if technicians can’t get the training they need to fix and maintain today’s systems. Unfortunately, in recent years there has been an industry-wide trend to axe training programs. Parts suppliers are under tremendous price pressure these days, and most are looking for ways to cut costs where