Four Regional Finalists Announced for the 2010 School of the Year Contest
Selected from more than 300 applications nominating more than 163 schools, the four finalists will vie for the title of School of the Year and thousands of dollars in prizes next month.
Special Report: The ABCs of Technical Skill Levels
Sitcom stereotypes are no match for today’s master technician.
Real World: ‘Training’ Is Not A Dirty Word
You may feel that once you’ve graduated from an automotive technical college, you are done with school. The fact is, training is an absolute necessity these days if you want to remain competent and competitive in the auto repair business – whether it’s automotive diagnostics and repair, body work or heavy-duty diesels.
Performance Primer: Pursuing the Performance Mod Market
One of the advantages of doing import performance modifications and upgrades is that you don’t have to wait for cars to break to get business.
Special Report: an Executive Interview with Pete Kornafel, Chairman of the GAAS Scholarship Committee
Throughout his career, Pete Kornafel has been a passionate advocate for students pursuing careers in the aftermarket industry and he and his wife Lorraine make a ‘hobby’ of funding college scholarships. For that reason, no other aftermarket executive is better suited to the role of chairman of the Global Automotive Aftermarket Symposium (GAAS) Scholarship Committee than Pete Kornafel.
New Online Service Available to Global Automotive Aftermarket Symposium Scholarship Alumni
The GAAS Scholarship Web site now offers past scholarship recipients the opportunity to post a personal profile in the new “Scholarship Alumni” section.
Undercover: Putting the Brakes on Engineering
We all know brakes get hot, sometimes very hot. If you watch closely on race day, it’s not uncommon to see the rotor on a race car glowing bright orange.
Service Advisor: No Escaping Hybrid Service
The hybrid Escape and Mariner vehicles are full hybrid vehicles, meaning that, at times, the vehicle will run 100% on electric power only. In fact, it is capable of traveling up to 25 mph (40 kph) without ever starting the engine.
SPECIAL REPORT: Shedding Light on Headlamp Service
Your job as a technician is to help customers “see the light” when they need a replacement lamp or bulb.
Society of Collision Repair Specialists MO-KAN Launches ‘The Collision Repair Job Connection’
SCRS Missouri/Kansas is the largest collision only association representing collision repairers in Missouri and Kansas.