Collision Repair Education Foundation Announces Fall Career Fair Schedule
The Collision Repair Education Foundation is once again partnering with the TechForce Foundation to host high school and college transportation career fair events this fall
Auto Students Take Home Gold At SkillsUSA Nationals
More than 6,500 career and technical education students competed during the SkillsUSA Championships at the 54th annual National Leadership and Skills Conference. Here’s who took home a win in the automotive, collision, diesel and motorcycle categories.
Auto Body Shop Donates Pro Spot Welder To Northeast Community College
Northeast Community College’s automotive program in Norfolk, Nebraska, recently added a Pro Spot welder to its classroom as a donation from local auto body shop, B Street Collision Center.
Auto Repair Shop Students Solve Real Car Problems
Students in the automotive technology program at Texas State Technical College get real-world experience by working on vehicles belonging to faculty, staff and students.
Outsmarting The Smart Cars: ECM Replacement
The ECM’s (engine control computer) function is to control emissions, monitor and regulate engine functions as well as optimize engine performance and fuel consumption.
Hunter High School: 2017 School Of The Year
The third high school program to claim the honor, Hunter High School is the 10th overall recipient of the annual program that names the best technical training school in the country. WIX Filters and O’Reilly Auto Parts are title sponsors of the national award in conjunction with Tomorrow’s Tech.
Ernie Francis Jr. Has Put His Mark On Road Racing, And He’s Only 19
Driving the Katech-powered FramlessShowerDoors.com Breathless Racing Team Ford TA in 2017, Ernie Francis Jr. became the youngest champion in Trans Am TA1 series history at the age of 19.
Evaporative Emissions Diagnostics: Start With The Basics When You Have Multiple Codes For The Same System
Recently, the shop had a 2002 Lexus SC 430 in for a check engine light with evap codes P0440 – evap malfunction; P0441 – evap incorrect purge flow; and P0446 – evap vent control malfunction.
Step By Step: Carbon Fiber Structural Repair
Is carbon fiber structural repair really black magic? The answer, of course, is no. It’s true that carbon fiber structural components such as “tubs” are a relatively new technology for high-volume production street cars, but structures like tubs have been used in Formula 1 racing since the early 1990s and in heavily loaded aircraft structures
Automatic Emergency Braking – Do You Know How It Operates?
Understanding all the new features and systems and learning how they apply to everyday driving is important to doing correct repairs.
