Service Advisor – Specialty Engine Oils: Are They Really Different?
Higher Mileage Engine Oils
Undercover – Understanding Heavy-Duty Undercarriages
Adapted from Carol Birkland’s article in Fleet Equipment
Tool Expo Brings in Distributors from Across the Globe
Integrated Supply Network (ISN), one of the nation’s largest independent tool and equipment distributors, headquartered in Lakeland, FL, recently held its annual Tool Expo in Orlando at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort.
Real World – Antique Auto Museum at Hershey Profiles Horseless Carriages from the Brass Era
Antique Auto Museum at Hershey Profiles Horseless Carriages from the Brass Era The Antique Auto Museum at Hershey, located in Hershey, PA, is turning back the clock with an exhibition of horseless carriages from the brass era that will run from November 4, 2006 to May 31, 2007. The exhibition will feature a selection of
Undercover – Taking a Look into Muffler Technology
Adapted from Larry Carley’s article in Brake & Front End
Report Card: Preparing to Enter the Service Repair Industry
If you are about to graduate from an automotive training program, you will be entering a field in which employers are always searching for smart, honest, hardworking technicians who are willing to learn and be a part of a team. Even if you have one or two more years left before you graduate, its not
Real World – MTEC Electrical Technology
One would not think that a group of high school students at a hardscrabble technical school in the heart of West Virginia coal country would be competing in the countrys premier electric vehicle education program, the EV Challenge. Not only are the high school students at the Monongalia County Technical Education Center (MTEC) competing, they
Matt Taylor Wins T2 Essay Contest
The grand prize winner in the Tomorrow’s Technician Essay Contest, which was sponsored by Parts Plus, was Matt Taylor of Lakewood, WA. Taylor and Wayne Bridges, his teacher at Clover Park Technical College, were guests of Parts Plus at the Parts Plus National Convention held February 24-27 in New Orleans, LA. The contest, which ran
Meet the “Playahs” in Today’s Tuner Market
Adapted from Mary Aichlmayr’s article in Tire Review
REPORT CARD
Welcome to a new school year and congratulations on your choice of profession. I can assure you that the automotive industry can offer a productive and financially rewarding career once you complete your academic and hands-on training. The negative stereotypes regarding mechanics are quickly becoming a mindset of the past. Over the years, automotive technology