3M Automotive Aftermarket Division Offers Standard Operating Procedures For Heavy Duty Truck Repair
3M Automotive Aftermarket Division announced it has created an online Heavy Duty Truck Repair Center to offer all of the solutions, SOPs and repair processes to repair professionals who focus on heavy duty trucks – in one convenient location.
Chief Sponsoring Collision Repair Championship At SkillsUSA National Competition
Chief will sponsor the Collision Repair Technology (CRT) Championship at the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference for the 32nd year.
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.
AIRMATIC Suspension Solutions: Diagnostic Tips To Aid Your Repair Efforts
The Mercedes-Benz AIRMATIC suspension system was introduced in 1999 on the S-Class and has subsequently been used on the E-Class and most of the automaker’s SUVs. Keep reading for some key tips for common ailments to help you effectively get the system on these popular models in top-running condition.
CREF Invites Collision Repair Businesses To Sponsor Students’ Work Uniforms
Each local student can be sponsored for $50, which provides the student with a Cintas work shirt and pants. Businesses that sponsor more than 20 uniforms can have their corporate logo featured on a patch on the front of the uniform shirts.
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.
Retired Master Auto Body Tech Breathes New Life Into Florida Vo-Tech Program
Andy Retz, head of the collision repair program at Lorenzo Walker Technical College in Naples, FL, says local shops are hiring his students just as fast as he can train them.
Collision Repair Education Foundation Offering Over $200,000 In Grants And Scholarships To Collision Students
The Foundation and its industry supporters offer over $200,000 in grants and scholarships annually, as part of their mission to promote collision repair education and create quality candidates for entry level job opportunities.
Collision Repair Education Foundation Teaming Up With TechForce Foundation, S/P2 On 2018 Transportation Career Fairs
Through the partnerships, the events will bring together collision, auto service, heavy-duty and diesel students, and will help ensure that attending students have resumes ready for distribution to the participating employers.
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
