WIX Crowns Clover Park Technical College As ‘2012 School Of The Year’
Clover Park Technical College in Lakewood, Wash., was named the 2012 Tomorrow’s Technician School of the Year during a surprise award ceremony today for students and instructors of the automotive program. WIX Filters and O’Reilly Auto Parts partnered with Tomorrow’s Technician as title sponsors for the national contest to find and name the best technician training school in the country.
WIX Announces Top 25 Schools in ‘2012 School of the Year’ Competition
WIX Filters and O’Reilly Auto Parts, partners with Tomorrow’s Technician as title sponsors for the “2012 School of the Year” competition at ttschooloftheyear.com, have announced the Top 25 schools selected from nearly 340 entrants.
AMI is Accepting Applications for Three Scholarships to be used Toward CARS
The three annual scholarships help cover expenses for recipients to attend the Congress of Automotive Repair and Service (CARS) in New Orleans, Oct. 10-13. Application Deadline is Aug. 24
WIX Filters Sponsors Tomorrow’s Technician’s 2012 School of the Year Competition
WIX Filters and O’Reilly Auto Parts have partnered with Tomorrow’s Technician magazine as title sponsors for the 2012 School of the Year competition, a national contest to find and name the best technician training school in the country.
Business Training for Automotive Repair Shops
The “Financial Management Training Program” offers hands on financial training to the shop owner and manager using their individual shop’s financial data to determine such items as; Setting a Profitable Labor Rate, Time Management, Technician Efficiency, Technician Productivity, and make use of a Parts Profit Matrix to increase profit margins on both aftermarket and car dealer parts purchases.
Automotive Distribution Network Hosts Record Capacity Crowd at Wynn Las Vegas Resort
The Automotive Distribution Network hosted its largest convention yet on Feb. 26-29, with a sellout crowd of more than 1,450 of the group’s warehouse members, jobbers, service dealers and manufacturer partners in attendance at the Wynn Las Vegas Resort.
Editor’s Notes: T&E Market Optimism Reflected at AAPEX
There are many reasons to be optimistic about the aftermarket, and especially the Tool & Equipment segment. Our $9.6 billion industry is growing at a rate of 4.3%, with the number of vehicles in operation — 240 million — creating a steady demand for service work. According to Babcox Media and AAIA research, 97% of
Thomas Palermo Named 2011 Best Tech of the Year
Thomas Palermo, chief diagnostician at Preferred Automotive Specialists, Inc., Jenkintown, PA, has been named the 2011 Best Tech of the Year.
New Tool Line Ratchets Up the Competition
I recently had the honor of attending the Kobalt Tools new tool launch in Charlotte, NC, courtesy of Lowe’s. I was on-hand to represent Babcox Media and to be among the first to try out some of the company’s new Kobalt tools. But long before the media arrived, a much more famous group worked
Guess the Tool! Win $50!
TechShop’s new feature, Guess the Tool, is trying to keep you guessing.