Record Automotive Growth in 2013 Leads to Higher Demand for Mobile Franchises
Thriving automotive market provides new opportunities and increased need for Matco Tools franchises.
Researching Online, But Buying ‘Local’
The Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association (AAIA) recently conducted a survey to gain insight into the purchasing decisions of automotive repair professionals. The association’s 2013 Digital Tool & Equipment Purchasing Trends report explores use of the Internet when purchasing new tools and equipment. Some TechShop readers were asked to complete this survey, and if you did,
Congratulations To The Winning Companies Of The TechShop 2012 Top 5 Tools Award
TechShop – Equipment, Tools & Supplies magazine has announced the winners of its 2012 Top 5 Tools Award. Only seven manufacturers were awarded this year’s honor. Award winners are determined based on the number of times a company or product is mentioned by shop owners and technicians in the January 2012 through December 2012 issues of TechShop in the Top 5 Favorite Tools section.
Top 5 Tools: Michael Samuels, Naticoke Automotive
The country’s top technicians tell you which five automotive tools help them the most.
Top 5 Tools: Charles Hicks, Tuffy Tire And Auto Service
Technicians share their Top 5 favorite automotive tools.
Don’t Confuse Tool & Equipment Collectors With Tool & Equipment Hoarders
I recently watched one of those reality shows about hoarding, and, quite frankly, I wasn’t surprised at all. I’ve seen this same thing in customers’ cars, trucks and vans. There’s junk, trash and just about anything you could think of piled up inside the car and/or in the truck bed. It’s always a disorganized mess with no rhyme or reason where things are placed. Can you work like that?
Point of View: A Messy Toolbox Is Wasting Your Time — and Money
I wanted to take the time to discuss with you some of the new things you may have seen in this issue of TechShop and some things to come in future issues. First off, as you saw on page 23 of our April 2012 issues (or click here to see more), we are launching
Top 5 Tools: Thomas Meek, Auto Cool Radiator Services
Thomas Meek Auto Cool Radiator Services Hackensack, NJ Oxy-acetylene Torch SK Tools’ 63-piece 1/4 Set — Every socket and extension. Matco 8-piece Screwdriver — Tight grip, high torque. Snap-on 3/8” dr. Swivel Sockets — Versatile. Matco Flex Ratcheting Wrench Set — Does torques, square and even stripped bolts. WHAT ARE YOUR TOP 5 TOOLS?
Editor’s Notes: First-Quarter Tool Shows Start Year Off Strong
The 2012 automotive tool shows have already taken the TechShop team from our offices in Akron, OH, to Nashville to Las Vegas, home and then back to Vegas. Whew! And it doesn’t stop there. Next we’re heading to St. Louis, Palm Springs, Baltimore and Orlando — all to bring you the latest and greatest in
Point of View: It’s Show Time…
This is the time of the year that most of the national tool distributors hold their annual trade shows. And the TechShop team will be packing up to attend these trade shows to bring you the latest in equipment and tool innovation.