What is Considered Good Training?
I have had the luxury and pleasure to visit hundreds of repair facilities across the Midwest. I was always accompanied by a distribution representative that would give me a brief synopsis of the type of shop we were getting ready to enter. It was always interesting to...
How Does My Car Know if There is a Low Tire?
There are two main types of Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems that let your vehicle know when a tire is underinflated: Direct TPMS and Indirect TPMS.
The “Since You” Blame Game
It seems that everyone is looking to blame someone else for their particular circumstances. This can be a wide array of things, especially in the automotive repair industry, and it can be on both sides of the service advisor counter. Some things the vehicle owner...
Home of the Gateway Arch Provides a Real Resource for Quality Automotive Technicians
Ranken Technical College in St. Louis, MO, has been a leader in automotive training since 1907 when it was founded to educate, train, and prepare students for employment and advancement in several technical fields.
Recruiter Struggles
Why is it Hard to Fill a Position? I recently received a phone call from Jason Barber, a recruiter for several automotive Original equipment dealerships. His firm has a long history of recruiting automotive technicians. He had contacted me to ask about an article,...
Frontier Community College is Working to Fill the Void of Quality Technicians
Southern Illinois Technician.Academy had the pleasure to present DSO training to the students of Frontier Community College this year. This program has become a premiere automotive program in Southern Illinois in a relatively short period of time. Frontier instructor...
Parkland College: An Outstanding Opportunity for Automotive Students
The Technician.Academy team was treated to a complete tour of the Parkland College facility. It has four classrooms dedicated to the automotive program along with fifteen separate lifts. There are also three up-to-date alignment bays and a fully integrated chassis dyno.
The Five Most Common Home Vehicle Repairs That Go Wrong
In a perfect world, everyone would be able to go out to his or her vehicle and make necessary repairs without any input from professional automotive technicians. Unfortunately, thousands of people begin making repairs on their vehicles alone, and often end up causing damage to their vehicles.
Endless Opportunities in Western Kentucky
Technician.Academy recently had the opportunity to present fuel systems training to the automotive students of West Kentucky Community and Technical College (WKCTC) in Paducah, Kentucky.
Are We Headed in the Right Direction?
I was reminded of the following article that a friend of mine, Rick Escalambre, wrote several years ago. I think it still holds true today. As you read this, remember some of the numbers have changed, but I believe the overall context is still prevalent today.