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From the Magazine: Acquisition or fresh start?

Auto Service World

As well, the business will need to produce enough profit to hire a replacement for the owner, if they work in the business as a tech or service advisor. Erin Vaughan is the owner of Kinetic Auto Service in Regina This article originally appeared in the December 2024 issue of CARS magazine. Looking forward to another great year in 2025!

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Tips for Addressing Brake Rotor Warpage

Brake & Front End

While cars continue to stack up in the bay, its possible for those small details to slip through the cracks. This material combines durability with excellent heat management, allowing rotors to withstand and dissipate heat quickly. One important step to take your time on is the proper bedding-in of brake pads.

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Saeli: Train to Attract: Why Your Shop’s Training Program is Your Secret Recruiting Weapon

Ratchet + Wrench

Most Techs Want More Than a Job—They Want a Future There are still plenty of technicians out there who are hungry to grow, but they’re not going to jump for a dollar or two more per hour. ” “Will this shop help me stay current with changing car tech?” ” “Can I learn diagnostics here?”

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Top Shop Best-One of Indy drives excellence through its people-first approach

Tire Review Magazine

At Best-One of Indy, we strive to not only know your car, but we also want to know our customers and their family, says Nick Howe, vice president of retail at Best-One of Indy. Number two, our managers know our core values in and out and they live by them. Number one, we try to hire like-minded people who live those core values.

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From the Magazine: Developing your playbook

Auto Service World

As a shop owner, I can utilize programs that allow me to monitor KPI’s and meet with my managers weekly through online conferencing. I’m only a Facetime call away for a tech that is struggling with a complicated diagnosis or a service advisor who needs advice on a challenging estimate.

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Extra Jobs For Service Pros That Wish To Disconnect From Cars

Auto Service World

We’ve compiled a list of some of the best extra jobs you can try in your free time if you want to disconnect from cars. Tech Support If you are skilled in the auto world, you can provide tech support for remote clients for extra cash. A tech support personnel troubleshoots and solves IT issues for their clients.

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Meet Brandon Baldwin, B’laster Instructor Of The Year Candidate

Tomorrow's Technician

What do you get when you combine a passion for cars, music, engineering, the environment and people? I grew up around cars and tractors and prefer being a technician to being an engineer,” Baldwin says. Therefore, all the cars I own fit into these categories.” If you stir it just right, you end up with Brandon Baldwin.