Identifix Achieves Database Milestone
Identifix, one of the nation’s premier sources of online and hotline diagnostic and repair information, recently announced that it has added the 250,000th Hotline Archive to Direct-Hit; its award-winning online diagnostic product. In addition, Identifix delivers more than 100,000 Confirmed Fixes in Direct-Hit ….
News: Snap-on Equipment Dedicates New Training Center
Conway, AR — Snap-on Equipment officially dedicated its new Jack D. Michaels Training Center at a ceremony May 8 in honor of Snap-on Incorporated’s Board Chairman and past CEO and President, Jack D. Michaels. The day celebrated Michaels’ contribution to the productivity and innovation that have long been a part of Snap-on Incorporated’s corporate identity.
News Update: ALLDATA Celebrates 70,000 Customers
Customer-Centric Focus Heightens Success ALLDATA held a media day event at its headquarters in Elk Grove, CA, on Apr. 3, to celebrate its latest accomplishment — 70,000 customers — and to spotlight how ALLDATA is helping automotive service professionals boost their business success. ALLDATA President Jeff Lagges and other company executives discussed how ALLDATA is
Keeping on Track with Steering Position Sensors
Cars just keep getting smarter all the time. Sensors are being used to monitor more and more functions, and to share information between vehicle systems that formerly were mute or didn’t communicate with one another. One such sensor is the steering position sensor. The sensor’s basic function is to monitor the driver’s steering inputs. This
ALLDATA Celebrates 70,000 Customers
ALLDATA held a media day event at its headquarters in Elk Grove, CA, on Apr. 3, to celebrate its latest accomplishment – 70,000 customers – and to spotlight how ALLDATA is helping automotive service professionals boost their business success ….
BWD Tech Team Program Unveiled
BWD announces its Vehicle Service Professionals (VSP) technical assistance hotline has a new name and logo for 2008. Effective immediately, it is now known as the BWD Tech Team. The new name and logo reflects BWD’s commitment to delivering high-tech solutions to help professional installers diagnose and fix problem vehicles quickly and accurately.
Standard Tech Team Program Unveiled
Standard Engine Management recently announced that its Standard Plus Club (SPC) technical assistance hotline has a new name and logo for 2008. Effective immediately, it is now known as the Standard Tech Team.
News Update: NAPA Chassis Trains, Certifies Technicians
Participants in a four-day NAPA Chassis training class were provided with tips and techniques from NATEF-certified instructors to identify and solve problems while diagnosing and repairing late-model chassis and suspension systems. Held recently at NAPA’s training center, the clinic taught timesaving repair procedures, giving these techs the ability to be more proficient on newer vehicles.
Management: The Internet as a Shop Tool
During the the last few years, automotive aftermarket use of the Internet has continued to grow, making it a valuable business tool in automotive repair shops. Ask most techs and they’ll tell you the Internet in the past decade has been a useful tool for seeking specific repair information or chatting through e-mail with fellow technicians on a hard-to-diagnose repair.
Identifix Celebrates 20th Anniversary
Identifix, one of the nation’s premier sources of online and hotline diagnostic and repair information, recently announced that the company is celebrating 20 years of servicing independent repair shops.