How Supply Chain Challenges Built Stronger Relationships
COVID has been challenging for everyone, but also presents opportunities to improve business partnerships.
News from the Tool Shows: Mac Tools 2012 Tool Fair
“It’s a new day at Mac Tools,” said Brett Shaw, Mac Tools’ president, enthusiastically, at the 2012 Tool Fair at the Gaylord Opryland in Nashville, TN. He proudly announced that, with the DeWalt brand, the company has taken market share from its competitors, citing DeWalt’s technical and engineering resources as being extremely helpful to the
Independent Mobile Tool Distributors Association Re-Aligns Board of Directors
In a May 3, 2009, teleconference board meeting, the Independent Tool Distributors Association (IMTDA) board of directors installed a new board member and re-aligned its current roster. The move was necessitated by the recent departure of Vice President Sunny Nishimura and the need for an odd number of board members. President/Founder Lynn Stokes, of West
Insurance Matters: When Cash Flow Becomes Cash Trickle
By Steve Shechter, Guest Writer
Sheet Metal Repair Solution: Stud Welders and Dent Puller Kits
A stud welder dent puller kit incorporates a low heat transformer specially designed for the high-strength uni-body vehicles. With plenty of power to attach studs, rivets or shrink imperfections, these welders virtually eliminate “burn through,” a common problem associated with other models. Proper electrical connection is essential to achieving proper heat for a good weld.
Body Shop Owner Grows Her Business Using the Power of Air
Automobiles move. The environment in which they move contains objects moving in different directions at different rates of speed, and other objects that aren’t moving at all. Even with rules governing what can move when, where and how fast, the predictable outcome of all this movement is occasional collisions. Fortunately, most of the vehicle damage
Forgotten Stops: Going Back To School
By Andrea Stricker, Guest Writer
Tech Feature: BMW and J2534 Pass-Thru Programming
In the U.S., 8 percent of the cars on the road are European vehicles. OK, that doesn’t sound like much, but think of it this way: an average repair yields more dollars per repair than most domestic and Asian vehicles. In most cases, each repair pays better. Plus, the vehicle owners have more invested into the vehicle, so they want to spend the money to fix their vehicle correctly. That 8 percent of cars on the road can pack a powerful punch when it comes to automotive repair shops making money.
Insurance Matters: If a Disaster Strikes, Are You Prepared?
The success of your business, whether it’s a one-truck operation or a multi-truck enterprise, depends on a lot of hard work and ingenuity. However, no matter how hard you work or how good business is, one disaster can wipe out all your profits and even destroy your business. The key to making sure that all the effort and money you’ve invested in your business doesn’t disappear when a disaster strikes is to protect it with the appropriate insurance.
Tech Tip: Using a Smoke Machine to Quickly and Accurately Pinpoint Leaks
Smoke technology is a quick, simple solution for troubleshooting leaks in virtually any closed automotive system. In fact, finding leaks with a smoke machine is as simple as looking for the smoke, or the fluorescent dye it deposits, exiting the leak. And virtually all automakers agree, a smoke machine is the fastest, easiest way to find leaks in the EVAP (fuel vapor recovery) system.
The Tool Truck: Cordless Tools
Getting a Charge Out of Going Cordless
Dear Congress, Thank You for the TREAD Act
By Sandy Allen, Guest Writer