Kevin Mallock

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MOTOR Reflects on Auto Care Connect 2025: Advancing Innovation in Automotive Care

1 week ago | motor.com | Kevin Mallock

Auto Care Connect 2025, held from May 12–15 in Phoenix, Arizona, proved to be an impactful and inspiring gathering for the automotive aftermarket industry. As one of the largest and most anticipated events of the year, it brought together industry leaders, businesses and innovators looking to collaborate, learn and shape the future. MOTOR was honored to be part of this event, highlighting our ongoing commitment to drive innovation and efficiency within the aftermarket space.
Serving Gen Z: Get It Done with Less Technical Talk, More Tech

1 week ago | motor.com | Kevin Mallock

Given the number of YouTube videos about car repair, you would think the DIY movement is thriving. However, younger drivers reflect a Get Others To Do It (GOTDIT) attitude with a greater focus on how they are greeted and treated during a transaction. After all, fewer of them have held a wrench in their hand while leaning over an open hood. Scott Eccles“Compared to my parents’ generation, they don’t know much about cars.
On a Mission to Help Solve the Technician Shortage and Change Lives

1 week ago | motor.com | Kevin Mallock

Non-profit Project Workforce is making an impact by addressing the technician shortage in the automotive industry while offering life-changing opportunities and jobs to veterans, individuals in addiction recovery, those re-entering society from incarceration and other at-risk communities.
Drive Your Career Forward at MOTOR

2 weeks ago | motor.com | Kevin Mallock

At MOTOR Information Systems, innovation, creativity and a passion for excellence drive everything we do. As a subsidiary of Hearst, MOTOR has been the go-to name in automotive data since 1903. We’re shaping the future of the automotive industry, and there’s no better time to join us on this upward journey as we offer a range of exciting career opportunities.
Mentorship Drives More Than Skills in High School Automotive Apprenticeships

2 weeks ago | motor.com | Kevin Mallock

At Hillyard Technical Center in Saint Joseph, MO, apprenticeship coordinator Christi Waggoner isn’t just building pathways into the workforce—she’s shaping futures. Each year, Waggoner mentors dozens of high school juniors and seniors as they transition from the classroom into paid, hands-on automotive apprenticeships.
Vote for MOTOR as a 2025 Top Company for Women to Work for in Transportation | MOTOR

2 weeks ago | motor.com | Kevin Mallock

Learn how MOTOR provides an exceptional environment for women to work in automotive and vote today! May 19, 2025 Troy, MI – May 21, 2025 – MOTOR has again been nominated for a Top Company for Women to Work for in Transportation award, granted by the Women In Trucking Association (WIT).
Should You Introduce Driver-Facing Cameras in Your Fleet?

3 weeks ago | motor.com | Kevin Mallock

Driver-facing cameras (DFCs) can reduce collisions, exonerate drivers in litigation and support coaching efforts. Sensor-activated systems capture footage during predetermined events like hard braking or swerving. Other systems offer continuous recording. The goal is to flag risky behaviors, provide real-time alerts and supply video evidence when necessary. DFC adoption continues to spark debate, especially among truckers who see it as an invasion of privacy.
A Shift Away from Lidar Technology?

3 weeks ago | motor.com | Kevin Mallock

For autonomous vehicles to be safe and commercially viable, they must be able to “see” the surrounding environment and detect objects accurately. To do so, the sensor suite typically comprises a combination of radar, lidar and camera technologies. Leaf Jiang is the CEO of NODAREach technology has positives and negatives—and each aims to “fill the gaps” that the others leave open.
The Hidden Risk: Ensuring Safer Vehicles with Visual AI

1 month ago | motor.com | Kevin Mallock

Automakers must invest in technology that ensures the quality of components and prevents risky malfunctions. Luckily, new visual AI tools are set to take automotive safety to a whole new level.
MOTOR’s Paul Moszak to Speak at Diesel Connect 2025

1 month ago | motor.com | Kevin Mallock

TROY, MI – May 6, 2025 – MOTOR Information Systems, a Hearst company and leading provider of automotive data solutions, is proud to announce that Paul Moszak, Vice President & Heavy-Duty Evangelist, will be a featured speaker at Diesel Connect 2025, an industry-leading event organized by Fullbay. Moszak’s session, “Driving Revenue: Maximizing Shop Profitability with MOTOR Labor and Parts Data,” will take place on May 22, 2025, at 9:30 AM.