Shop Owner Magazine

2 days ago | shopownermag.com | Mary Della Valle

Skip to content Main Navigation Social Connect Resources Our Brand Family Published: In this episode of DriveTime, as the VISION conference kicked off in Chicago, Bill Long, president and CEO of MEMA, The Vehicle Suppliers Association, and Paul McCarthy, president of MEMA Aftermarket Suppliers, addressed supplier sentiment about the current state of the aftermarket, describing it as a mix of urgency and cautious optimism. Industry leaders agree there’s never been a more critical time for...

4 days ago | shopownermag.com | Mary Della Valle

Skip to content Main Navigation Social Connect Resources Our Brand Family Published: In this episode of DriveTime, Brad Beckham, CEO of O’Reilly Auto Parts, discusses how he got into the business at 17 years old, sweeping floors and putting up stock in an O’Reilly Auto Parts store in Oklahoma. It was 1996 and, at that time, O’Reilly had less than 200 stores. Over time working in that store, he became a parts specialist and still remembers the 16 feet of paper catalog racks on the front...

2 weeks ago | shopownermag.com | Eric Garbe

Skip to content Main Navigation Social Connect Resources Our Brand Family Published: Whose responsibility is it to keep the shop clean? And who expects it to be clean? Today’s generations, both those who might be customers and those who might be employees, expect a clean, safe work environment, meaning automotive repair shops will have to step it up from all sides – in the shop, in the waiting room, inside and out. This doesn’t mean if you’re a shop owner or shop manager that you are solely...

2 weeks ago | shopownermag.com | Jeff White

Skip to content Main Navigation Social Connect Resources Our Brand Family Published: The Automotive Content Professionals Network (ACPN), a community of the Auto Care Association, is now accepting scholarship applications. ACPN will award one deserving member a scholarship to attend the University of the Aftermarket’s Leadership 2.0 program. Leadership 2.0 offers postgraduate-style education in leadership and business skills. The program helps develop future leaders in the auto care industry....

2 weeks ago | shopownermag.com | Andrew Markel

Skip to content Main Navigation Social Connect Resources Our Brand Family Published: Looking over air ride service information from several OEMs like Tesla, Dodge and Mercedes, they recommend refilling the system with nitrogen gas if a component has been replaced or the system has lost integrity. This might seem like overkill, but sound scientific reasoning is behind this recommendation. The tool to fill the system is usually a simple setup with the correct fittings for the tank and port on...