The election is over. The holidays approach… and the new year is just around the corner.
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December - 2016
GEARS Shopper advertising costs $325.00 for a one time insertion ad, (2 1/4 X 3) 2.25 X 3. Larger ads can be placed elsewhere in the magazine and are charged...
A common call to the ATRA HotLine has to do with solenoid circuit problems. Most of you have been dealing with these types of problem for years. Many of you...
You arrive at work before your coworkers and you don’t have a key to the shop. You aren’t the one in charge; you aren’t even on the clock yet. It’ll be...
A few weeks ago, I was in Las Vegas for the 2016 Expo. It was a wonderful experience and, even after all these years in the transmission repair business, I can...
Thursday
For the folks attending the technical seminars, it was a busy event, with nearly 24 hours of technical training packed into a four-day extravaganza...
Up Your Business is an exclusive GEARS Magazine feature in which I share stories, insights, and reflections about real business and life challenges.
In over 20...
This past October, ATRA was in Las Vegas for the 2016 Powertrain Expo. This year, ATRA presented a series of seminars titled Transmissions 101. The Saturday...
It was o’dark hundred at the Paris Hotel and Casino, Thursday morning, October 27, 2016, as some 60, bleary-eyed golfers made their way to the bus for...
The advantages of having the right tools for the job can make the difference between getting it done quickly and beating your head against the wall. One tool...
Last month we covered a relatively universal method of narrowing potential causes for misfire using scan data.
The timing of the article’s publication was...
There’s always a bit of mystery the first time you work on a Jatco CVT about how to take the pulleys apart. Everyone’s heard about the very strong spring...
The 2016 ATRA Powertrain Expo hosted by GEARS and ATRA is over! It was a terrific event, and we all learned a lot about how we think about one another. My...
One of the most important tools for building a successful shop is being able to identify your market. Specializing in Fords in an upscale market where most of...
