This article is a departure from my traditional routine. My process for writing GEARS Magazine’s Shop Profiles typically includes gathering details with a...
Shop Profile
It’s fitting that the Shop Profile for July should be about a company named American Transmissions. After all, it is America’s 245th birthday! By the time...
Appropriately, I started writing this article on May 10th, National Small Business Day. Coincidentally, Zach Evans opened Zach’s Transmission and 4X4 in May...
The day began like any other day for Kim Lingenfelter, founder, owner, and operator of Norfolk Transmission & Muffler (NTM) in Norfolk, Nebraska. Kim was...
This month’s profile is about Dave Riccio, the owner of Tri-City Transmission in Tempe, Arizona. Rodger Bland wrote a Shop Profile about Dave and Tri-City in...
Lately, it seems that our shop profiles have taken us down a different path than past traditional profiles. This month is even more different. First, it’s...
This shop profile is going to be different than any I’ve ever written. My interview with John Hunter, the owner of Northampton Transmission in Northampton...
Over the years, I’ve met thousands of shop owners, but I’ve never met one that started as a street musician. Jason Scott, the owner of Guardian...
Hall of Fame baseball great, Yogi Berra is perhaps, most remembered for his Yogi-isms – amusing, absurdly profound statements like: “It ain’t over ‘til...
Donny Caccamise and I met earlier this year when I wrote the GEARS article, From the Classroom to Your Shop for the June issue. It was about developing...
Weaver Transmission Service, Inc. (WTS) is aptly located on the Mechanicsville Turnpike in Richmond, Virginia. The business is owned and operated by Lisa...
Certified Transmissions Complete Auto Care didn’t start out to be what it’s become. That’s probably not unusual as most every business evolves over time...
Superior Transmissions didn’t start out with a plan to become known as an auto repair and off-road performance shop. It’s just one of many examples of the...
The pursuit of passion has defined Robert Klein’s life. Robert says, “I can’t remember a time in my life that I haven’t been in pursuit of something. I...
MCMXVIII is the Roman Numeral for 1918. I think you’ll agree that this is a fitting title after you read this article. To gain a little better perspective as...
Choice Transmissions & Complete Auto Care has two locations in the Phoenix, Arizona metroplex – one in Tempe and the other in Gilbert. Both shops are...
In May of this year, Rick and Michelle Grant became the sole owners of Metro Transmission and Automotive in San Marcos, California, situated in North San Diego...
Circle D Transmission of Houston, Texas was founded by Dennis and Patricia Sehorn on June 6th, 1976. From its inception, the company has successfully navigated...
Sam Burrage founded Santa Rosa Transmission & Car Care in 1999. He started the business in a small, out of the way location in Santa Rosa, California, with...
Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, near Tulsa, is home to Lifetime Transmissions. The company’s founder and owner, Wayne Scherado opened its doors as Superior...
