Author: Chris Sevenish
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Snap-on to showcase equipment at WasteExpo 2025
Snap-on Total Shop Solutions will display a wide range of vehicle service and repair equipment, available for demonstrations, at WasteExpo 2025, held May 6-8 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. “Keeping vehicles properly serviced and on the road is critical to the waste management industry,” said Mariana Montovaneli, director of marketing for Snap-on Equipment. “Snap-on…
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Snap-on’s Pro-Link+ provides Class 1-8 diagnostics
Snap-on has delivered its new Pro-Link+ diagnostic system, which provides diagnostic coverage for Class 1 to 8 trucks and code-specific repair guidance. Pro-Link+ combines hardware and software to deliver a code-based diagnostic and repair platform for all-makes of trucks. It provides a direct path from pulling a fault code via the vehicle communication interface to…
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Let there be hands-free light!
There’s no need to work in the dark, and no need to hold a flashlight in one hand and a wrench in the other when working under the hood. The Philips Xperion 3000 LED light offers a powerful, bright light of 1,200 lumens, making it powerful enough to see even the smallest parts and details.…
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Grypmat keeps your tools where you want them
So you’re working on an engine, and need to put down one tool and pick up another. It’s no longer necessary to try to balance the first tool someplace flat under the hood or slip the first tool in your back pocket to pick up the second. Instead let the Grypmat from Tool Box Widget…
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A. Duie Pyle opens maintenance facility in Virginia
Pennsylvania-based A. Duie Pyle recently opened a new 9,700-square-foot maintenance facility near its existing LTL service facility in Richmond, Virginia. According to Richmond BizSense, the $7.6 million maintenance facility has: Headquartered in West Chester, Pennsylvania, Pyle has 32 LTL facilities and 16 warehouses. According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s SAFER website, A. Duie…
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Videos promote ASE certification
The National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) has produced a series of web and television commercials to highlight the value ASE-certified professionals provide to the motoring public and why drivers should ask to see their technician’s credentials. The commercials, produced in conjunction with multiple OEMs and independent industry partners, are currently being distributed through…
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Snap-on latest software release adds new codes, tests
The recent Snap-on spring software release provides answers for vehicle diagnostics with new codes, tests, tips and data to extend professional technicians’ diagnostic tool capabilities. Technicians and shops with the new software can improve repair accuracy and fix cars faster, according to Snap-on. When it comes to diagnostic software, Snap-on puts more power inside the…
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Survey finds almost half of repair shops impacted by technician shortage
A new survey of repair shop owners finds that almost half of those responding said the shortage of skilled technicians has a “moderate to highly significant impact” on their businesses. Of the 46% of the 514 shop owners surveyed by PartsTech who expressed the sentiment, 20% said the technician shortage had a “highly significant impact”…
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Wyoming shop offers $3,000 sign-on bonuses for technicians
Addressing a critical nationwide shortage of qualified diesel technicians, Aaron’s Semi Repair Inc., a family-owned diesel repair facility in Rock Springs, Wyoming, recently launched a competitive hiring initiative. Offering a $3,000 sign-on bonus, competitive pay, and weekends off, the company seeks to attract experienced diesel technicians eager for career advancement and improved quality of life.…
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Search is on for Best Young Tech
Nominations are open for the 2025 Best Young Tech Award, presented by Motor Age. They’re looking for bright technicians between the ages of 21 and 35 “who are moving the industry forward and are passionate about their work,” according to organizers. Candidates can nominate themselves, or be nominated by someone else. Qualifications to be considered…