How to Hire and Keep Mechanics

How to Hire and Keep Mechanics We are a AAA approved automotive service center and an ASE Blue Seal Shop, independently owned by a husband and wife that live in the community. Hiring, promoting, firing, and enforcing protocol with employees is by far the biggest problem our stores ever had and every other owner we… Continue reading How to Hire and Keep Mechanics

10 Reasons you May Need a Mechanic

10. Your friends always volunteer to drive. 9. Your spouse has pet names for your truck, like Beast or The Thing. 8. Your engine makes so much noise that they can’t hear you at the teller window. 7. You’ve been pulled over 6 times for weaving down the road and you don’t drink. 6. You… Continue reading 10 Reasons you May Need a Mechanic

The Truckers Diner

One morning a young man at his first job as a waiter in a diner has a large trucker sit down at the counter and order. “Gimme three flat tires and a couple of headlights,” said the truck driver. Bewildered the waiter goes to the kitchen and tells the cook, “I think this guy’s in… Continue reading The Truckers Diner

Truck Pep Pill

A truck driver was pulled over by a State Trooper. The patrolman told him to get out of the truck, and noticed that the driver appeared to be putting something in his mouth as he stepped out of the cab. Figuring that the driver was putting away his pep pills, the patrolman asked, “Did I… Continue reading Truck Pep Pill

Ten Commandments for Diesel Maintenance

1. Thou shalt keep thine engine clean and in adjustment that thy life in its compay shall be long and that thy owner shall increase thy pay. 2. Know thine engine and all its parts and functions else thou shall be in some unholy spot. 3. Be not wise in thine own conceit. Remember the… Continue reading Ten Commandments for Diesel Maintenance

Outsourcing your Job

It‘s a different world from the one our parents grew up in and nowhere has this change had more impact than in our careers and how we manage them.  Most people  don’t really manage their careers, they tend to allow outside forces to dictate their career path to a certain degree.  Downsizing, restructuring, and reorganizing are common… Continue reading Outsourcing your Job

Allison Transmission Troubleshooting

Allison Automatic Transmission Wiring & Troubleshooting The Allison Transmission Control Unit on the 1999 Saf-T-Liner is located under the floor directly below the driver. There are 3 plug-ins which is an easy way to tell this is a W-TEC 3 system [World Transmission Electronic Unit 3rd generation]. The Transmission vehicle speed signal enters here and… Continue reading Allison Transmission Troubleshooting

The Story of John Deere

The Story of John Deere The story of John Deere, who developed the world’s first commercially successful, self-scouring steel plow, closely parallels the settlement and development of the midwestern United States, an area that the homesteaders of the 19th century considered the golden land of promise. John Deere was born in Rutland, Vermont, February 7,… Continue reading The Story of John Deere

South Africa Mining Industry Future

From the beginning of November, 2011, many things happened to the South Africa mining industries. As a result, South Africa’s Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu is conducting road shows in Australia and Britain to soothe investors’ fears about nationalization and drum up investment and on Wednesday according to TimesLive told a mining conference. To many… Continue reading South Africa Mining Industry Future

GM 6.5 Diesel Engine Troubleshooting

Diesel Engine Troubleshooting GM 6.5 When it comes to diesel engine troubleshooting you’re opening up a really big can of worms. There are so many models and designs that you would need several years of study to know everything about them. However I have seen so many of the same failures in non-fuel injected areas… Continue reading GM 6.5 Diesel Engine Troubleshooting