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Hiring and Retaining Engine Shop Employees

No matter what strategies you put in place in an effort to find new employees, just be sure that you cast a wide net and ensure that you find someone who has the desire to be in the shop, no matter what role it may be.

Holley Hires Several Race Winning Brands Employees

The manufacturer of fuel systems based in Bowling Green, Kentucky, has hired Sean Crawford as its new chief marketing officer. Mark Gearhart and Evan Perkins have also started positions with Holley. Crawford most recently served as the president of JE Pistons in Cypress, California. Before that, he was the vice president of marketing and business

Finding Good Employees

There are very few problems in business today that transcend industry quite like finding good employees. It’s an issue at any office, in any industry, all over the country and even the world. That being said, there are few industries which have struggled to find good employees the way the engine building/rebuilding industry has.

Team Incentives: How to Keep Employees Engaged, Optimistic

Over the last 15 years, since Terry Keller started helping shop owners in 1999, he has seen every pay plan known to man. He’s heard every possible variation of the same question: “How can I pay my team in a way that motivates them without eating all of my profits?” If that sounds familiar, you can rest assured that you’re not alone.

The Truth About Stealing Employees

There is an expression that has been around our industry for decades that says if you run a good, ethical business, the one thing you should never do is “steal” employees. If you agree with that philosophy, this is one article you may want to read.

Workplace Safety Protects Employees and Your Business

It was a misty, cold and dreary fall afternoon in 1980 in Western New York; pretty typical for that time of year just ahead of the snow for which the region is known. It was early on in my automotive career and I was working at a 4×4 and Jeep salvage yard, rebuilding the manual

Getting Employees To Adopt The Right Culture

How many times during the day does a customer stop by or call, and ask toonly speak with you, the shop owner? Do you know why? It’s because in general,the experience the customer has when dealing with the owner of a business ismuch different than when dealing with an employee. The owner goes out of

Shop Employees May Be Exposed to Heavy Metals Through Shop Towels

Gradient (http://www.gradientcorp.com), a nationally recognized environmental and risk science consultingfirm, recently announced the publication of a study that finds elevated levelsof heavy metals in tested laundered shop towels. The study, “Evaluation of Potential Exposure to Metals in LaunderedShop Towels,” builds upon an earlier analysis published in 2003 andconcludes that, even after commercial laundering, the towels

New Tax Benefits for Hiring New Employees

From TireReview.com By Richard Lipton, CPA These provisionsare part of the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Actenacted into law by President Obama on Mar. 18. Employers who hire unemployed workers this year (after Feb. 3, 2010 andbefore Jan. 1, 2011) may qualify for a 6.2% payroll tax incentive, ineffect exempting them from their share

Diesel and Gasoline Exhaust: How to Help Protect Your Business and Your Employees

“Boss, I’m feeling kind of light headed.” Diesel and gasoline exhaust can be hazardous to employees working in automotive service businesses. And not just those working in the shop are at risk; office employees can also be exposed through poor ventilation systems. So what can you do to protect your business and employees from dangerous

10 Ways To Recruit New Employees for Your Shop

You never know when you’ll be in the market for a new employee. You maybe fully staffed right now, but what if you were to expand your shop,offering additional services, and needed the extramanpower to handle the increased service volume? Or, what if you were to lose an employee to the competition? In eithersituation, would

10 Benefits Valued Most by Employees

Asyou work harder, smarter and faster to overcome the effects of theeconomic downturn, you need all hands on deck. Everyone at your shopneeds to be working together toward a common goal — providing thehighest quality repairs and top-notch customer service so that yourshop traffic continues to increase and profits follow along anupward path. Thisunified front

A Different Dyno Design

The dyno is a valuable tool, so it’s nice when an engine builder feels confident in the setup of it. Enter the shipping container engine dyno design.

First-of-its-Kind Compound-Turbo L5P Duramax Engine

While incredibly rewarding, nothing about this L5P Duramax build was easy for Lead Foot Diesel Performance – everything was custom or a first. From the billet crank to the one-off compound turbos, this L5P Duramax is impressive. Check it out!

L5P Duramax engine
Thousands Oppose California’s Mandate Banning New Gas-Powered Vehicle Sales

SEMA members and industry consumers send EPA over 5,000 letters in opposition to ACC II Waiver

Hendrick Motorsports Partners with GROB Systems

Hendrick Motorsports and GROB Systems Inc. have teamed up for a synergistic partnership to bring precision 5-Axis GROB machines to the Concord, NC campus of the 14-time NASCAR Cup Series champions.  GROB has been a developer and manufacturer of machines and production lines for over 90 years. GROB 350a and 550a machining centers will make a significant impact on

Turbocharged 5.9L Common Rail Cummins Engine in a 1947 Ford

After sitting in his father-in-law’s backyard for a number of years, this 1947 Ford was gifted to Chase Wells’ wife. Chase owns 1 Way Diesel Performance and knew someday he’d bring the truck back to life. He did so using a 5.9L common rail Cummins engine on a special episode of Texas Metal’s Loud and Lifted. Check out the result.

Lewis Hamilton to Leave Mercedes for Ferrari in F1 2025 Season

Lewis Hamilton will join Ferrari next year and replace Carlos Sainz.

760 cid Billet Big Block Chevy Nitrous Engine

Despite what you may think about nitrous engines, and those that are stock big block Chevy bore spacing, these 4.840″ bore space big block Chevy engines have some significant R&D in them. Just check out this 760 cubic inch billet version done at TRE Racing Engines.

Naturally Aspirated 440 cid LT1 Engine

The folks at Late Model Engines in Houston, TX run a top-notch engine and machine shop. You don’t have to look much further than this naturally aspirated 440 cid LT1 engine build to see what we mean. It’s our Engine of the Week!