Cortec VpCI-389 Temporary Coating
Cortec’s VpCI-389 is an environmentally friendly water-based, temporary coating that delivers exceptional multi-metal protection for outside and indoor applications. This contemporary coating is an advanced, safe replacement for hazardous oil-based products.
EPA Proposed Regulation Has Consequences for the Performance Industry
Under the EPA proposed regulation, certified motor vehicles and engines and their emission control devices must remain in their certified configuration even if they are used solely for competition. Violators would be subject to the fines and penalties included in the tampering prohibitions.
The Payday Polka
Payday. While it is music to an employee’s ears, payday presents logistical and legal challenges for your company. One of the chief challenges is ensuring your employees are paid properly under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
Using HR Consultants – How To Effectively Outsource HR Functions
Human Resources is often so intimately involved in the day-to-day operations of a company that a lot of employers wonder if they could ever effectively outsource it. Small business can not only effectively outsource HR to a managed services team, but can run a stronger company and more productive workforce with an external HR consultant, or managed HR services provider.
The Benefits of Outsourcing Payroll
As most engine shops already realize, paying employees involves much more than simply writing a check. Business owners must calculate tax payments, monitor hundreds of state and local jurisdictional requirements, and keep up with new-hire reporting, quarterly and annual tax returns, direct deposits and issuing W-2s. With these complexities, more small companies are choosing to
Why Diesels Have Become ‘Greener’ and How You Can Benefit
For several years now, clean air and better fuel economy have been the primary focus of the transportation industry. Back in the 1970s, the clean air agenda came into full swing and it literally crippled performance as well as reliability. At that time, the diesel industry wasn’t being regulated by any of these emissions standards, but changes were on the horizon.
5 Ways to Keep Your Business Out of Court
When it comes to business, there are so many things that owners need to do and think about to keep the shop running. The last thing they need is a lawsuit related to employment matters that can be easily avoided. Here are five tips to avoid employment lawsuits.
Four Reasons Job Descriptions Are Essential to Small Businesses
What a job description does for a company is why they are so important to have for each role. Most companies use job descriptions as a recruiting tool, to define performance standards, and career planning. Those are all great uses, but here are four more areas that job descriptions should be used for in a company.
New Year Means New Rules and Time to Review and Revise
Each New Year brings with it new laws, rules and regulations based on the trends of business and human resources management. Here are just a few things that are happening in 2015 that employers need to be aware of and apply to their business if it makes sense.
5 Tips for Avoiding Legal Issues
When it comes to business, there are so many things that a business owner needs to do and think about to keep the business running. The last thing they need is a lawsuit related to employment matters that can be easily avoided. Here are five tips to avoid employment lawsuits for small businesses:
Ford’s Power Stroke Powerplants
The biggest question heard from customers is, “Why did Ford replace the 7.3L with the 6.0L?” There are good reasons as to why the 7.3L Power Stroke had to be removed from service and these reasons brought about many changes in the Power Stroke platform.
Web Tools: Improving Business Through the Internet and Social Media
For years, engine shops have used the Internet to try and increase business. But too often, a shop’s website wasn’t being used to it’s full potential. Today, engine professionals are using their website as a tool to increase profits by selling reman/rebuilt components from their shop online.
Employer Hot Topics For Summer
The warmer weather and longer days can only mean one thing – summer is upon us! With the summer season comes a few things in particular that companies need to consider. Here are a few hot topics: Company Picnic Liability and Planning – A company summer picnic with food, games and entertainment can be a great
Diesel Engine Oil & Filters
Diesel engines have been around since the dawn of the automotive era. Over the years, diesels have become the engine of choice for powering heavy-duty trucks, buses, agricultural vehicles, off-road equipment, hard-working pickup trucks and stationary generators. More recently, diesels are competing against hybrid and plug-in electric powertrains as an alternative to gasoline engines in
The Dos and Don’ts of Employee Discipline
You have an under-performing or problem employee who doesn’t seem to “get it.” You’ve told him over and over again but he keeps doing what you told him not to do and you don’t understand what the problem is and why he can’t just do his job right in the first place. Does this scenario
Green Strategies: Using Less to Do More
There are several memes associated with “going green.” For some, an image of a person donning a tie-dye shirt while holding up a peace sign may come to mind. For shop owner Stan White, that person’s in clean business attire. “A nicely dressed woman comes to my shop with a smile on her face,” said
SEMA Hall of Fame Names Four New Members
George Barris, Eric Grant, Wade Kawasaki and Joe Schubeck will be inducted into the SEMA Hall of Fame, an honor that recognizes an elite group of individuals for raising the stature or growth or the automotive specialty-equipment industry. Hundreds of industry professionals will gather and pay tribute to the new Hall of Fame members
Green Strategies: Efficient Shop Operations
If you really think about it, the engine building/remanufacturing industry is the true essence of going green. After all, you’re recycling: 1. A used product for further performance; 2. The solvents for other use; and 3. Your shop’s revenue as you have to make more profit from fewer rebuilds. “Most motors don’t run
PSI Earns EPA & CARB Certification on 2.0L & 2.4L Engines
Cleantech enginesupplier Power Solutions International, Inc. (PSI) has earned US Environmental ProtectionAgency (EPA) and California Air Resources Board (CARB)certification for two of its spark-ignited industrial engines,the 2.0-Liter and 2.4-Liter. Both engines meet theCARB/EPA standards for off-road, large spark-ignited (LSI)engines for mobile applications running on propane andnatural gas. Thecertified models will in turn help end-users reduce
Heavy-Duty Coolant Options
While the fundamental duty of engine coolants has not changed – they must transfer excess heat and offer freeze and boiling protection, plus corrosion and liner protection – modern coolants must transfer more heat than in the past, largely due to new emissions systems. When considering the energy consumed to power a heavy-duty diesel