U.S. Xpress Invests In Autonomous Trucking Technology
U.S. Xpress President & CEO Eric Fuller also joins TuSimple’s executive advisory board.
TechForce Report Reveals Demand For Technicians
Overall gap in supply and demand of technicians continues to grow despite slight uptick in diesel certifications.
WIN To Unveil Results Of Young Technician Study In Webinar
Teaming up with BodyShop Business, WIN will present trends from a nearly year-long study impacting the collision repair technician pipeline.
WAI Making Critical Parts To Address Ventilator Shortages
WAI will begin immediate production of medical motors.
AAPEX 2019 Spotlights Innovative Products And Vehicle Technology Driving Change In Global Automotive Aftermarket
With the industry experiencing significant growth, opportunities and challenges, the trade show featured hands-on demos and new product and technology displays from 2,545 exhibiting companies representing 43 countries and occupying 5,433 booths.
Advance Auto Parts Launches Integrated Training Curriculum To Serve The Full Life Cycle Of Automotive Technicians
Advance regularly serves more than 26,000 individuals in North America each year with training courses offered through the company’s Carquest Technical Institute (CTI) and Worldpac Training Institute (WTI) programs.
Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes, Larsen Motorsports To Address Talent Shortage In Collision Repair With Scholarship Program
With the newly established Blazing Trails Scholarship Fund, Blazing Trails, a 501(c)3, will add a specific focus on automotive service and collision repair programs at the postsecondary level to its existing vocational and technical training in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).
Hendrick Automotive Group Pledges $1M As Construction Starts On Newest Wake Tech Facility
The $41.8 million, 100,000-square-foot facility on the Scott Northern Wake Campus will enable the college to more than double the number of students in its automotive systems technology program (from 90 to 200) and add a new degree program in collision repair.
Icahn Automotive Awards $50,000 In Scholarships To Support Students Pursuing Automotive Technician Careers
Twenty students received $2,500 in an inaugural program from the parent company of service providers Pep Boys, AAMCO and Precision Tune Auto Care; part of a program to encourage the skilled trades.
FedEx Freight Supports TechForce Foundation’s FutureTech Success Campaign
The company joins the growing industry-wide initiative to close the skills gap and fuel the next generation of technicians.
