January 2023 was a good month for travel on the nation’s highways, as Vehicle Miles Traveled rose. As measured by the 12-month moving total, January was up 0.4% from December to 3.181 trillion miles, as shown by the chart below. January 2023’s monthly total was up 5.6% over January 2022, according to the Federal Highway Administration Office of Highway Policy. As always, higher vehicle miles traveled is a good sign for our nation’s repair shops.
It is with great sadness that we share unexpected news of the Dec. 17 passing of Tom Hardies, Senior Sales Manager at BorgWarner Powertrain. Tom was a remarkable leader; a quiet person with a dry sense of humor he shared with those around him. Outside of his work, Tom was an athlete who enjoyed the
It is with great sadness that we share unexpected news of the Dec. 17 passing of Tom Hardies, Senior Sales Manager at BorgWarner Powertrain.
Tom was a remarkable leader; a quiet person with a dry sense of humor he shared with those around him. Outside of his work, Tom was an athlete who enjoyed the outdoors, in particular skiing, cycling, hiking and motorcycles. He participated in bicycle and iron man triathlon competitions.
Every year, Transmission Digest conducts the Retail Shop Survey. This survey will take five minutes or less. The results of this survey will appear in the March edition of Transmission Digest e-Powertrain Bulletin, and should serve as a valuable benchmark for your business. Related Articles – Schaeffler releases technical and service bulletins for LuK products
Schaeffler Group USA has released a series of technical and service bulletins for the LuK product line. The bulletins feature bleeding instructions, guided bleeding procedures and installation instructions for LuK slave cylinders, and DMF to solid flywheel conversions. Related Articles – Former APRA president Bill Gager passes away – Know a vehicle care rock star?
The CAR Coalition shares that promising groundwork is being laid for congressional action on automotive right to repair in the coming year.
ProTorque touts six drivers who used ProTorque converters to win world championship titles during the 2022 drag racing season. Related Articles – Vehicle Care RockStars unveiled at AAPEX 2022 – Alto highlights online catalog, mobile app – Whatever It Takes hosts annual golf scramble Those champions include:
As the world becomes increasingly conscious about the environment, electric vehicles are becoming more popular. Related Articles – Transmission shops are preparing to work on hybrids and EVs – Dana announces new line of electric transmissions for trucks and vans – EPA proposes new emissions standards to spur transition to electric vehicles In 2022, more
At the beginning of the year, TD polled the industry on a variety of questions related to the transmission work they do. You can see the full results in our State of the Industry report from March. Usually, we ask the same general set of questions each yet in order to get a sense of
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed new federal emissions standards intended to dramatically increase sales of electric vehicles (EVs). The sales would be achieved by reducing multi-pollutant emissions, including greenhouse gas (GHG) and criteria pollutants (particulate matter (PM), ozone, nitrogen oxides (NOX) and carbon monoxide (CO) from new light-duty and medium-duty (8,501 to
We always talk about the average age of a vehicle crossing the 12-year mark. But, I think the more interesting number is the average age of a vehicle that is scrapped. This is a difficult number to obtain due to title laws in the different states, but it has been estimated by some at 22
