Shop Owner Staff

For more than a decade, Bacal tested Toyota products at the company’s Technical Center and eventually became their lead off-road specialist.

Federated Auto Parts has produced three new television commercials that are currently airing nationally. All three commercials emphasize the advantages of having vehicles serviced by the professionals at Federated Car Care Centers.

The smell was so bad in the car, a Camry owner in Thief River Falls, MN, wasn’t even able to get into the car. To make matters worse, the owner couldn’t find any auto repair shops in the area willing to tackle the problem. Finally, the Bodyworks in Baxter, MN, took on the challenge and found a dead three-foot-long boa constrictor wedged in the floor structure underneath the driver’s seat.

David Ragan erased memories of the February miscue that cost him an almost certain Daytona 500 victory and held on through 10 extra laps of racing to win Saturday night’s Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway. Following the checkered flag, Drew Blickensderfer, crew chief for Ragan and the #6 UPS “We Love Logistics” Ford, was named Federal-Mogul’s MOOG Chassis Parts “Problem Solver of the Race.”

SEMA members and professionals in the automotive specialty equipment market now have access to more than 200 business courses through the recently revamped SEMA Educational Institute (SEI) eLearning Center. The online business resource gives users solutions to many of today’s biggest challenges, the association says.

In addition to thousands of dollars in scholarships, the winning team will job shadow Roush Fenway Racing’s NASCAR Nationwide Series No. 6 Ford team leading up to and during the Subway Jalapeno 250 on July 1 at Daytona International Speedway.

One of the chief forces depressing consumer confidence – high fuel prices – appears to have abated, according to RBC.

ATMC will honor outstanding or innovative training programs designed for service or support in the transportation industry through the awards program, which is open to any person or entity providing training in the industry.

A technician working at Ace Automotive in New Albany, IN, was killed recently when a truck he was working on fell off the hydraulic lift.

A Georgetown, DE, man was arrested and charged with numerous crimes relating to the theft of catalytic converters from the parking lots of car dealerships and auto parts stores. A salvage yard called police after the man tried to sell them a quantity of converters.

New Bosch Iridium provides exceptional ignitability, performance, and durability, offering four times longer service life compared to standard copper plugs.

In one of the most exciting finishes in the history of the Indianapolis 500, Dan Wheldon won the 100th anniversary of “the world’s most important race” at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, driving a Bosch spark plug-equipped Dallara Honda V8.