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Frank Adkins of Greenwood, Del. was named the 2011 Educator of the Year during the North American Council of Automotive Teachers (NACAT) Conference held recently at Red River College in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Each year, Mitchell 1 recognizes one of the nation’s top teachers for excellence in automotive repair instruction. Adkins was presented with a […]
Mitchell 1, a Snap-on Company, is currently updating their online programs, Tractor-Trailer.net, Medium-Duty.net and Repair-Connect.net, to now include diagnostic and repair information for 2010 engines designed to meet new EPA emission standards. All the information necessary to service Cummins ISB, ISC, ISL, ISX 11.9 and ISX 15 as well as Detroit Diesel DD13, DD15 and […]
Shane Robertson from Bumpass, Va. received the 2011 Automotive Technology Outstanding Student Scholarship during the North American Council of Automotive Teachers (NACAT) Conference held recently at Red River College in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Each year Mitchell 1 recognizes one U.S. or Canadian student for outstanding achievement in automotive technology scholastics. Robertson was presented with a check for […]
The last few years have shown us one thing about the independent repair market: There are some really great shops across the country. It’s time for you to show us just now good your shop is, as Motor Age launches its 2011 Top Shops contest. The contest is open through Aug. 19, 2011, and there’s […]
Inland Truck Parts (ITP) has rolled out Mitchell 1 on-line repair information programs to their two newest locations in Olathe and Wichita, Kansas. Inland Truck Parts is a network of parts, in-house remanufacturing and drive-in service facilities with an inventory of replacement parts and repair capabilities for all makes and models of trucks and trailers. […]
Mitchell 1 will hold this year’s second Shop Management System Training Workshop July 14-16, in Rosemont, Ill. at the InterContinental Chicago O’Hare Hotel, located at 5300 N. River Road. The training workshop, designed for those who have been using their shop management system for six months or more, will guide users through advanced functionality in […]
Tim McDonnell, Mitchell 1’s national training manager, will serve on the 2011-2012 Board of Trustees for the Automotive Management Institute (AMI). The members of AMI’s Board of Trustees represent both mechanical and collision repair shops of varying sizes, and industry associations and companies. AMI was established in 1989 to answer the demand for continuing education […]
Mitchell 1 announces it recently entered into an agreement with the Dealer Services Group of Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADP), enabling the company to sell Mitchell 1 OnDemand5.com Repair & Estimator to compliment ADP’s Service Pricing System, which is a quoting solution designed for the entire dealership franchise. This enhanced service will strongly benefit […]
Mitchell 1 announces its eCRM comprehensive e-mail marketing service for small-to-medium sized automotive repair shops has been recently updated to include a new target market promotions feature. Automotive repair shops will now be able to send e-mails to connect with their customers more often and with more precision than ever before – and it’s free. […]
The Source for Vehicle Repair and Maintenance Information Gets Even Better Mitchell 1 announces its popular DIY online program, Mitchell 1 DIY (aka eAutoRepair.net) for automotive do-it-yourselfers, has been updated to include service information for 2010 models. With repair information on over 20,000 vehicles, Mitchell 1’s DIY online program features over 200,000 repair articles, thousands […]