by Dale Johnson | Oct 30, 2019 | Auto Mechanic, Car Maintenance, Oil Change, Vehicle Repair
Ask five different auto mechanics to lay out the differences between an automotive technician and a mechanic and you’re likely to get eleven different answers and a lecture with bullet points. What gives? Are they really that different? Yes and no. Auto...
by Dale Johnson | Oct 24, 2019 | Auto Mechanic, Car Maintenance, Vehicle Repair
The average age of American cars galloping down the highways reached an all-time high of around 11 years old. What’s more, about half of drivers when polled say that their primary vehicle has more than 100,000 miles on it, which would have been unheard of two...
by Dale Johnson | Oct 16, 2019 | Auto Mechanic, Brakes, Car Maintenance
The conventional wisdom among auto experts is that you should have your tires rotated every six months, and that’s about how long you should go between having a brake inspection as well. It can even make sense to do both inspections together so that you can get...
by Dale Johnson | Sep 26, 2019 | Auto Mechanic, Brakes, Car Maintenance, Vehicle Repair
Fleet vehicle maintenance is all about keeping your vehicles in tip-top shape so that they continue to improve your logistics and provide safe and reliable service. When done right, fleet maintenance will also keep your fleet’s vehicles on the road for longer...
by Dale Johnson | Sep 13, 2019 | Auto Mechanic, Car Maintenance, Vehicle Repair
Your vehicle’s transmission can be a real head-scratcher? What does that do again? In the simplest terms, your transmission changes gears in a way similar to the way that a multi-speed bicycle changes gears…only with more moving parts. A Transmission Gives...
by Dale Johnson | Sep 3, 2019 | Auto Mechanic, Car Maintenance, Oil Change, Tire Rotation
Asking around, there seems to be some confusion about the differences between tire rotations and wheel alignments. When you factor in tire pressure and the ideal amount of tire tread (the ridges and grooves on the surface of your tires) for optimal traction, most...