How Can a Mobile Mechanic Assist with Fleet Maintenance?
by Martin Mansour
When you operate a business and have a fleet of cars and trucks, they can soak up a lot of financial resources in a number of ways. Fleet care requires retaining personnel that has the necessary expertise to handle a variety of maintenance and repair services. In addition, the cost of maintaining parts inventories or buying emergency parts can get very expensive. Fleet maintenance needs skilled attention and cost control measures in order to prevent runaway expenses. When operating a bus...
New Saturn Dealer Hopes To Win Over More Customers
by Anthony Fontanelle
Many Saturn customers said that a Boardman location would be more convenient. After months of planning and renovation, Saturn of Boardman has opened. With another Saturn location on U.S. Route 422 in Niles, car dealer Jim Pace decided to expand last October and purchase the former Frederick Dodge location at 7554 Market St. This is how appealing the renaissance of Saturn product lines has become. "We had a lot of people coming to the Niles location saying how they wi...
Why Is Prius The Much-Loved Toyota?
by Anthony Fontanelle
Why is the Toyota Prius much-loved? One answer may be that Prius shoppers want everyone to know that they are driving a hybrid. But there are numerous reasons to add to the list. Only a third of Prius owners cited that reason just three years ago, according to CNW, which tracks auto shopping trends. "I really want people to know that I care about the environment," said Joy Feasley of Philadelphia, the owner of a green 2006 Prius. "I like that people stop and ask me h...
Mazda SUVs Soar In NHTSA Safety Ratings
by Anthony Fontanelle
The Mazda Motor Corp. proves that Zoom-Zoom pride could be equally-safe as well. Earlier, the Mazda CX-9 and the CX-7 sport utilities received the highest possible ratings in frontal and side impact crashes by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Aside from receiving a five-star frontal and side impact crash-test rating, both the sport utilities received four-star rollover resistance ratings. No other sport utility on the market today has recei...
The Benefits of Using Dry Application Powders Compared to Liquid Paint
by Jeff Hartsell
Powder Coating as it's commonly referred to is the ability of applying a dry film to a negatively grounded part. The coating is then baked until the powder melt and flow out into a beautiful surface coating. While this technique has been around for many of years, many are still boggled about it's tons of applications and how to use them to their advantage. In a builders sense, Powder Coating has many advantages over solvent based coatings. Powder Coating has a incredibly low VOC count...