By Liz Goad, CMP, DES, director, Events & Meetings, Automotive Aftermarket Suppliers Association

Our industry’s homecoming is fast approaching. The energy and excitement for coming together at AAPEX 2021 next week is very strong. In fact, the word, “joy” moved to the top of the list on the most recent… READ MORE  

By Mark Taylor, NARSA/IDEA Executive Director

Many radiator shop technicians actually started out as blacksmiths. An example of this history is NARSA/IDEA member Don Hart’s Radiator based in Waller, Texas. Don’s great-uncles, the Echols brothers, started a blacksmith business in Fort Worth in 1910. Because they recognized automotive technology as… READ MORE  

By Brian Plott, executive director, Equipment and Tool Institute (ETI)

There is little need for me to reiterate the obvious that the industry is changing. It has been changing. It continues to change! Or maybe the better statement would be that it continues to evolve. We are all connected to this evolving industry, each… READ MORE