Apple Re-Invented The Store Experience
Apple is a company that’s been praised for innovating and changing things up in ways that other companies haven’t.
Strutting Their Stuff
Quick and easy to install, complete strut assemblies have become a popular item with professional technicians.
2010 Counter Professional of the Year
Bill Bryan, Counterman magazine’s 2010 Counter Professional of the Year, manages a bustling warehouse that’s home to a Bumper to Bumper/Auto-Wares parts distribution hub just outside Chicago.
The Great Aftermarket Auto Parts Catalog Debate Continues
s. Their organization is comprised of the people who take all the parts information and funnel it into the format you use at the counter, whether it’s in paper form or electronically. Prior to going to Texas, I took a little, unscientific poll about how parts pros feel about e-catalogs. I know how pretty much
2009: A Look Back at Distribution Influences, ‘The Clunkers’
At the beginning of each year, we review what were the top influences or events on automotive aftermarket parts distribution during the year that just ended. We gauge this by reviewing the most-read stories from our sister
e-newsletter, aftermarketNews.com.
NASCAR PERFORMANCE: 2009 NASCAR stars honored during Champions Week
NASCAR took Las Vegas by storm last month to crown 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion Jimmie Johnson. But Johnson, Crew Chief Chad Knaus and the No. 48 crew weren’t the only top performers to take home honors in Las Vegas.
ENGAGED IN THE INDUSTRY: 2009 Counter Professional of the Year, Thomas Dayton
If you ever want to know Thomas Dayton’s level of dedication to automotive aftermarket parts distribution, just drive behind his pickup truck or send him an email.
More Business? Bring It On
The aftermarket could begin to experience an unprecedented windfall in the next few months. What’s happening? Thousands of new car dealerships — at least 3,000 of them — are slated or are expected to close. The financially strapped car manufacturers are looking to thin the ranks of the car dealerships because during these economically challenging
Lower Mass Brake Rotor Causing Noise, Fade and Failure Problems
Application: All Vehicles Symptoms: Glazed pads, heat checking and cracking of the rotor and brake noise. Cause: Rotors with reduced weight, plate thickness and improper vane configuration. Condition: If a customer complains of noisy brakes, increased stopping distances and pedal pulsation after brake rotors were replaced or machined, the rotors may be the source of
An Essential Job
Readers can nominate a distribution pro for the annual Counter Professional of the Year Award right here at www.counterman.com. But hurry: The deadline is fast approaching!