For 31 years, the mission of MACS has been to provide training, education and compliance programs. It is the unique technical training and networking opportunities that separates the MACS Convention and Trade Show from other industry events that promote trade shows only. 

In today's shops information has become just as important of a tool as a wrench. All of us are using Google in our daily web life: you search news, videos, images, etc. Google is also a great tool for searching for all kinds of specs, tech info, forums, tips, parts prices and a whole lot more. So with this post we have gathered tips from around the web.

Automotive Video believes that a strong distribution network will help promote training and thus industry professionalism and image. We have created a distribution program that helps qualified distributors achieve good margins while growing a sustainable business.

A scan tool is a big investment, and you want to be sure you are choosing the right one for your shop or school. Once you make the investment, you need to know the features and buttonology to get the most out of the tool. ShowMeTools.com will help you make an informed decision by demonstrating the features of various scan tools on the market. You will also find hands-on tutorials to show you how to use many of the tools.

Craig VanBatenburg talks about the Gen 2 Civic Hybrids and how with a dead 12v battey you will be unable to communicate with the vehicle using your scan tool. He talks about the codes problems associated, the problems that you might see and how to get communications to your scan tool again.

A little while back I wrote an article concerning key numbers for auto service shops. The numbers covered at that time included total spending, total gross profit, potential work found per car, number of oil changes, number of new customers and tech vs. non-tech ratio. I was recently asked to cover some additional key numbers, so here we go!