Past Events

A DIESEL DIAGNOSTIC CLASS TAUGHT FROM THE PROSPECTIVE SIDE OF THE FUEL SYSTEM! Monty Seltz has been in the Diesel engine repairs for over forty years and the last 22 years as the Drive in Service Manager for M&D Distributors in Houston Texas. In M&D’s Drive in Service the vast majority of our service is related to Diesel Fuel System Diagnostics and Diesel Fuel System repairs. Prior to this Monty owned his own automotive repair business and also worked for…

Jimmy Lea with Kukui Corporation will be presenting.   John Firm will be talking about AMI’s online training and a great the price Chrysler has given us on some online training for the wiTech and How to use Tech Authorty. Reservations: John Firm john@firmautomotive.com 817-834-1300 The Meeting is FREE to ASA Members and Guests  

Donny Seyfer will be our guest speaker. Advance Auto is this month’s sponsor.

A presentation to bring independent repair professionals up to state of the art. Automated Driver Assistance Programs ADAS – A look at all of the technologies that you need to be able to service A brief overview of sensors with an in-depth look at how they work within their systems. Networked, distributed computing enables ADAS how does it work? Critical inputs for proper operation and how you should approach them. Seeing eye cars with telepathy – Not science fiction; science…

Paul Stinson will be presenting “Pre-Scan and Post Scan, a process you can’t afford to miss”.  We will look at the myths and facts of pre-scanning and post scanning cars after and accident.   Driv is the Meeting Sponsor. Driv’s brands include Monroe, Walker, Moog, Fel-Pro, National, Champion, Wagner, Rancho, Dynomax, Thrush, FP Diesel, Sealed Power and more. Driv is the new name for the merged companies Tenneco and Federal- Mogul. Gary Kimball will be go over their Garage Guru…

Every shop owner starts the same way; excited about running a business and becoming his or her own boss. Why then do some succeed while so many fail? It’s simple, really. The truly successful repair shop owner embraces the “business” side of his shop. He understands that to achieve the dream he needs to focus on planning and execution – not activity. This champion learns “the numbers”. What to watch; What to what to measure; what to modify. This is…

Let’s look at some sobering facts: Unemployment is at an all-time low. The talent pool for quality technicians & advisors is shrinking. The old ways of chasing and finding potential help aren’t working any more. Our experience shows that it takes an average of seven months to replace great tech and we see that number only growing. Waiting for someone to leave to recruit for their replacement gets you “Mr. Right Now” in desperation instead of “Mr. Right.” Like Apple…

Our monthly meeting will kick off with an open discussion on the topic of digital vehicle inspection (DVI) software. 3 OF THE DVI THAT PLAN TO BE SHOWN: https://www.flexcheckauto.com/       FIRM AUTOMOTIVE https://boltontechnology.com/           RICK’S AUTOMOTIVE https://shopboss.net/                           STEVE’S CERTIFIED CAR CARE Fixing a Dysfunctional Courtesy Inspection will be presented by our Guest Speaker, JIM SILVVERMAN WITH ATI . https://www.autotraining.net   Reservations: John Firm john@firmautomotive.com 817-834-1300…