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  • Trucking company names top 10 technicians for competition

    Trucking company names top 10 technicians for competition

    Ruan holds its eighth annual Top Technician Competition, which showcases the skills and technical expertise of the company’s maintenance professionals.

    The Des Moines, Iowa-based trucking, warehousing and brokerage company recently announced the top 10 technicians who achieved the highest scores in the first phase of the competition, a 100-question online assessment. These individuals will advance to the final round, a hands-on skills competition, July 31 in Ankeny, Iowa:

    • Brandon Crews, Cedartown, Georgia
    • Alberto Urquijo, Yuma, Arizona
    • Jacob Grayson, Smyrna, Tennessee
    • Jacob Pack, Smyrna, Tennessee
    • Jesus Rodriguez Jr., San Antonio, Texas
    • Jonathan Mendoza, Phoenix, Arizona
    • Jose Sosa, Denton, Texas
    • Mitchell Shoppa, Muscatine, Iowa
    • Phillip Rorrer, Brooklyn, Ohio
    • Ricardo Gomez, Ankeny, Iowa

    This event is held in partnership with Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC). The hands-on portion of the competition will take place on the DMACC campus.

    Ahead of the main event, 10 DMACC diesel technician students will also participate in a student competition on July 30.

    Final scores will be determined by combining results from 11 individual hands-on skills stations. Winners will be recognized during an awards banquet the evening of July 31 and will receive a plaque and monetary prize in recognition of their achievements.

    In addition, Ruan’s top three technicians will go on to represent the company at the Technology and Maintenance Council (TMC) National SuperTech Competition in Raleigh, North Carolina.

    Ruan will also sponsor the top DMACC student competitor to compete in the SuperTech student competition.

    View Ruan technician career opportunities. 

  • Students from ASE-Accredited programs win SkillsUSA medals

    Students from ASE-Accredited programs win SkillsUSA medals

    Students from ASE-accredited programs were among the medalists in every transportation category at the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference held last month in Atlanta.

    “We want to congratulate the outstanding students from ASE-accredited automotive, collision and truck/diesel programs that were recognized with medals at the recent SkillsUSA competition,” said Mike Coley, president of the ASE Education Foundation. “These students have gained the foundational skills needed to launch their careers as entry-level technicians and obviously from their success at SkillsUSA, their schools and instructors have prepared them well for their future as automotive service professionals.”

    The medalists from ASE-accredited schools were recognized in the following categories at the 2025 SkillsUSA competition:

    • Automotive Maintenance and Light Repair (High School) Aidan Hawkins (Gold) – North Farmington High School (Farmington Hills, Michigan), Ethan Kesegich (Silver) – West Stanly High School (Oakboro, North Carolina), Joseph Dake (Bronze) – Middleburg High School (Middleburg, Florida)
    • Automotive Refinishing Technology (High School) Alec Windsor (Gold) – Vanguard-Sentinel CTC-Sentinel Campus (Tiffin, Ohio)
    • Automotive Refinishing Technology (College) Aleah Sauder (Gold) – Waubonsee Community College (Sugar Grove, Illinois)
    • Automotive Service Technology (High School) Tyler Blair (Silver) – Overland High School (Aurora, Colorado)
    • Automotive Service Technology (College) Joshua Stover (Gold) – Waubonsee Community College (Sugar Grove, Illinois), Sterling Shelton (Silver) – Montana State University-Northern (Havre, Montana), Will Lamers (Bronze) – Fox Valley Technical College (Appleton, Wisconsin)
    • Collision Damage Appraisal (High School) Kyle Ferguson (Bronze) – High School Academy-Metropolitan Community College (Omaha, Nebraska)
    • Collision Damage Appraisal (College) Cloud Kline (Gold) – Aims Community College-Windsor (Greeley, Colorado) Benjamin Swanson, (Bronze) – Waubonsee Community College (Sugar Grove, Illinois)
    • Collision Repair Technology (High School) Nicolette Favreau (Bronze) Montachusett Regional Vo-Tech (Finchburg, Massachusetts)
    • Collision Repair Technology (College) Mario Saenz (Gold) Aims Community College-Windsor (Greeley, Colorado), Wyatt Leverenz – Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (Green Bay, Wisconsin)
    • Diesel Equipment Technology (High School) Ayden Dobbels (Silver) – Mid-America Technology Center (Wayne, Oklahoma) Caleb Simon (Bronze) – Dakota County Technical College (Rosemount, Minnesota)
    • Diesel Equipment Technology (College) Ben Strupp (Silver) – Madison Area Technical College (Madison, Wisconsin)

    The ASE Education Foundation provides solutions to the technician shortage, working with nearly 2,000 automotive technology training programs and over 100,000 students nationally to provide the transportation industry a skilled entry level workforce through standards and credentials for institutions and individuals.

  • Here’s how to make good first impression with a dynamite resume

    Here’s how to make good first impression with a dynamite resume

    Is having a good, solid, great-looking resume when applying for a professional technician job important? 

    No.

    It’s  extremely important!

    Think of your resume as the ideal way to make a good first impression with a potential employer. It’s also your best shot at getting an all-important interview, which moves you up the line of candidates hoping to land the job you seek.

    A rock-solid resume ought to:

    • Be concise but thorough
    • Deliver a total picture of you and your qualifications
    • Outline your skills as a technician but also your attributes as an employee
    • Not oversell
    • Be clean and error free

    A well-constructed resume winds up being more than the sum of its various parts.

    And, those parts include:

    Contact Information

    • Include your full name, of course, where you live; city and state are fine. Include your phone number and email address.

    Summary and Objective

    • This ought to be a brief summary of the skills you have, how long you have worked as a technician and in what kind of settings. Briefly mention what you hope to achieve in the field.

    Education

    • Simply list the school/college you attended and the diploma/certificate/degree you earned.

    Work History

    • This ought to be in reverse chronological order beginning with your current or most recent position. Include the name of the company or dealership, where it’s located and the dates of your employment.
    • Then add a bullet list of what you did there. Include the sorts of repairs you did, the types and brands of equipment you worked on, and any specialized tools you may have used.
    • If you’re a veteran technician with a long work history, there is no need to list every job you have ever held going back to your first. Include the most recent three or four positions.
    • Contrarily, if you are a beginner fresh out of a high school program or are a new college graduate, this may be a much shorter portion of your resume. But, be sure to include any internships, part-time jobs you have held, or even if you have worked as a volunteer.

    Certifications

    • This is an especially important part of the resume of a professional technician. Be sure to include if you’re ASE certified, have OEM certificates, any specialized training you have attended, and the in-house training provided by employers.

    Skills

    • There are two parts to this portion of the resume: hard skills (the actual work you do, i.e. engine rebuilds, electrical systems, using diagnostic tools, etc.) and soft skills (working with customers, mentoring other technicians, being a team player, attention to detail). Both are important, and show you are a good technician and a good employee.
    • If you have been in the business for any amount of time, your resume most likely could be pretty detailed. However, do your best to keep it to just one page; two pages at the most. That may be difficult, but keep in mind the person reading it – your potential future employer – is busy and appreciates brevity. This is a good chance for you to show you can meet their expectations.

    Final Tips

    • Use a professional-looking template; easily found online
    • Print it on good quality, plain, white paper
    • Be sure it is error free. Running spellcheck is not enough; have someone else give it a read to spot anything you might have missed
    • Do your best to tailor it to the specific job and potential employer; look at their website and social media pages to get a sense of their culture and style
    • Lastly, always keep your resume up to date; you never know when you may need it 

  • Boss Truck Shop Opens In West Memphis, Arkansas

    Boss Truck Shop Opens In West Memphis, Arkansas

    Boss Truck Shop opened its newest location at 400 Mound City Road in West Memphis, Arkansas just off Interstate 40/Interstate 55 Exit 281.

    The new shop expands the company’s national footprint to 44 locations, offering support to drivers traveling through one of the busiest freight corridors in the country.

    The West Memphis location offers a wide range of services including tire care, oil and lube, preventative maintenance, federal DOT inspections, A/C system services, and 24/7 emergency roadside assistance. The shop is designed with the professional driver in mind, featuring wide service bays, ASE-certified technicians, and waiting area.

    “We’re excited to open our newest shop in West Memphis and provide service at a key point in the national freight network,” said Jake England, director of Boss Truck Shop. “This location strengthens our ability to serve drivers along a major corridor and reflects our continued investment in the people and routes that keep America moving.”

    No appointment is necessary, and all drivers—whether independent or fleet customers—are welcome.

  • PA repair shop charged with performing $1 million worth of ‘deletes’

    PA repair shop charged with performing $1 million worth of ‘deletes’

    A federal grand jury in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania recently indicted Matthew Caroluzzi and his company, Matt’s Heavy Duty Mobile Diagnostics and Truck Repair and Heavy Towing (Matt’s HD), with nine counts of violating the Clean Air Act and one count of conspiring to violate the Clean Air Act and aiding and abetting.

    Matt’s HD was a Pennsylvania certified vehicle safety inspection station that performed repairs and maintenance on commercial motor vehicles including heavy duty and medium duty diesel-powered trucks and other vehicles. 

    Caroluzzi, Matt’s HD, and others allegedly performed hundreds of “deletes” of hardware components of commercial motor vehicle emission control systems and software “tunes.” Hardware alterations to emissions control systems are often referred to as “deletes.” These deletes tampered with the monitoring function of diesel trucks’ on-board diagnostics (OBD) monitoring systems, thereby enabling numerous vehicles to function while emitting higher levels of air pollutants into the atmosphere.  

    Caroluzzi and his co-conspirator employees recorded “deletes” and “tunes” as “deletes” on work orders and invoices, but later allegedly disguised the illegal conduct by using code words such as “reprogram,” “re-flash,” and “ECM repair” on Matt’s HD paperwork. The act of rendering an OBD system ineffective is commonly referred to as “tuning” or “flashing.” 

    Caroluzzi, Matt’s HD, and co-conspirators benefitted financially by collecting about $1 million from customers for performing, and aiding and abetting the performance of, deletes and tunes on more than 700 diesel powered trucks.

    DOT-OIG is conducting this investigation with the Environmental Protection Agency-Criminal Investigation Division.

    The statement from the court said indictments, information, and criminal complaints are only accusations by the government, and all defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

  • Texas truck parts company joins Power Heavy Duty

    Texas truck parts company joins Power Heavy Duty

    RBR Truck Parts, which has three locations in Texas, recently joined Power Heavy Duty. Founded in 2018, RBR Truck Parts LLC is a heavy-duty parts distributor serving the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex.

    RBR provides aftermarket parts for all truck makes and models. They cater to owner-operators, local fleets, service centers, and municipal accounts.

    RBR’s Hutchins, Texas, location is strategically positioned near Interstate 45, just 250 miles north of Houston, one of the nation’s largest ports. Additionally, they have locations near a large rail/container yard and major warehouse operations to serve the region’s trucking needs.

    RBR stocks a wide selection of aftermarket truck parts, including engine components, suspension parts, brake systems, wheels and tires, filters, fluids, accessories, and more. 

    Their Texas locations include: 

    • a 14,000-square-foot showroom and warehouse in Hutchins, 
    • a 5,000-square-foot facility in Duncanville 
    • a 7,000-square-foot branch in Fort Worth.

     Their team is led by owner Rony Santos and general manager Cesar Perez.

    “RBR Truck Parts is a well-established business known for honesty, integrity, and their strong ties in the community. They are dedicated to growing their business with quality parts from Power Heavy Duty’s network of supplier partners, and we look forward to supporting them with great programs and true group value,” said Jim Pennig, Vice President of Business Development, VIPAR Heavy Duty Family of Companies.