The Best Benchmark Isn’t the National Average—It’s the Right Comparison
If you’ve been following along with this three-part series on our new 2026 Benchmark Report, we’ve covered industry trends, what separates top-performing shops from ...
The IRS Flagged My Tax Return. Here’s What It Taught Me.
If you’ve listened to me for any length of time, you know I spend a lot of time helping shop owners prepare for tax ...
What the Top Auto Repair Shops Are Doing Differently
When we released our latest benchmark report, I knew one section would grab the most attention: the comparison between our top-performing shops and everyone ...
The Profit Leak Most Shop Owners Don’t Know They Have
Featuring Guest Alex Saladna of WickedFile As shop owners, we spend a lot of time focusing on the big numbers—car count, average repair order, ...
Why Shops Struggle to Hire Great Technicians
Featuring Guest Contributors Lisa Coyle and Samatha Freeman from Promotive One of the biggest frustrations I hear from shop owners right now is hiring. ...
The New Way Shop Owners Are Getting Scammed (And How to Protect Yourself)
If you had asked me a few years ago what “crime” looked like for shop owners, I probably would’ve said something like a break-in, ...
Understanding the Ups and Downs of Your Auto Repair Business (And What to Do About It)
As we move out of winter and into the busy season, a lot of shop owners start to feel the same thing: the business ...
Stop Guessing Your Marketing—Start Understanding the Problem
I had a chance to sit down with Mike De La Cruz from Overdrive Marketing, and I’ll tell you—this was one of those conversations ...
The Real Cost of Not Recruiting
By Hunt Demarest and Special Guest Chris Lawson I’ve heard it a hundred times from shop owners: “I just can’t afford to recruit right ...