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Flat Rate Is Costing Mechanics More Than Money - Bryan Collins on Wrench Turners Podcast (opens the original)
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Flat rate teaches technicians to treat every minute like money. But what happens when that thinking follows you home? Bryan Collins is a BMW Shop Foreman at Braman Miami and a former Lexus technician with more than 15 years in automotive. He shares the early mistakes most technicians are afraid to admit, how a supportive shop helped him learn instead of quit, and why he left Lexus to pursue a greater technical challenge with BMW. We discuss why technicians need processes, what it takes to move i
The Automotive Industry Is Bigger Than The Bay | Jacki Lutz on Wrench Turners Podcast (opens the original)
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There’s more to automotive than the bay. A lot of technicians spend their careers seeing pieces of this industry. The repair. The RO. The part. The customer concern. The comeback. The warranty line. The job in front of them. But automotive is a lot bigger than what we see from inside the shop. In this episode of The Wrench Turners Podcast, I’m joined by Jacki Lutz, Content Director at the Auto Care Association and host of Auto Care On Air, for a conversation about the bigger world surrounding te
Documentation isn't PAPERWORK, it's PROFIT. Better notes build better careers Wrench Turners Podcast (opens the original)
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Everyone complains about paperwork. The best technicians, advisors, and managers understand something different: documentation isn't paperwork... It's profit. In this episode of the Wrench Turners Podcast, Justin Gonzalez shares his journey from Apple and Lexus to leading warranty support for a growing RV manufacturer. Along the way, he learned that documenting repairs, telling better stories, and proving your value doesn't just improve warranty approvals. It can change your entire career. We di
What Service Managers DON'T know about PROFIT - Pete Fisher CFO on Wrench Turners Podcast (opens the original)
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What’s the biggest expense inside a dealership? According to CFO Pete Fisher, it’s people. Not because people are the problem, but because payroll, compensation, benefits, and personnel costs make up one of the largest pieces of the dealership P&L. In this episode of Wrench Turners Podcast, Pete breaks down dealership finances in a way service managers, fixed ops directors, advisors, and technicians can actually use. We talk about month-end pressure, open ROs, payroll, comp plans, forecasts, gro
why dealerships lose their best technicians and how to keep them - Nicholas Martin on WTP (opens the original)
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What happens when a dealership develops an exceptional technician but gives them nowhere to go next? Nicholas Martin began his automotive career pushing a broom, cleaning tools, and learning from every technician in the workshop. He eventually became a Mercedes-Benz Certified Diagnostic Technician before moving into OEM technical support and dealer advisory, helping dealerships solve difficult technical and business problems across Australia. In this episode, Nicholas explains why dealerships of
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