358,000 Vehicles

358,000 Vehicles

Hurricane Ian caused widespread flooding across Florida, North Carolina, and South Carolina in October, resulting in losses estimated at between $41 billion and $70 billion. Among those losses were up to 358,000 vehicles damaged by floodwaters, according to CARFAX....
ARA a Year in Review

ARA a Year in Review

By Sandy Blalock • ARA Executive Director As  we all celebrate the holidays and look forward to a New Year, it’s good to reflect on what you have accomplished, what you still need to do, and what your goals will be for next year. We do the same thing here at ARA,...
Partners in Progress

Partners in Progress

By Shan Lathem• ARA President I want my time as President to be spent focused on continuing the mission of expanding awareness and training. I want more people to know what our great industry does  and how it benefits our communities and our planet. ARA exists to...
ARA Member of the Year – Theresa Colbert

ARA Member of the Year – Theresa Colbert

In the gotcha-moment of the convention, President Marty Hollingshead (left), pictured with Sandy Blalock (right), announces Theresa Colbert (center) as ARA Member of the Year for her relentless effort to build her recycling facility, Recycled OE Parts, from scratch...
Sharpen Your Organizational Skills to Compete and be Efficient

Sharpen Your Organizational Skills to Compete and be Efficient

You’ll be amazed once you get really organized how much more work you can do or how much more free time you can have and still do the same amount of work. By Ron Sturgeon To compete in today’s environment, you’re going to have to learn to do more with less. One of the...