Finding Your Community in the Chaos

Finding Your Community in the Chaos

By Vince Edivan The quarantine has been a significant disruption in our lives leaving many of us feeling isolated, both personally and professionally. ARA has been working hard to be here for you. As we all have experienced recently, being connected to a supportive...
Supervisor Work/Life Training Gets Results

Supervisor Work/Life Training Gets Results

By Ellen Ernst Kossek & Leslie B. Hammer The employees of the trained supervisors had a lower inclination to seek jobs elsewhere than the control group and reported a greater willingness to comply with safety programs. Work-life has become more complex caused by...
How They Organize

How They Organize

A picture is worth a thousand words. Check out these highly organized ARA member facilities. Affordable Auto & Truck Parts • Longview WA Lobby Before Lobby Before Lobby After Lobby After Cunningham Brothers • Rustburg, VA Nationwide Auto Recycling • Lancaster, MA This...
Adapt

Adapt

By Sandy Blalock • ARA Executive Director Adapt. That’s what our industry does best. We find creative ways to do the business of auto recycling that is full of a long history of ups and downs. I believe we will play a key role in how the world learns to adapt to this...
Direction

Direction

By Scott Robertson Jr. I remember when we encountered the unibody design vehicle along with front-wheel drive and engine sub frames.  Many thought that these vehicles would be too complex to fix. Past President Jonathan Morrow has often said, “While we are not...