Building A Cyber-Fence Around Your Yard

Building A Cyber-Fence Around Your Yard

Take steps to protect your auto salvage company from digital intruders. By Jeremy Heidemann In an increasingly digitized world, the auto salvage industry is no exception to the evolving landscape of cyber threats. As businesses across various sectors embrace...
How Will I Be Remembered?

How Will I Be Remembered?

Promoting and helping grow our annual conventions is the key to a healthy industry. By D.J. Harrington Some of you have recently asked about my health. So yes, I was diagnosed on December 29th, 2023, with a serious disease called Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS). Many...
Women of the Industry

Women of the Industry

Among the automotive recycling industry are dedicated professional women who make significant contributions to the success of the business. By Coleen Krause Pete Elenbaas (who Amber fondly calls Grandpa Pete), with her grandmother Laura, started Pete’s Auto Parts in...
From Mentoring to Networking for Success

From Mentoring to Networking for Success

Learn to shift your business success out of neutral into hyperdrive. By Mike French At an industry convention recently, I was sitting across from a recycler who has been in business for many years. I asked him how business is, and he said, “Very slow. I’m stuck and I...
How Technology Enhances the Bottom Line

How Technology Enhances the Bottom Line

Yard management systems streamline the calculation of how a business is performing in real-time. By Troy Webber When it comes to technology, the push pull of staying the same because you don’t want to change, and the reality that comes with knowing you must change,...
Trading Partnerships

Trading Partnerships

Exploring the dynamics of trading partners in the used auto parts industry. By Rob Rainwater In the intricate ecosystem of the automotive industry, the trade of used auto parts serves as a vital component, contributing to sustainability, cost-efficiency, and...