For repair shop owners and techshttps://mechanics.news/https://mechanics.news/articles/ev-training-investment/https://mechanics.news/articles/ev-training-investment/Survey of 412 independent shops: 68% are sending at least one tech to certification this year.Wed, 12 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://mechanics.news/articles/scan-tool-buyers-guide/https://mechanics.news/articles/scan-tool-buyers-guide/Bidirectional control, OE software access, and the warranty fine print.Wed, 12 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://mechanics.news/articles/fuel-trim-diagnostic-flow/https://mechanics.news/articles/fuel-trim-diagnostic-flow/How a 25-year tech in Houston cut his diag time in half.Tue, 11 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://mechanics.news/articles/labor-rate-survey/https://mechanics.news/articles/labor-rate-survey/Independent shops pushed rates higher in 2025 — but the spread between top and bottom quartiles widened to $62/hr.Tue, 11 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://mechanics.news/articles/right-to-repair-update/https://mechanics.news/articles/right-to-repair-update/The legislative map is shifting toward independent shops — but OEM data access is still not uniformly available on newer platforms.Tue, 11 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://mechanics.news/articles/alignment-rack-roi/https://mechanics.news/articles/alignment-rack-roi/At $148/hr and 2 alignments per day, the math on a new rack closes faster than most shop owners expect.Mon, 10 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://mechanics.news/articles/lift-inspection-rules/https://mechanics.news/articles/lift-inspection-rules/OSHA's revised guidance on vehicle lift inspection frequency and documentation applies to all shops with employees — here is what changes.Mon, 10 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://mechanics.news/articles/parts-availability/https://mechanics.news/articles/parts-availability/OEM and aftermarket supply chains have mostly normalized — the new bottleneck is module programming delays.Sun, 09 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT