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    Grease Pig Lube & Tune: New Venture Brings Couple Back Home

    Kacey Frederick
    Jan. 17, 2025
    After years of helping service chains improve their stores, Will Helton has taken over a well-known quick lube in Arkansas alongside his wife, Bernadette Helton.
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    Case Study: Build Your Shop with Equipment Essentials

    Enid Burns
    Jan. 15, 2025
    Core equipment essentials help improve efficiencies in the shop and can increase car count.
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    Shop Look: Auto Ace Express Lube

    Kacey Frederick
    Jan. 13, 2025
    This business has been on a roll, going from one successful Duluth, Minnesota, location to launching another in nearby Superior, Wisconsin.
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    7 Habits of an Effective Lube Manager

    Adam Tatum
    Jan. 10, 2025
    Being proactive through strategic planning and risk management can set operators on a path to success.

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    Headshots (left to right) courtesy of: Scott Hempy, Joanna Johnson, Lenny Saucier, and Adam Tatum
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    The Right Combination TJ Brough promotes the work of the Lube Quick and Reliance Automotive team through marketing tactics that combine ideas old and new.
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