We are extending the early bird cut off for registering for the ASCCA Summer Conference to April 24. That means you can still register and save up to $100! The full conference rate for Management is $299 now and will be $399 after April 3. Conference details can be found at our summer conference web page. Questions? Contact Rachel Hickerson in the ASCCA office (rhickerson@amgroup.us or 800-810-4272)

 

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Introducing the Winter 2015 issue of ASCCA's quarterly magazine, The California Independent! New this year, the magazine is available for downloading on ASCCA's website (it is no longer printed and mailed to members). Feel free to share the link below with your colleagues or anyone you think might be interested in ASCCA.

 

Click here to read The California Independent

 

Version with Individual Pages (better for printing)

 

We are very pleased and excited to announce that back issues of The California Independent are now available online for everyone to read and enjoy. Just click on the link below and you'll be taken to the page on our website with all the issues. Then click on the cover image of the issue you want to read.  

 

Click here to read past issues

 

Hybrid vehicle owners seeking a Smog Check should be provided an inspection. All hybrid Smog Checks must be performed using the BAR-OIS. Implementation details and information on inspection procedures is available on BAR's website at  www.smogcheck.ca.gov under Industry, Licensees, Industry Resources, Smog Check, Hybrid Vehicles.

by Uwe Kleinschmidt, AutoVitals

Do you ever go to the store to buy "stuff'?"  I mean stuff you don't put on or in your body? Stuff like books, electronics, or any thing else you know well enough just from looking at a series of pictures?  OK then, how much stuff do you buy on Amazon? Lots, Right? 

 

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G&K Services offers several first aid kits and cabinets for mobile units and shops, which exceed all industry regulations, including OSHA and ANSI standards. Other new products include blood borne pathogen kits and a first aid responder eye wash station. For more information, email Leslie Kipnis or call 949-877-2750, or email Kathryn Kuskie or call 562-246-3022.

Seminar courses are normally $149.95. ASCCA members pay only $95 per attendee -- a savings of almost $55 per class! Service writer courses are normally $1,500. ASCCA members pay only $950 per attendee!

 

Click here to take advantage of this offer

 

Skyline College in San Bruno is hosting the Spring CAT 2015 Conference held April 24-25. Eleven hours of training are planned to meet NATEF requirements. On Friday and Saturday, there will be technical seminars, exhibitors, and door prizes. RSVP by April 13, 2015.

 

More info and to register

 

Scholarship applications will be accepted through March 31, 2015. One application could qualify for up to 15 scholarships. If you're pursuing your education to further your career in the auto care industry or know of someone who is, take the time to apply. CAWA has been pleased to provide scholarships to several students each year in Arizona, California and Nevada. Don't miss this opportunity and apply today at www.automotivescholarships.com. Questions? Contact Rodney Pierini, admin@cawa.org or call 800-332-2292, ext. 1.