Love working on your car? If you've been at it for a while, you probably feel the strain from the jack stand shuffle—crawling in and out, up and down from your back to your knees. And if you're new to ...

If you're a home mechanic who previously worked in a professional shop, you probably don't miss much about the daily grind. Working on your own without an annoying boss and nitpicky customers can be ...

The Technology & Maintenance Council has adopted a new Recommended Practice to help fleet managers quantify the productivity improvement and return on investment from installing vehicle lifts in Class ...

I've worked on my own cars for decades, with lots of projects that require getting a vehicle off the ground. I've done countless oil changes, exhaust swaps, brake jobs, tire rotations, and even ...

Mohawk Lifts says its proprietary USL-6000, a portable 6-foot-tall scissor lift, offers full under-vehicle access for all under-car work, as well as tire and brake service at mid-height, or body shop ...

BendPak, a distributor of vehicle lifts, has expanded its electric vehicle (EV) battery scissor lift table lineup for servicing both electric and internal combustion vehicles. BendPak’s Mobi-EVS ...

In Part I of this three-part series on shop lifts, Equipment Editor Jim Park looked at how these time-saving systems can save improve both shop productivity and employee satisfaction on the job. In ...

A "catastrophic failure" of a 10-year-old short-bed vehicle lift used in a car repair shop causes HSE to recommend inspection of hundreds of lifts nationwide. Fortunately, no one was injured in the ...

Rotary Lift has introduced a new line of heavy-duty four-post vehicle lifts with capacities of 50,000 lbs. and 60,000 lbs. The HDC series four-post lifts are for servicing a variety of heavy-duty ...

Which car jacks are best? No matter how well you drive or how cautious you are, your car is eventually going to blow a tire or have some part break down. To fix these issues, you could call a tow ...

There’s no room for cutting corners when choosing a shop lift. In fact, it’s such an important topic that the Automotive Lift Institute (ALI) has a guide on its website titled Buyers Beware. ALI, an ...