COLORADO
The Colorado Air Quality Control Commission recently heard the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Air Pollution Control Division's request for a public hearing. The hearing was approved at the public meeting and is set for December. The ozone action plan and the state implementation plan will be discussed, and the division will propose changes to meet the Environmental Protection Agency's new ozone standards to reduce volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions.
Front Range Honda in Colorado Springs hired Rick Williams to serve as its parts manager. Williams, who began in August, said the dealership has renewed its emphasis on wholesale parts, serving both mechanical and collision repair shops in the Colorado Springs area.
Tom Call, sales representative for Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes, was the lucky winner of a 2008 Toyota Corolla, valued at nearly $19,000, when he shot a hole in one during a recent ABRA Auto Body & Glass golf tournament. Call made the 171-yard hole in one shot on hole 7 at Buffalo Run 
Golf course in Commerce City. Call took delivery of the vehicle at Stevinson Toyota East Aurora.
ABRA Auto Body & Glass recently opened their second location in Colorado Springs. "We chose this location because of the exploding population growth in the Colorado Springs area," said Tim Adelmann, ABRA's executive vice president. John Whitaker is the general manager of the new shop, located at 5750 East Woodmen Road.
Dan Daily, owner of Northern Colorado Driveline Service in Greeley, a remanufacturer and distributor of driveshafts and associated parts, recently became an authorized distributor for Ausmor Inc., a McPherson, Kan.-based marketer of drivetrain parts and axle-shaft kits. "They basically have 50 percent more coverage that other suppliers on domestic one-ton trucks and passenger cars," Daily said, noting that in addition to axle-shaft kits, he also purchases ring and pinion gears and other internal parts from them.
Rocky Mountain CFC Equipment and High Country Marketing are hosting a course on OTC's new Pegisys scan tool in Denver on Nov. 19. The course will be held at Rocky Mountain CFC Equipment, located at 851 E. U.S. Highway 224 No. A-10. To register, visit www.otctools.com, click on the Pegisys picture, and select training, then clinic registration.
Central Motive Power is hosting a Ford 6.0-l. Power Stroke engine class Nov. 10-11 at 6301 N. Broadway in Denver. The class covers the technical aspects of the 6.0-l. Power Stroke that was introduced in the 2003 model year. For more information, visit www.diesel.org.
Drive Train Industries Inc. of Denver held a brake clinic in late October that covered the topics of brake performance, failures, and maintenance procedures. For future courses, contact Jacqueline Kimble at registration@dti-inc.com.
The Automotive Management Institute (AMI), in conjunction with Zurich, formerly Universal Underwriters Group, named Chelsea Lipetzky, assistant service consultant at Werner's Mastertek of Aurora its "High Octane" scholarship recipient. Lipetzky received $1,000 to attend Automotive Management Institute seminars offered during the Congress of Automotive Repair and Service (CARS) in Las Vegas in November. Lipetzky is new to the automotive service industry and is currently working on completing the necessary requirements to earn the Institute's Accredited Automotive Manager (AAM) designation.
The Automotive Service Association (ASA) recently conducted a "How's Your Business?" doing survey with its members. Those that completed the survey were entered into a drawing to earn free registration at the Congress of Automotive Repair Service (CARS) and the International Autobody Congress & Exposition (NACE) in Las Vegas. Brian Greenley of Maaco Collision Repair 
& Auto Painting in Littleton won free registration to NACE.
Pollard Friendly Motor Co., a Jeep dealership in Boulder, recently added a Express Lane quick lube. The quick lube, part of a corporate Chrysler initiative, features a single bay outfitted with two technicians, said Parts Manager Ken Kokoska. The bay is outfitted with a high speed Nussbaum scissor lift, he added.
In other Pollard Motor Co. news, Kokoska reported that his dealership's power was down for a half day on Oct. 3 when Boulder's historic 4,000-square-foot 
Union Pacific/Jaycees train depot got stuck in the intersection of 30th Street and Pearl Street. The city loaded it on a trailer and planned to move it to a new foundation at the site of Boulder's planned Transit Village on the other side of the dealership. A broken down truck and unexpected obstacles -- trees, Comcast cables, and power lines--stalled the move and kept crews awake through the night. However, the crew was eventually able to get the depot to its destination.
NEW MEXICO
The National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) recognized 13 member companies and re-qualified 44 companies for their commitment to safety and quality standards through its Member Verification Program (MVP). Among them is Clark Truck Equipment Co. Inc. of Albuquerque. The program recognizes distributors, manufacturers and upfitters for implementing quality business practices and for complying with specific government safety regulations.
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