Month: April 2023

In response to the growing demand for high-quality used cars in Brisbane, Byrne Ford has expanded and remains committed to providing customers with the best possible experience

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FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla., April 4, 2023 (Newswire.com)
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Step One Automotive Group is proud to announce the inaugural Learning Legacy Awards, celebrating Teach…

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Automotive trade school provides a vital resource to the auto & trucking industries as demand for technicians is at an all-time high.

LARAMIE, Wyo., April 4, 2023 (Newswire.com)
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WyoTech, a leading automotive, diesel, and collision trade school, can’t keep up with the need for auto technicians, as demand has never been higher.

According to Fullbay’s 2022 State of Heavy-Duty Industry Report, 65% of the auto fleet and shops surveyed admitted that the top challenge was finding and hiring qualified technicians. The average age of technicians was between the ages of 25-34, totaling 41% of technician employees. 

The good news is many technicians remain loyal once with an employer. For example, technicians between the ages of 35 and 44 have been in the industry for 11 years on average and seven years with their current employer.  

“America cannot run without its trucking and automotive industries, which are desperate for qualified technicians; our automotive trade school fills a need,” CEO and President Jim Mathis said. 

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, more than 28,000 jobs will be needed for diesel service technicians and mechanics over the next 10 years. WyoTech’s recent growth in its automotive and diesel collision trade school is impacting the auto and truck industries by training an expanded pool of experienced and skilled workforce in need of employees.  

“I have been in the industry for over 20 years, and while there have been some ebbs and flows for technician needs, what we’re seeing now is something I’ve never seen before,” John Alexopoulos of W.W. Williams said.   

“We don’t have an abundance of new trucks that our fleets can purchase and just get rid of their old equipment,” Alexopoulos said. “The old ones need to be fixed. So, the need for diesel technicians that are trained and able to jump right in is at its all-time high, and I only see it getting higher.” 

“In the agricultural industry, the demand has definitely increased for knowledgeable technicians or technicians that are willing to learn,” Nate Balstad of C&B Operations said. “With the dollar value that agriculturalists are paying per hour for technician labor on a job and their margins being thinner and smaller all the time, there’s not a lot of room for error. So, the demand for a well-qualified, young, energetic technician who is willing to learn and be a part of a team definitely continues to grow.” 

WyoTech recently hosted a career fair in Laramie, Wyoming, on Feb. 15-16, with 96 companies conducting 907 interviews. WyoTech students were hired at the fair, a testament to the company’s vision of offering the best training in the industry for auto technicians.  

“More people are beginning to attend trade schools than ever before. It is really gratifying to see our graduates go through our nine months training program and then get hired by companies that need technicians,” Mathis said. 

The career fair for auto technicians takes place every three months, giving students an important opportunity to display their skills and connect with potential employers. 

“What needs to be addressed is how American families see the importance of trade education,” WyoTech Vice President of Marketing Ashley Chitwood said. “It is not just the transportation industry. It is in every trade this nation requires to grow and thrive. There are ample jobs and tremendous opportunities for skilled trades in the nation, but we are in a shortage.”  

“COVID opened the eyes of many to supply chain issues, the importance of mechanics, drivers, and pilots to get what we have historically taken for granted,” Chitwood said. 

For more information about WyoTech and enrolling in the automotive trade school, please visit their website at www.wyotech.edu. 

About WyoTech  

WyoTech, formerly known as Wyoming Technical Institute, is a for-profit technical college founded in Laramie, Wyoming, in 1966. WyoTech provides training programs that prepare students for careers as technicians in the automotive and diesel industry with nine-month training programs that focus on hands-on experience.  

Contact Information:

Mike Albanese

[email protected]

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EvGateway will use ChargeHub’s Passport Hub platform to enable roaming for EV charging across the charging networks it manages.

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IRVINE, Calif., April 3, 2023 (Newswire.com)
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EvGateway’s extensive experience in launching charging networks across the globe, provides an offering for the seamless management and operations of all chargers so owners and operators can remotely manage, control, and have visibility into real-time performance analytics and statistics. The EvGateway network makes it simple for users to operate and customize EV Charging to meet their specific requirements. EvGateway further expands their Interoperability through roaming with major networks including Electric Vehicle manufacturers (Ultium 360 + Blue Oval Charging Network), CPOs and other eMSPs is crucial for the continued growth and expansion of the EV infrastructure space.

ChargeHub’s Passport Hub greatly simplifies roaming between multiple CPOs and eMSPs through a single agreement, a single flexible integration and a single flexible accounting integration. With over 70,000 public charging stations integrated to the Passport Hub from multiple CPOs, the addition of EvGateway’s rapidly expanding network of thousands of DC Fast Charger and Level 2 charging stations makes charging more accessible to all drivers. 

“Convenient access and ease of use are essential to making drivers feel comfortable in choosing to buy an electric vehicle. This is why interoperability between networks is so important,” said Reddy Marri, President of EvGateway. “It’s imperative for drivers to have seamless charging experiences with access to a multitude of chargers from their preferred platform. Through our integration with ChargeHub’s Passport Hub, we will be providing a service that will help facilitate EV adoption globally.”

“Our mission is to simplify the EV charging experience every step of the way,” said Simon Ouellette, CEO of ChargeHub. “Having an extensive charging network like EvGateway integrate into our Passport Hub and open its access to driver’s preferred eMSP apps is in line with NEVI’s interoperability goals and will help our industry accelerate in the right direction.”

About EvGateway:

EvGateway is an EVSE manufacturer-agnostic electric vehicle charging network that provides turn-key solutions to the end customer regardless of their requirements and charging needs. Founded in 2017, EvGateway was created by a team of industry-leading entrepreneurs that are vehement about the creation of sustainable energy solutions. Our team has designed a solution that supports all of the technologies that power Electric Vehicle charging stations. We partner with some of the world’s leading companies to make charging convenient. 

For more information, visit www.evgateway.com  

About ChargeHub:  

ChargeHub was founded in 2013 with the mission to make EV charging as seamless as fueling a gasoline vehicle. It started by developing what is now the largest network-independent community-driven EV charging app, the ChargeHub app, with over 1M annual users, to help drivers find all public charging stations in the U.S. and Canada and pay with a single account. More recently, ChargeHub launched its interoperability hub, the Passport Hub, to help the entire industry easily interconnect and enable large-scale roaming to drivers. The Passport Hub enables eMSPs, such as automakers, vertically integrated charging networks, utilities, fleets, car sharing companies, and more, to quickly offer seamless charging to their customers via a single integration. Simultaneously, it enables CPOs to greatly reduce their required effort to enable roaming to as many eMSPs as they want through a single integration. For more information, visit www.chargehub.com.

EvGateway Media Contact: 

Laura Pichardo

Vice President, Marketing and Corporate Partnerships

ChargeHub Media Contact: 

Simon Pillarella, Head of Marketing and Business Development

[email protected]

Contact Information:

Laura Pichardo

Vice President – marketing

[email protected]

949-945-6300

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EvGateway Partners with ChargeHub to Grow Public Charging Accessibility for Electric Vehicle Drivers Across the US and Canada

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