Friday, January 2nd

Make sure your end of day status gets changed on Friday or no EOD will run. If you need instructions let me know.

POS

Make sure POS gets run off tonight!!!!

what is the difference in GEL or AGM battery ??

do you the difference in a GEL or AGM battery ?

Click on the links below to download a pdf in training ... thanks to Moe in Sudbury for sharing.

*** click here for AGM-GEL training pdf flyer ***


*** click here for all battery spec sheet as pdf flyer *** . Note - the parts in YELLOW are new units. Some units appear to not be in our system - Greg H has written Peter McNally 12-23-08 for clarification.

special markets for Stabius Lift Struts

Stabilus - the OEM maker that supplies our LFT line of hatch lift struts ( and hood and other applications ) also makes two interesting special use markets

1) add a lift strut to your mondo tool box ... techs have to love this --the flyer doesn't seem to list the tool boxes we might need but it is a start and we have written them to see if we can improve the flyer to list the tool boxes that we at CARQUEST sell


*** click here for pdf flyer ***

2) add a lift strut to your tail gate on pick up trucks -- wow - this has to be a great upgrade for SERIOUS TRUCK owners (see image ). See Matt at D&T - he has done some price checking and tells us that we are in the ballpark on pricing for these. Note --only ONE strut is needed for this application

*** click here for pdf flyer ***

sometimes there is GOOD info on CARQUEST web site

sometimes we forget about the two web sites -- www.carquest.com and www.carquest.ca as a source of good info. The image shows the .com web site with links to promo flyers for batteries --it is a little complex to find - but give it a try -- the more time you spend on the web site - the more you will learn.

We have written several ( Peter McNally etc ) to see if we can get the flyers to be 'updated' for Canada to use - another example of someone forgot about the Cdn's ... :-(

Learn the new lines

The new line LFT - is by Stabilus Click some of the links shown and learn more about this line. The SMARTER you get -the more you can sell this quality OEM supplier line.

kind of a fun site to see what one guy did who loves his CAR and made something fit using Lift Struts - what can you make ??

Stabilus web page of uses - kind of dry

ZF Trading e-cat page -watch for more ZF items to come

2008 Stabilus Lift cat in PDF

missed the Nov Parts Source CD ??

I was doing work on a line and noticed in the F-9 screen the date was 10/03 .... I look at this F-9 screen a lot-- and I just notice the wrong date now --on Dec 16th ... gee ... I noticed we had the NOV parts source CD in the file as been done ... so I asked Matt to update (again? ) --that solved the problem ---the date now shows 11/something --see image

Point--if you where looking for data it might have appeared as CQ didn't have it -- try again now that we have more up to date data (and any day we should get the DEC CD )

TO BE SURE if CQ has the part -- since our system can be 30 days behind -due to lag in waiting for the next CD -- you have TWO OPTIONS -- 1) try any store with EXPLORIS --like the super store in windsor - you can use WEB-LINK or call them --or you can try to order the part on F-10 --there you are using the warehouse data base ( called MIF) which is also up to date --once you order it from the warehouse it will automatically add the part when it tries to post the part to our inventory.

We need you smarter --you make better decisions when you are smarter --and you help increase our profit sharing for all (including yourself)

Dec 27th

Please, please make a BIG NOTE to change the EOD status on Saturday, Dec 27th. If you need instructions on how to do it, let me know and I will fax you a copy. I do not want to come in Monday morning and find out that EOD did not run. If EOD doesn't run the offending store will be charged $20.00 for the pig.(I will know which store caused it)

what is the difference

as far as I can tell ( and I called them to verify - call 800-635-8423 - on pacific time zone ) there is no major difference in these two CHEAP ice melters -- some Potassium Chloride but mostly Rock Salt (Sodium Chloride)


** click here for FAQ's from supplier web site **

Fenco

Called Fenco to see if we could get a power steering pump rebuilt. The answer I got was if you want to send it to Mexico. The are no longer doing any rebuilding in Toronto and sounds like they are down to small unhappy staff.

new Temro catalogue ??

if you don't have the new ( 2008 ) Temro catalog --you can click on the link here and you will download the pdf version.

Why can't CARQUEST keep on top of current catalogues ????????

Where will you keep your pdf version ???

*** Click here for the 2008 pdf version ***

Catalytic Coverters Have Moved in e-cat

Catalytic converters are no longer listed under their own field in e-cat. They are now grouped with "Exhaust Sytem Parts".

NEW PLUG

Autolite now has a one piece plug to replace the OE two piece version for the Ford Triton engines. Part number FRA-HT15. I have set a level for Store 1.

Redline tech video's

click here for video training for redline smoke machine - time to update our knowledge ?

EWe first Blogged about Redline in summer of 2007 - do a search on the blog to see that article ( and to prove to you that the search works )

AC DELCO WD's

We now have THREE WD's to buy AC Delco parts from

All 3 are in Plaxo ( note to managers -I asked you to add the latest one -- hmm --I just did it ) and you can find by typing AC DELCO in the search

Of interest is the fact that the older two (Cochrane & Avenue ) had Petes Paint in WRONG and therefore sloppy HI prices - I also corrected this ( did I hear an 'ataboy' yet

Avenue is also charging us 10% extra on overnight special order parts - the others are at 5%

The lowest price option ( looking at just ONE PART - so could change - is Northwest )

Neil --you could have done better on that Distributor --now have it solved...

Pegisys scan tool training

Here is link to main web page


Here is link to eLearning site -it is easy to register & free

Champion has ONE PIECE ford plug

Champion has #7989 - a one piece plug that won't break like the OEM 2 piece - set levels for all stores

STL 65600

we are still waiting for stock on STL 65600 for Toronto warehouse - ( Montreal & St John has )

Neil mentioned it in Oct staff meeting - we found out that Canada did not but USA stocked ( yet again !! ) --now awaiting for it to get good ( better ) levels

It was mentioned at CTI on Thur night --this is a HUGE issue -- will someone get the TSB thru CARQUEST DirectHit and post?


**** important **** do you want 65600 or 65900 the more expense drill out set ??????? --