A jet ski, properly called a personal watercraft, uses a small gasoline engine, which is similar to a motorcycle engine, to turn an impeller that inhales water, compresses it and expels it backward at ...

If you love the smell of diesel and the roar of the engine, becoming a diesel mechanic may be the perfect career path for you. The diesel mechanic qualifications needed may vary somewhat, but you can ...

We all know how tempting a twisty series of corners can be when riding. You and the bike in perfect harmony, flicking left and right through the endless turns. But to make sure that your bike can ...

Although I’ve been out of the auto repair shops for about five years now, things were swiftly changing right before I left the industry. The days of being able to fix your car with just a socket ...

Craig Van Batenburg is not your average mechanic. He got his start pumping gas in the 1960s and messing around in his father's repair shop. But while his fellow gearheads souped up Mustangs, Van ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Auto technician training is changing as more and more people accelerate towards electric vehicles or hybrids. Experts say a new challenge has emerged: a shortage of qualified ...

Prison Rehabilitative Industries and Diversified Enterprises (PRIDE Enterprises), an inmate training company operating in Florida correctional facilities, recently launched a diesel mechanic training ...

Averitt will teach veterans and their families with Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits how to work on its trucks while earning money on the job. Tennessee-based trucking company Averitt Express has added a ...

David Jones (center) receives the FAA’s Charles Taylor Master Mechanic and Wright Brothers Master Pilot awards during the ATEC annual conference in March. Credit: Avotek David Jones was recently ...