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    • Kacey Frederick

    Assistant Editor
    Phone: (224) 324-8505

    Kacey Frederick joined as the assistant editor of National Oil and Lube News in 2023 after graduating from the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith with a bachelor’s in English and a minor in philosophy. As the grandchild of a former motorcycle repair shop owner, he’s undergone a series of trials and tribulations with vehicles. Now the proud owner of a reliable 2011 Toyota Camry, he works to represent those in the service industry that keep him and so many others safely rolling on.

    Courtesy of Stress-Free Auto Care
    Sales+Marketing

    Building a Household Name

    Kacey Frederick
    Sept. 3, 2024
    Yinon Weiss, founder and CEO of Stress-Free Auto Care, shares how his company is working toward establishing a nationally trusted brand of shops.
    Courtesy of Joe Benza
    Profiles

    A Life in Quick Lube: Award Runner-Up Joe Benza

    Kacey Frederick
    Sept. 3, 2024
    For Joe Benza–owner of Carolina Quick Lube and runner-up for this year’s Operator of the Year award–thriving in the auto service field is all he’s ever known.
    Courtesy of Mike Baden
    Tech+Tools

    Uncharted Territory: Meineke’s First Electric Vehicle Service Center

    Kacey Frederick
    Aug. 1, 2024
    Mike Baden, owner of a Meineke in Indian Land, South Carolina, saw an opportunity and went for it.
    Courtesy of Corrine Hudson
    Profiles

    Taking Care of Destiny

    Kacey Frederick
    July 29, 2024
    Moving to America at 14 with nothing but her dog and a knack for mathematics, Corrine Hudson has honed many strengths she now uses to lead Kwik Kar Marsh in Carrollton, Texas....