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A Hometown Success: Hoody’s Oil Change
Kacey Frederick
April 29, 2025
After a long career with Premier Oil Change in California, Jacobe and Emily Krizman decided to take over a well-known quick lube in their hometown of Hood River, Oregon.
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Featured Stories
The Winning Combination
Tom Valentino
April 25, 2025
Basic people skills and sophisticated KPIs go hand-in-hand for successful quick lube operations.
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Finance+Operations
Small-Scale Businesses Riding Long-Term Success
Carol Badaracco Padgett
April 23, 2025
Two owners with very small teams share what it takes to keep their quick lube operations running strong.
Grease Monkey
Human Resources
Quick Lube Q&A: Brian Michel of Grease Monkey
Tom Valentino
April 21, 2025
Brian Michel, vice president of operations for Grease Monkey, offers quick lube operators advice for attracting and retaining good employees.
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Columnists
Hempy: It Pays to Invest in the Tech in Your Bays
Scott Hempy
April 18, 2025
Keep an eye on new technologies that could help improve efficiency, improve service for your guests, or make it easy to manage your operation.
More content from May 2025
Valvoline Global
Sales+Marketing
The Racecar Connection
Peter Suciu
April 14, 2025
Auto racing sponsorships are big business for motor oil brands.
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Columnists
Tatum: Thinking Win-Win is More Than a Quick Fix
Adam Tatum
April 11, 2025
Valuing and respecting people by seeking a "win" for all is a better long-term resolution than if only one person in the situation gets their way.
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Customer Service
Be Ready to Respond to Negative Reviews
Enid Burns
April 9, 2025
Maintain a strong online reputation by having a plan in place for addressing the complaints of unhappy customers.
News
Around the Industry: May 2025
NOLN Staff Reporters
April 8, 2025
News roundup for May 2025 NOLN
News
Online Updates: Latest from the NOLN Podcast, PAMA Talks REPAIR Act
NOLN Staff Reporters
April 8, 2025
The NOLN Podcast dives into the merits of adding an oil evacuation system, while PAMA officials address hurdles facing the REPAIR Act.
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Finance+Operations
Synthetic Strong
NOLN Staff Reporters
April 7, 2025
Full synthetic oil has decisively become the main bulk oil used by the most quick lube operators.