Online Updates: Catch Up on NOLN Podcast Episodes, Coverage from iFLEX 2025

PAMA Goes to Washington for Its First Advocacy Day (with Towner French)

Towner French, Managing Director at Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies, joins the NOLN Podcast to discuss the Preventative Automotive Maintenance Association’s first Advocacy Day in Washington, D.C., where members met with legislators and agency officials to share their perspectives on Right to Repair and other proposed legislation. French also explains the value of these in-person meetings, the long-term strategy behind them, and the importance of building ongoing relationships with lawmakers.

Predictive Maintenance as a Competitive Advantage (with Nick Haase)

On the heels of iFLEX 2025 at The Car Wash Show, NOLN catches up with one of the event’s exhibitors, Nick Haase, co-founder of MaintainX, a maintenance and work execution software firm. Haase discusses why having a great maintenance strategy is a competitive lever, what operators can learn from unplanned downtime data, and how they can shift into a more proactive mindset with regards to their operational maintenance needs.

More from iFLEX 2025: Visit NOLN.net for coverage from iFLEX 2025, including highlights from PAMA education sessions and sights from the trade show floor.

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