French Lake Auto Parts

June/July 2016
French Lake Auto Parts
By Pat Dowd
Inside this issue...
French Lake Auto Parts . . . . . . . . . Cover
CARS of Wisconsin
Board Meeting, April 11, 2016. . . . . . . . 4
URG Annual Training Conference . . . . . 5
From the Secretary’s Desk. . . . . . . . . . . 6
Scrap Report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Membership Application . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
SWOT: Strength, Weakness,
Opportunities & Threats . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2016 Upper Midwest Auto & Truck
Recyclers Convention & Trade Show
Thank You to Sponsors and Venders. . 11
2016 Upper Midwest Auto & Truck
Recyclers Convention & Tradeshow
Photo Highlights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2016 Upper Midwest Auto & Truck
Recyclers Convention & Trade Show
Recycled Art Contest Winners. . . . . . . 14
Local Cat House Burns. . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Bob Hoffmann Memorial Golf Outing. 16
CARS Scholarships
• Cheryl A Rastia Scholarship. . . . . . . 17
• Bob Hoffmann Scholarship . . . . . . . 18
Hoffmann & Rastia forms. . . . . . . 19 & 20
• Robert R. Morrison Scholarship. . . . 21
Industry/ARA News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
During the 2016 Upper Midwest Convention, yard tours were offered to a few
local yards. A few of us took time to visit French Lake Auto Parts in Annandale,
MN. Stocking over 100 acres of classic cars the inventory changes daily. They have
vehicles in their yard dating back to the 1920’s, many with usable parts. The yard
is clean and well organized, making
it easy for you to find the parts you
need. Customers are welcome to
pull their own parts. The staff was so
nice and we really enjoyed the tour
they gave us of the vintage classics.
CARS of WI Board of Directors
President
Lor’ell Rademacher
Hillside Salvage - Tigerton
715-535-2913
[email protected]
Vice President
Robbie Koepp
Morrison’s Auto - Edgerton
800-866-2277
[email protected]
Secretary
Peter Krumenauer
Conrad’s Auto - Mondovi
800-353-4611
[email protected]
Dylan Hauck
Auto Parts and Recycling
800-680-2886
[email protected]
Tom Hermann
Cleveland Auto - Cleveland
800-278-2178
[email protected]
Joel Holberg
TJ’s Auto & Collision - WI Rapids
715-423-3999
[email protected]
Matt Joas
East Troy Auto - East Troy
800-263-9780
[email protected]
Treasurer
Josh Novak
Norb’S Auto - Denmark
800-236-2524
[email protected]
Ryan Ross
Badger Motors - Wis Rapids
[email protected]
Dean Bellin
Bay Auto Parts - Green Bay
800-229-2886
[email protected]
Matt Rowe
Speedway Salvage - Maribel
920-755-2852
[email protected]
Pat Dowd
B & M Auto - Waukesha
800-236-2301
[email protected]
Kevin Strandberg
Strandberg Auto - Centuria
715-646-2388
[email protected]
Tom Goetsch
Rhinelander Auto - Rhinelander
800-236-5639
[email protected]
Jeff Tisler
Tisler Auto - Reedsville
920-732-3669
[email protected]
Executive Secretary
Lobbyist
Sandy Dumke
11374 Flynn La.
Suring, WI 54174
715-853-6337
Fax: 920-842-2127
[email protected]
Greg Hubbard
Hubbard, Wilson, and Zelenkova
Phone: 608-255-0566
Email: [email protected]
• December 8, 2015
• May 21, 2016
Morrison Golf Scholarship - Edgerton
• January 9, 2016 - face to face TBA
• June 13, 2016
• February 9, 2016
• July 11, 2016
• March 8, 2016
• August 19, 2016 - Wisconsin Rapids
• April 12, 2016
• August 20, 2016
Bob Hoffmann Golf Scholarship
• May 10, 2016
* Tisler
Convention *Dowd, Koepp,
Strandberg, Hauck, Dumke
Education
*Strandberg, Goetch, Ross
Insurance*Bellin
Legislative *Rademacher, Krumenauer, Bellin
Membership
* Dowd, + complete board
Newsletter
*Rowe + complete board
Recycling
*Tisler, Krunenauer, Joas
Scholarship
*Hermann, Novak
Warranty*Bellin
WICAR
*Goetsch, Strandberg, Hermann
Website
*Hauck, Joas
All committee’s are open to any member.
Please call the chairman if you want to be
on a committee or have input.
* Indicates the chairman
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For information on advertising, please
contact:
R. J. McClellan, Inc.
Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Toll Free 877-525-4589
[email protected]
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Concerned Auto Recyclers
of Wisconsin
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5:30 Conference Calls - unless noted otherwise
• April 14-16, 2016
Upper Midwest at Pam’s Auto
Bylaw
The CARS News
CARS of WI 2016 Calender
• November 10, 2015
CARS Committee Members
• September 12, 2016
• October 8, 2016 - CARS Annual Meeting
All meetings are open to the membership. Call CARS office for information.
The CARS News is published
six times per year for the
Concerned Auto Recyclers
of Wisconsin. None of the
material in this publication necessarily reflects the
opinion of CARS of WI, its officers, directors, staff,
members or its Publisher. Statements of fact and opinion
are the responsibility of the author alone.
Articles and letters suitable for publication will be published
in the next scheduled newsletter as space permits. Material
should be sent to the Executive Secretary, Sandy Dumke,
[email protected]. Articles may be edited for length.
Throughout this issue, trademarked names are used. Rather
than place a trademark symbol in every occurrence of a
trademarked name, we state we are using the names only
in an editorial fashion, and to the benefit of the trademark
owner, with no intention of infringement of the trademark.
Mention of trade names, commercial products, or techniques
does not constitute endorsement or recommendation for
use.
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CARS of Wisconsin Board Meeting
April 11, 2016
Conference call meeting was called to order by Vice President Koepp at 5:35pm.
Education Committee: Looking at developing a training
video,more to come in the near future.
Board members present: Strandberg, Bellin, Dowd, Ross,
Joas, Hermann, Hauck, Krumenauer, Holberg, Tisler, Vice
President Koepp, Executive Secretary Dumke, and Lobbyist
Greg Hubbard.
Insurance Committee: No report.
Board members absent: Goetsch, Rowe, Novak, and President Rademacher.
Newsletter Committee: Articles need to be submitted by
May 1st.
Motion to accept minutes from the March 8th meeting was
made by Dowd. Tisler seconded, motion passed.
Recycling Committee: No report.
Membership Committee: One new associate member.
Scholarship Committee: No report.
Legislative Committee: Hubbard reviewed on the last six
months of what has been happening, for now Legislative
session is done for any changes.
1. IAA wants to change the Junk Vehicle Bill of Sale vehicles and has a draft but could not get it introduced.
We will continue to monitor what their plans are but will
not pursue to change anything.
2. Title loans vs Leins, everything is good.
3. Wisery has a bill to do some changes on removing air
bags from vehicles before going to the shredders, more
to come on this.
4. Milwaukee towing issue, not affecting us.
5. Insurance Alliance bill to obtain electronic signatures.
6. Looking for Salvage yards to host tours for legislators.
Treasurers report: Members reviewed the report. Strandberg made motion to accept it. Bellin seconded, motion
passed.
Website Committee: Strandberg reported that members
Emails are listed but not their websites. Need to link on their
names to get to their websites.
WICAR Committee: No report.
Warranty Committee: Bellin reported that the K-1 reports
have been sent out.
Old Business: Morrison’s golf outing has a “Mystery
Theme”. Dumke looking for help at the CARS Hole.
New Business: Strandberg made a motion to change the
monthly meetings to the 2nd Monday of the month. Hermann seconded, motion passed.
Motion to adjourn at 6:22 by Dowd. Tisler seconded, motion passed.
Bylaw Committee: No report.
Convention Committee: Dowd and Dumke reviewed the
upcoming convention and what the board members needed
to help with. Also reported that there were many new vendors on the list, preregistered attendee’s were up.
Concerned Auto Recyclers of Wisconsin News
Respectfully submitted
Peter Krumenauer
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Association News
URG Annual Training Conference Recap
By Rob Koepp
I recently attended the URG Annual
Training Conference in San Antonio, Texas. Meetings were held April
29th, and 30th. Being the avid golfers we are my crew, and I showed up
a day early to play in the golf tournament. A great time was had by all at
a beautiful course located right at the
resort. We started Friday morning off
multiple seminars at the same time you
should attend. I also attended a seminar by our old friend Dj Harrington.
He is always good. He makes it fun,
people are always laughing, and he is
changing it up. The next morning I
attended the key note speaker which
was a man name Jimmy Morris. If any
of you have seen the Disney movie
URG. You name it. It was there. For
me the best part of these things is still
the networking. Growing up going to
these things like the Upper Midwest,
ARA, URG, and I even attended the IT
Convention years ago when it was in
Chicago I realized you learn so much
from talking with other owners, managers, salespeople, or any other employ-
with a key note speaker named Danny
White. Any of you NFL buffs would
know him as an ex quarterback for the
Dallas Cowboys from 1974-1989. He
talked about surrounding yourself with
good people (your team). This always
results in a better outcome. He also
spoke about even when you are surrounded by good people, you being the
quarterback (manager/owner) could
make an “audible” or “quick decision”
and change the outcome to bad. Work
together! This was followed up by a
many other meetings to choose from.
I recommend always bringing other
people to sit in the meetings you can’t
attend to take notes. There are always
named “The Rookie” you saw his a
glimpse of his life. Jimmy is the real
life Rookie. He spoke of not giving up
on your dreams and that your whole
life could change due to stupid bet with
some kids. When the crowd wasn’t
laughing during this you could hear a
pin drop in the room. I highly suggest
hearing him speak if you ever have the
chance. This by far was the highlight of
the weekend for me, and the people I
brought with.
ee. There is so much knowledge and
information in this industry that the
easiest way to learn is by talking with
other people in it. Things change so
fast one person cannot keep up.
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All in all if you have never attended a
URG Conference you should put it on
your bucket list.
Other than the seminars the tradeshow
was excellent. There were user group
sessions from all of the management
systems. Informational sessions from
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Association News
From the Secretary’s Desk
By Sandy Dumke
Spring is here and the flowers are blooming and everyone is
talking about their gardens and mowing the lawn. The yard
owners are getting the yards cleaned up after the winter’s
normal messiness.
We have the 2016 Upper Midwest Convention in the books.
I hope everyone that was at Pam’s enjoyed themselves and
learned many good ideas to implement in their yards.
ers and sales people this will be a good Annual Meeting to
attend. This is a chance for you, as a business owner, to send
your people to learn the secrets of successful sales people. Be
sure to involve and encourage your people in promoting your
business and increasing income through successful sales.
Please join us to make your CARS Association great again.
I want to send a big Thank You to Pat & Mike and the whole
crew from Pam’s. They were very welcoming and helpful.
I also want to thank the venders and sponsors. They spend
a lot of time and money to present us with a good trade
show. Please keep them all in mind when you are looking
for a product or service.
The tour of IRT was wonderful and informative. I did not
realize the process that it takes to handle catalytic converters
and the other things they recycle.
Scrap Metal Market Report
May 2016
Our next project will be the Bob Hoffmann Memorial Golf
Outing. The date is August 20th at the Ridges Golf Course in
WI Rapids WI. There is a registration form in this newsletter. I
hope you all consider attending this year. We want to expand
the scholarships that can be awarded to the many needy students that apply for them. You do not have to be a golfer to
attend. We will have many things for you to do, so come out
for a good enjoyable summer outing.
Crushed Cars. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $140.00 NT
Engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $160.00 NT
Transmissions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $0.12 LB
Steel Rims. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $170.00 NT
Auto Cast. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $180.00 NT
Starters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $0.20 LB
Alternators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $0.30 LB
Aluminum Rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $0.60 LB
The CARS Annual Meeting will be October 8th, but we
have to change the location because the casino in Baraboo
over booked and does not have room for us. We will be at
the Voyager Hotel in Reedsburg WI. Watch your newsletter
and website for more information to come.
Aluminum Radiators
Clean/Dirty . . . . . . . . . . . . . $0.42 LB/$0.20 LB
Brass/Copper Radiators
Clean/Dirty . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1.30 LB/$1.00 LB
Harness Wire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $0.70 LB
Lead Wheel Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . $0.20 LB
A few months ago I sent out a survey of programs you wanted
to have. The response I got was that you wanted to improve
your sales. The Convention and Education Committees are
working on setting up the program. So inform your managConcerned Auto Recyclers of Wisconsin News
Batteries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $0.24 LB
This report is meant to provide readers with
approximate scrap metal market values. For the most
current and accurate prices call your scrap metal vendor.
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CONCERNED AUTO RECYCLERS OF WISCONSIN
(CARS OF WISCONSIN)
11374 Flynn Lane • Suring, WI 54174
715-853-6337 • [email protected] • Fax 920-842-2127
C.A.R.S. of WISCONSIN is our state association for professionals in the automotive recycling industry. It
is the only state association specifically designed to increase the efficiency and profitability of businesses in the
automotive dismantling and recycling industry, while continuing to preserve and protect our environment.
Benefits of becoming a C.A.R.S. Member
• LEGISLATIVE LOBBYING SERVICES – C.A.R.S. has a hired lobbyist in Madison to ensure that our
Association remains an active participant with the State Legislature. Providing access to crucial
information for all our members from the Legislature and the various agencies.
• C.A.R.S News – Your bi-monthly newsletter full of information pertinent to the auto recycling industry.
• C.A.R.S Warranty Program – The ability to sell warranties on sold parts.
• Buy vehicles with QRP One Source
• ANNUAL CONVENTION AND TRADE FAIR – provides training seminars, workshops, educational
networking opportunities and more. Exhibitors demonstrate a variety of products that can be beneficial to
your company.
• EDUCATIONAL FORUMS AND TRAINING PROGRAMS – meetings and training opportunities for the
advancement and new requirements specific to our industry. Includes open discussions and simulations
demonstrating day-to-day situations we all face.
• MONTHLY MEETINGS – The opportunity for you to express your concerns to your Board Members.
Meetings are convenient conference calls and held at different locations around the state. Open to all
members.
• SCHOLARSHIPS – Annual college scholarships available for families of C.A.R.S. members and their
employees.
• WEBSITE – Information available 24/7 at your convenience at www.carsofwi.com.
• EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, SAFETY PROGRAMS AND PUBLIC RELATIONS
C.A.R.S OF WISCONSIN MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION
FIRM NAME:___________________________________________________________________________________________
ADDRESS: ____________________________________________________________________________________________
CITY: _________________________________________________ STATE: ____________________ZIP:__________________
PHONE:_______________________________ TOLL FREE:_________________________ FAX:________________________
WEBSITE:________________________________________E-MAIL:______________________________________________
COUNTY:______________________________________________________________________________________________
OWNER(S) NAME: ________________________________
Direct Member applicants must include all 3 permit numbers listed below
SALVAGE LICENSE NUMBER:______________________ STORM WATER PERMIT NUMBER:_____________________
FREON PERMIT NUMBER: _________________________
MEMBERSHIP r Direct Member (Salvage Dealer)
CATEGORY
r Associate Member (Non-Salvage Dealer)
(check one)
DUES
r $100 — New Member
(check one) r $325 — Annual Membership Renewal (Attend CARS Annual Meeting and get $100 deduct on annual dues)
r $175 — Annual Associate Member
SIGNATURE:____________________________________________________________________________
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CARS of WI Direct Members
Member Company
Al’s Auto Salvage
Arrow Auto, Inc
Auto Parts & Recycling
City
Telephone #
Franklin414-425-1890
Green Bay 800-695-2776
Fredonia800-680-2886
Member Company
City
Telephone #
LKQ Smart Parts
Hustisford
800-236-3236
LKQ Star Auto Parts
Janesville
800-362-9451
McDill Auto Wrecking
St Point
800-332-4491
B & M Auto Sales
Waukesha800-236-2301
Mommaerts Auto
De Pere
920-336-6269
Badger Motors
Wis Rapids
800-236-4395
Morrison’s Auto
Edgerton
800-866-2277
Bay Auto Parts
Green Bay
800-229-2886
Mount Horeb Truck
Mt Horeb
800-832-4831
Edgerton
866-884-3115
Neenah
800-242-4379
Denmark
800-236-2524
Oconto
920-826-5283
Blaine’s Auto
Slinger262-644-8808
Newville Auto Salvage
Brians Repairables
Abrams920-639-9665
Niks Auto Parts
Novak Ent/Norb’s Salvage
Bruno’s Auto Salvage
Frankville414-858-9123
Calumet Auto Salvage
Milwaukee800-215-6500
Choice Auto Recyclers
Marinette715-732-0541
Remington Auto Salvage
Eau Claire
800-871-2560
Cleveland Auto
Cleveland800-278-2178
Rhine Auto Inc
Plymouth
800-535-2325
Rhinelander
800-236-5639
Rocki Top Auto Salvage
Glen Flora 715-322-5774
Roz Auto Salvage
Milwaukee
800-281-2479
New Richmond
715-248-7718
Conrads Auto Salvage
Cousineau Auto
Cousineau Auto
Mondovi800-353-4611
Antigo 866-330-3730
Weston800-521-1443
Ralph’s Auto Salvage
Rhinelander Auto Salvage
Two Rivers
800-236-1483
St. Croix Auto Parts
Diamond Auto Parts
Fond Du Lac
800-236-7731
St Francis Auto
St Francis
800-905-8580
Don Scharf Auto
Eagle River
800-338-4002
Schmidt’s Auto Inc
Waunakee
877-869-4968
Dunke’s Salvage & Towing
Clintonville
715-524-4680
Schmidts New London
Hortonville
800-242-2125
Eagle Auto & Truck Parts
Eagle
262-594-2819
Shaw’s Auto & Salvage
Warrens
888-477-6578
East Troy Auto Recyclers
East Troy
800-263-9780
Sheldon Auto Wrecking
Viroqua
608-637-2230
Fountain City
800-362-5004
Smitty’s Salvage
Green Bay
800-236-6892
Hortonville
920-779-4944
Speedway Salvage
Maribel
920-755-2852
Arena
866-291-2222
Stanley Truck Sales
Stanley
800-844-7400
Harpers Salvage
Wi Dells 608-254-7971
Strandberg’s Auto
Centuria
800-448-5121
Hillside Salvage
Tigerton
715-535-2913
Sturtevant Auto Sturtevant
888-835-2914
Holmes Automotive
Oshkosh
800-235-7560
Sunset Curve Auto
Weyauwega
800-242-8384
Juda
608-934-5534
Suttner Ind/Ace Auto
Milwaukee
800-283-6192
Potosi
608-763-2880
TJ’s Auto
Wis Rapids
800-300-7757
Jahnke Auto Parts
Menasha
800-236-3181
Tisler Salvage
Reedsville
920-732-3669
Jantz Yard 4
Kenosha
800-554-4770
Triple S Auto A&D
Milwaukee
800-558-2268
Kadinger’s Inc
Downing
800-503-8895
Wally’s Auto
Beaver Dam
920-887-0200
Caddot
800-472-3112
Waukesha Iron
Waukesha
262-547-7293
Cedarburg
800-257-2576
Wisconsin Vehicle Recycling
Waupun
920-948-8941
Kriewaldt Repair
Iola
715-445-3166
Yaeger Auto Salvage
Weston
877-436-8898
LKQ Great Lakes
Milwaukee
414-762-2650
Defaut Auto Salvage
Elmers Auto Salvage
Graveyard Auto
Gauger & Son Salvage
Hoops Garage & Salvage
Hudspeth Auto Parts
Kadinger’s Cadott
Kirchhayn Auto Salvage
Join us and see what we can accomplish together! CARS of WI Members, Promoting Excellence Through Education
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SWOT: Strength, Weakness,
Opportunities & Threats
By Mike Kunkle
Ron Sturgeon ends a monthly column that he writes with
“Only you can make business great”. I have always believed
that to be true but have had it demonstrated to me a number of times lately.
We have just finished a round of our profit team peer group
meetings and saw that most of the full service sites had sales
growth year over year even though the scrap price was so
reduced. We also met with a number of our self-serve customers and found that they also found a way to recover
from the down commodity markets.
It was very rewarding to see these folks have success when
we hear a number of people talking about how difficult it is
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to make money in today’s market. It also troubles me that
so many of us are not taking steps to make your business
great again. The lack of action plans by some is a sure map
to a train wreck. Remember an idea will only carry so far
without a map to show how we are going to get to the profit
dollars we want to make.
Have you taken an objective look at your business? Some
people call this a SWOT analysis. That stands for Strengths,
Weaknesses, and Opportunities & Threats. This will help you
find the areas that you are strong and weak in and allow plans
to be made on how to max or minimize them. It will also
help show you the areas of your business that are at risk if you
don’t make the changes needed to continue to grow profits.
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Association News
Please remember that there is still a lot of money to be made
in today’s marketplace. If you are not finding that to be true,
please contact someone to help you get profitable. More
millionaires will be made over the next 5 years than at any
point in history. We want you to be one of them and if you
already are, we want you to have more.
“Remember, only you can make
business great!”
Mike Kunkle of Profit Team Consulting will be a speaker at the
2016 ATRI Convention and Trade Show in Springfield, IL, September 24 & 25, 2016.
Mike Kunkel – Mike has 35 years’ experience in the automotive
industry, starting at his family’s new auto parts store, machine
shop and paint & body equipment business. Mike partnered with
Bill Stevens to purchase Counts Consulting after a 20 year career
as general manager of American Auto Salvage in FTW TX. Mike
is also a past president and one of the founding fathers of TEAM
PRP. He has also been a featured speaker at multiple state association meetings, URG, Car-Part, ARA and other industry events.
Using a basic and proven platform, Mike looks at the entire operation. Mike is known as an expert at helping recyclers in the buying of product, inventorying it, processing it, selling it and getting
it to the customer profitably.
Whether you are struggling to make money or want to profitably
grow your business, Mike Kunkel will deliver results for you!
“Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.”
Abraham Lincoln
Association News
2016 Upper Midwest
Auto & Truck Recyclers
Convention & Trade
Show
Thank You to Sponsors and
Venders
We want to send a big THANK YOU
to ALL OF OUR Sponsors and Venders that
were at the 2016 UPPER MIDWEST
RECYCLERS Convention.
National Vehicle Mercury Switch Recovery
SAS Forks
CCC Info. Service/Pinnacle Professional
Zumbrota Bearing & Gear
Crush U Pull It Service
Integrated Recycling Technologies
Arrowhead General Insurance Agency
Total Resources Auction
Derson/Clean Burn
Adolph’s Converters & Cores
O’Reilly Auto Parts
Car-Part.Com
MCI Cores
Assured Partners Of MN
Phoenix Automotive Cores
Hub International
Express Auto Transport
Hotsy of Minnesota
A & B Converters
QRP Express
Nuss Truck Equipment
Commercial Forms Recycler Supply
Dorman Products
Merchant Card International
Crow Wing Recycling
R M Johnson/E Z Crusher
United Recyclers Group
Rebuilders Automotive Supply
Northern Metal Recycling
Hollander, LLC
APU Solutions
Motor Services & Machine
Road Machinery & Supply Co.
Hotlines, Inc
Crest Environmental Products
Buddy Automotive Innovations
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2016 Upper Midwest Auto & Truck Recyclers
Convention & Trade Show
Recycled Art Contest
The winner of the recycled art contest was the DOG from Pam’s great job.
There were 11 items this year and all were different and unusual to say the least.
Thanks to all the artists. Here is a list of the items, the artist and buyer.
Dog by Pam’s Auto and bought
by Morrison’s Auto
Minon Garbage Can by Metro
Auto and bought by Jerry’s Auto
Spring Lamp by Pete from
Conrad’s Auto and bought by
Remington’s Auto
Blue Chev Glass by Bob from
RPEP’s daughter and bought by
Harper’s
Barn Glass by Bob’s daughter
and bought by Morrison’s Auto
Candelabra by Bob from RPEP
and bought by Veronica
Piston Lamp by Elmer’s Auto and
bought by Harper’s Auto
Chicken by Pam’s Auto and
bought by Don Scharf Auto
Wine Rack by my son Pete
Dumke bought by Tisler’s Auto
Wind Chime by my son Pete
Dumke bought by Remington’s
Auto
Motor Bike by Speedway
Salvage and bought by Conrad’s
Auto
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June/July 2016
Association News
Local Cat House Burns
By Peter Krumenauer
I had a local towing and repair service order a headlight from
me last week. Since he is a mile from my house I delivered
it to him. I stopped and we were shooting the breeze about
business when I saw a burned out car behind his house. I
asked why he was storing a tow-in behind his house and not
in his impound lot. He grinned and said there was a story to
go along with it.
He said he parked the car behind the house and cut a hole
in the back of it so his cats had a place to stay (Cat House).
His wife thought the cats would get cold so they put a heat
lamp in the car. The heat lamp shorted out and started the
car on fire. If you think that was bad enough you should see
the back of his house where the vinyl siding melted. He also
said the fire chief had a laugh when he did the report.
Welcome New
Associate CARS Members
Crest Environmental Products
P.O. BOX 601
Hudson, WI 54016
715-426-5826
[email protected]
SINCE 1959
Also use the forms on page 19 & 20 for the Cheryl A Rastia and Bob Hoffmann Scholarships.
The Cheryl A. Rastia Memorial Scholarship is administered and funded by the statewide association of
Wisconsin’s automobile salvage industry known as Concerned Auto Recyclers of Wisconsin (C.A.R.S. of
Wisconsin). C.A.R.S. was established in 1959 to promote the auto recycling industry and as a common
ground for its members to exchange information and ideas to create progressive, safer, and more efficient
work environments. These scholarships offered are to be a benefit to the many employees and their families
to assist in continuing education. Cheryl Rastia worked for over 30 years in the industry and served as the
Executive Secretary for C.A.R.S. from 1990 until 2002 when she lost her courageous battle with cancer.
Eligibility: 1. Applicant can either be an employee, an owner, or have a parent, grandparent
or legal guardian who is an employee or owner.
2. The employee/owner has to have been employed for at least one year at a
business that is a “good standing” member of C.A.R.S.
3. Applicant must have a cumulative high school/college/technical school grade
point average of 2.5 or higher.
Requirements: 1. Completed application form.
2. Letter of acceptance from the school you are or will be attending.
3. Verification of a 2.5 GPA or above.
Only those applicants that fully complete the entire application
and submit all requested documents will be considered.
___________________________________________________ _________________________________ ___________________________
Name of person who meets the eligibility requirement Name of the business Start date of employment
Name of applicant___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
First Middle Last
If I am awarded this scholarship, I will make every effort to complete this
course of study. I understand that if I do not complete this term with at least
a 2.0 grade, or pass in a pass/fail class, no scholarship money will be paid.
Signed:__________________________________________________
Submit the application materials to:
Tom Herman
Cleveland Auto
1486 North Ave
Cleveland, WI 53015
Four scholarships of $500
will be awarded.
The winners will be notified
by August 31, 2016.
Application materials must be
post marked by August 1, 2016
Also use the forms on page 19 & 20 for the Cheryl A Rastia and Bob Hoffmann Scholarships.
The Bob Hoffmann Memorial Scholarship is administered and funded by the statewide association of
Wisconsin’s automobile salvage industry known as Concerned Auto Recyclers of Wisconsin (C.A.R.S. of
Wisconsin). C.A.R.S. was established in 1959 to promote the auto recycling industry and as a common
ground for its members to exchange information and ideas to create progressive, safer, and more efficient
work environments. These scholarships offered are to be a benefit to the many employees and their families
to assist in continuing education. Bob Hoffman was a board member for many years. During his time he
served as CARS President from 1990-1991 and 1991-1992. He was employed with Rhinelander Auto Salvage
and LKQ-Smart Parts. He designed and implemented QRP and the QRP express system. One of his final
projects was designing and helping with the implement of the CARS Warranty Program.
Eligibility: 1. Applicant can either be an employee, an owner, or have a parent, grandparent
or legal guardian who is an employee or owner.
2. The employee/owner has to have been employed for at least one year at a
business that is a “good standing” member of C.A.R.S.
3. Applicant must have a cumulative high school/college/technical school grade
point average of 2.5 or higher.
Requirements: 1. Completed application form.
2. Letter of acceptance from the school you are or will be attending.
3. Verification of a 2.5 GPA or above.
Only those applicants that fully complete the entire application
and submit all requested documents will be considered.
___________________________________________________ _________________________________ ___________________________
Name of person who meets the eligibility requirement Name of the business Start date of employment
Name of applicant___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
First Middle Last
If I am awarded this scholarship, I will make every effort to complete this
course of study. I understand that if I do not complete this term with at least
a 2.0 grade, or pass in a pass/fail class, no scholarship money will be paid.
One scholarship of $1000
will be awarded.
Signed:__________________________________________________
The winner will be notified
by August 31, 2016.
Submit the application materials to:
Tom Herman
Cleveland Auto
1486 North Ave
Cleveland, WI 53015
Application materials must be
post marked by August 1, 2016
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Include this form for the Cheryl A Rastia and Bob Hoffmann Scholarships Application
1. Name and address of high school now attending or graduated from____________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. Year graduated or expected date of graduation_______________________________________________________
3. Name and address of college/technical school now attending or have applied for
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4. Date of entrance_______________________________ 5. Expected date of graduation_______________________
6. Course of study_______________________________________________________________________________________
7. Why you have chosen this course?_____________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
8. Briefly state what your career goals are and how you intend to accomplish them?
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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9. How much have you saved for your education?________________________________________________________
10. How much of the cost of your education will your parents/guardian/others pay?
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
11. Are there any special financial circumstances we should be aware of? ________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Briefly summarize your activities during your High School years. Include information such as involvement with
sports, employment , offices held, community activities, etc.
12. Sophomore__________________________________________________________________________________________
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13. Junior_______________________________________________________________________________________________
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14. Senior_______________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
15. Which of the above experiences do you feel has contributed most to your development and why?______
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Include this form for the Cheryl A Rastia and Bob Hoffmann Scholarships Application
16. State briefly what kind of person you think you are and what self-improvements would you like to make?_
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17. How aware do feel the general public is of our industry?_______________________________________________
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18. What would you suggest we do to increase the awareness?____________________________________________
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19. If you were asked to explain the benefits of auto recycling, what would you say?
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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20. Any additional information which you feel would be useful to us in evaluating your
application? ____________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Submit the application materials to:
Tom Herman
Cleveland Auto
1486 North Ave
Cleveland, WI 53015
Application materials must be
post marked by August 1, 2016
Industry News
Industry/ARA News
ARA University Now Offering
MVAC Certification as New
Class of Refrigerants Enter the
Market
A new class of refrigerants for automobile air conditioners is entering the European market, meeting European
requirements that all new motor vehicles use a refrigerant with a global warming potential (GWP) below 150.
The product, HFO-1234yf, has a global warming potential (GWP) rating 1/335th that of R-134a, the current
product used in vehicle air conditioning systems.
While the new refrigerant will not impact ARA member
businesses in the immediate future, its initial cost is much
higher than that of R-134a, an estimated ten times more
expensive, making the recovery of HFO-1234yf an opportunity for professional automotive recycling facilities.
ARA’s Technical Advisory Committee has been discussing the new refrigerant and monitoring broader industry
discussion about its impact on the automotive sector.
For automakers, despite its higher cost, transitioning to the
new refrigerant is not expected to require significant modifications in assembly lines or in vehicle system designs.
Repairers will need to purchase additional equipment to
handle the new refrigerant due to its mild flammability - a
subject of much study and debate in Europe of the past
few years. SAE has determined the product could not be
ignited under conditions normally experienced by a motor
vehicle, however some German automakers have labeled
the product as unsafe. General Motors has indicated the
company plans to transition all new model years to the
HFO-1234yf by 2018, as has Chrysler.
The ARA University continues to expand its curriculum
to meet the educational demands of the members and
now offers a course for ARA members and employees
on MVAC Certification. For more information about the
new refrigerant and courses available to ARA members,
please contact ARA staff.
Concerned Auto Recyclers of Wisconsin News
Leading Automotive Recyclers
Announce Release of SmartCycle
Analytics Tool
January 27, 2016 – Conquest Solutions LLC, a corporation
owned and managed by successful auto recyclers, has announced
the launch of its SmartCycle complete business analytics tool.
Current business management systems provide recyclers with a
vast amount of data and information. The amount of time and
resources required to sort through and analyze the data is significant and costly. Oftentimes, much of the data ends up stored
away and overlooked. The new SmartCycle analytics tool provides auto recyclers with the power to harness, organize, and
analyze data from a variety of sources. The platform identifies
and displays key factors using easy-to-understand, customizable
graphics giving the user the tools and information needed to
identify areas of strength and weakness. The user can then
quickly and easily build personalized, predictive models in order
to determine the most effective business strategies for immediate implementation.
SmartCycle uses a dynamic platform that leverages data from
multiple sources, including all yard management systems, QuickBooks, various phone and voice-over IP systems, GPS tracking
systems, and social media. SmartCycle can sync data from virtually any digital source. SmartCycle is easy to operate with drag-anddrop features and full drill-down and filtering capabilities. The
developers of SmartCycle understand how vital the collaborative
process is and imbedded features which allow multiple users to
view, manage, discuss, and share data sets within the platform.
Thus, collaboration can take place immediately, in real-time, increasing the productivity and understanding of all team members.
SmartCycle is positioned to be an indispensable tool for automotive recyclers. Not only does SmartCycle compile, condense, and organize data, it does so in an easy-to-understand,
customizable, visual format. SmartCycle is competitively priced
with other analytical tools; however, no other product currently
available in the auto recycler industry offers the value and ease
of use that SmartCycle does.
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June/July 2016
Industry News
CARS of WI Window
Stickers
We have the
**NEW** CARS of WI
window stickers for members to
display. Stickers may be placed on
the inside of any glass surface.
$2.00 Each
Contact the CARS office:
CARS of WI
11374 Flynn Lane
Suring Wi 54174
715-853-6337
[email protected]
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