The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ) is seeking its members’ help in assisting NJ law enforcement in the hunt for a vehicle that was involved in a fatal hit and run accident on August 3 in Woodland, N.J. Police are seeking a dark colored vehicle, likely blue or black, with body […]
AASP/NJ Releases Auto Body License Renewal Guide
AASP/NJ has released a useful guide for its members designed to help them successfully complete their 2018 Auto Body License Renewal before the September 30 deadline. The guide, prepared by AASP/NJ Executive Director Charles Bryant, is exclusively available to current AASP/NJ members. Every year, the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission makes a few changes to […]
AASP/NJ Members Earn License Renewal Certificates at GM Welding Seminar
More than 150 technicians earned their auto body license renewal certificates this month thanks to AASP/NJ training events sponsored by Flemington Car and Truck Country. Presented by General Motors, the training events were held at two locations. The northern N.J. meeting was held at the Holiday Inn in Totowa on July 17th and the southern […]
Nearly 70 AASP/NJ Members Attend Lecture on Strategic Improvements
On June 25, nearly 70 members of AASP/NJ gathered at Ultimate Collision in Edison to get an informative, useful and “eye opening” look at how to strategically improve their businesses. Jerry McNee, owner of Ultimate Collision and president of AASP/NJ, and John Niechwiadowicz (QLC, Inc.) presented “Open Your Eyes…And You Will Become a Game Changer” […]
AASP/NJ Hosts Seventh Annual Race Night Raises Money for Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ) hosted its seventh annual Race Night at RPM Raceway in Jersey City, N.J on June 12. The event once again brought together industry members and supporters from all over the state to take part in a fun and friendly competition, which also raises money for […]
AASP/NJ Hosts Strategic Improvements Seminar June 25
The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ) announced the first event in a series of brand new collision repair training seminars for 2018 which will take place June 25 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Ultimate Collision Repair, Inc. in Edison, N.J. The seminar, Open Your Eyes. . . And You […]
AASP/NJ Supports SkillsUSA Competition
On April 14, collision repair students throughout New Jersey demonstrated their talents at the 2018 New Jersey SkillsUSA Conference. Held at the Somerset County Vocational and Technical High School in Bridgewater, the event tested the students in a variety of areas including sheet metal, welding, plastic repair and estimating. Matt Brandner of Hunterdon County Polytech […]
Craggan and Gruskos Join AASP/NJ Board
At their February Board Meeting, the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ) welcomed two new Board members. Following the untimely passing of late Board members Anthony Sauta and Billy Aiello, the association added Dave Gruskos of Reliable Automotive Equipment and John Craggan of Ultimate Collision Repair, Inc. to the Board of Directors. […]
AASP/NJ Board Member William “Billy” Aiello Passes Away
William “Billy” Aiello, 47 of South Plainfield, N.J. passed away surrounded by his family January 30, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Aiello was elected to the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers on NJ (AASP/NJ) Board of Directors in October 2017. Aiello is survived by his wife Kara (Kaskiw) Aiello, his daughter Brooke, […]
AASP/NJ Mourns the Loss of Board Member Anthony Sauta
The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ) announced that on December 19 it lost a dear friend, supporter and current Board member with the passing of Anthony Sauta at age 59. Sauta began his automotive career over 25 years ago, working as a mechanic, then as a manager at an automotive repair […]