Professional Tool & Equipment News is the magazine shop owners and technicians read first to learn about the latest tools and equipment in the automotive aftermarket that can increase productivity in the shop and maximize billable hours.
Each issue reports on new tool and equipment innovations and their applications to properly and efficiently diagnose and repair vehicles. PTEN recognizes the most groundbreaking products with our prestigious Innovation Award. Our panel, comprised of technicians from around the country, offer feedback in identifying products with the most innovative and time-saving qualities, as well as those that will make a positive impact on the automotive repair market and the technicians who will use them.
Our goal is to bring readers exactly
what they want, information on the right tools for doing a quality job as
efficiently as possible. For a free subscription, visit our website,
www.vehicleservicepros.com/magazine.
STAFF
Kylie Hirko (kylie@pten.com)
Associate Publisher
Kylie oversees all PTEN operations and is responsible for carrying out the PTEN mission, which means delivering the latest tool information to professional automotive technicians and shop owners nationwide. Kylie works with PTEN's editorial, sales, and production staff to ensure PTEN remains the #1 resource for tools and equipment in the auto repair market. Kylie also works with many tool and equipment manufacturers in order to provide you with the most accurate, up-to-date, information on new tool technologies.
Elliot Maras (elliot.maras@cygnus.com)
Editor
Elliot provides new tool and equipment innovations and their applications to properly and efficiently diagnose and repair vehicles in our Tool Briefing article each month. He is responsible for assembling product information from throughout the repair industry in order to bring the pages of PTEN to life. This means visits to shops and utilizing contacts from throughout the marketplace to provide information on the newest, best and most relevant tools and equipment for your shop.