One of the sharpest technicians I’ve known, who was also my mentor when I was younger, had two Husky-brand toolboxes. And that’s something dealerships can’t afford with the current nationwide technician shortage. Furthermore, the cost of equipment scares off many young people who might consider entering the industry. After all, having a tool bill that’s larger than your paycheck is incredibly discouraging. Tool debt, like that incurred by Inkell, is undeniably crushing to team morale. When it was all said and done, Inkell’s tool bills, combined with an injury and divorce, forced him to file bankruptcy. I just went on the truck and said, 'I want this, this, this and this.' I handed the tool guy my credit card and told him to charge it." "I started to pull credit lines from all the tool guys," Inkell told Fixed Ops Journal. In a recent article from Automotive news, technician, Kevin Inkell, tells a similar story: But a lot of my co-workers splurged on big-ticket items – and one technician became so tool-addicted he had to file bankruptcy. The only products I bought from the truck were items I couldn’t get from Sears or Harbor Freight. I remember being enticed myself when I was in my early 20’s.įortunately, my frugal parents raised me to be a tightwad. Whenever Snap-On – or any of the other brands – pulls up, nearly every tech drops what they’re doing to run outside. Technicians are drawn to tool vans the way kids are drawn to ice cream trucks. What can your service department do to help fix the problem? Technicians struggle with tool debt lose motivation The cost of tools keeps many would-be-techs from entering the industry as well.
So, it comes as no surprise many technicians are overcome by tool debt – some to the point of bankruptcy.
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