CMA adds John Lynch as regional sales manager, continuing growth of U.S. field support

Published: Nov 12, 2022

CMA and Double Coin recently announced the appointment of Rocky Mountain regional sales manager, John Lynch. Based in Denver, Lynch will cover a seven-state region from Colorado to Washington.

“I’m excited to join the CMA sales team and look forward to working with commercial dealers in this region to increase Double Coin market share and profitability for their dealerships,” Lynch said.

Prior to taking on his new role at CMA, Lynch was a Key Account Manager at Toyo Tires. Lynch’s career began in business development and sales at Michelin North America.

Direct labor vs. indirect labor in fleet shops

Keeping tabs on labor expenditures is important, but make sure you’re taking everything into account before assigning blame.

By Darry Stuart

Published: Mar 15, 2024

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Direct labor vs. indirect labor: what do these terms mean? And how much of each is happening in your shop?When this subject comes up, general comments always end up saying that the techs must be hanging around doing nothing. Most who read the data only read the direct data and not the indirect data breakdown. And most shops do not pay attention to the indirect data, so therefore it is a good, appropriate question.