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DON SWARTZ & AIRPORT TRANSMISSION ROCHESTER NY... AS FEATURED IN GEARS MAGAZINE

Don came into the industry in time-worn fashion; he grew up in his father’s shop. Initially, his father, Marvin, operated an automotive repair business that was about 90% general repair, and 10% transmission work. When Don was in high school, he participated in a work-study program that kept him in the shop tearing down transmissions and cleaning parts. He found transmissions to be more of interest than other aspects of auto repair, and gravitat­ed towards that specialty. After graduation in 1993, he sought out courses at the local community college to learn as much as he could about electronics and automotive electrical systems.

Unlike those for whom the evolution of electronics in the transmission industry posed an inordinate challenge, for one who entered the industry with those changes already underway, it was just business. “Besides,” Don asked me, “what are the alternatives?”

   That straight-forward, matter-of-fact way of meeting challenges seems to be Don’s way of doing business.
As Don phased into the business, his father began phasing out their general automotive repair work. In fact, the transition evolved into their company motto: “Transmissions...that’s all we do.” It shows up in all their advertising, and it shows up in their work.

The changes brought about by the inclusion of electronics in the transmission industry touched more than just transmissions, of course.
At Airport Transmission it included the use of computers to generate work orders, gather data, retrieve technical information by tapping into ATRA Online, and other tasks. Along with the electronic tools needed to diagnose modern transmission problems, one other high-tech investment had to be made: a continuous regimen of training for technicians to keep them as able as ever.

For Don, necessary training also included the development of increasingly better business skills. For much of this training, ATRA was again the source they turned to. Membership in ATRA is something Don not only believes in, but something he believes no modern transmission shop can do without. “Access to the technical line, bulletins, ATRA Online, GEARS magazine, as well as the seminars and programs... the cost of membership can be made up by helping you solve the problem you might find in a single job,” he told me.

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