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Service Drive Revolution with Chris Collins

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Got a question for the show? Call us at 1-833-3-ASK-SDR! Chris Collins, the leading Automotive Service Manager Coach and Service Advisor Trainer in the world, discusses little known service drive secret weapons to help pull your service department ahead of the pack. Everything from hiring technicians, increasing dealership CSI, building relationships for long term customer retention, to increasing customer pay sales and more, is all discussed here on Service Drive Revolution. All from the automotive industries #1 go-to guy for Fixed Operations; Chris Collins. Listen, and enjoy!

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July 27, 2026

SDR 369: The Gap Between Posted / Effective Labor Rate

<p>In this episode of Service Drive Revolution #369, Chris, Hogi, and Adam take on one of the most widespread profit leaks in dealership service departments: the massive gap between your posted labor rate and your effective labor rate. The team pulls back the curtain on why so many shops posting a $200 door rate end up collecting an effective rate of barely $99 to $101—and why your effective labor rate should actually be higher than your posted door rate.</p> <p>The guys break down the silent revenue killers, including hyper-busy, heavily discounted quick lubes that drag down your entire mix, treating all labor like "competitive" labor, and letting service advisors discount repair orders willy-nilly just to cash out a customer. We also expose the danger of unbuilt op codes, inconsistent labor times, and giving away cheap labor on fleet accounts when those fleet managers actually care far more about turnaround time than price.</p> <p>Plus: The crew introduces "Robo-Hogi"—a hilarious, high-tech studio experiment to put Hogi in the room while he's remote—and discusses how shifting from struggle to strategy brings the fun back into running a dealership without destroying your personal life. (Note: While this episode is pre-recorded due to the team traveling to Indiana, Hogi is heading straight into the SDR Live Academy on Zoom immediately after this broadcast to teach mindset and leadership!)</p> <p>🔥 KEY TAKEAWAYS<br /> - Effective Rate Mastery: Why your effective labor rate can and should exceed your posted door rate, and the exact mindset shift needed to achieve it.<br /> - The Quick Lube Trap: How high-volume oil change lanes at a zero or near-zero effective labor rate dilute your department's overall profitability.<br /> - Desking Their Own Deals: The shocking reality of letting service advisors freely adjust ticket prices without fixed op codes—and why no General Manager would ever let salespeople desk their own car sales.<br /> - The 4 Types of Labor: How mispricing competitive labor, maintenance, diagnosis, and repair labor forces your department to bleed gross profit.<br /> - The Fleet Relationship Myth: Why fleet accounts value rapid turnaround time and reliable communication far more than cheap, discounted labor rates.<br /> - Life Beyond the Drive: Overcoming the industry's high divorce rate and burnout by bringing strategy, systems, and shared family goals into your personal life.</p> <p>All that and more on Service Drive REVOLUUUUUTTTIOOON!</p> <p>#ServiceDriveRevolution #FixedOps #AutomotiveLeadership #ServiceManager #ServiceAdvisor #DealershipLife #CarBusiness #ChrisCollins #AutoIndustry #DealershipTraining #ServiceDirector #FixedOperations #BusinessStrategy #SDRAcademy #EffectiveLaborRate #LaborRates #RoboHogi</p> <p>🛑 SDR Live Academy Online Training For Huge Results: <a href= "https://chriscollinsinc.com/op/sdr-live-weekly/">https://chriscollinsinc.com/op/sdr-live-weekly/</a></p> <p>🛑 Book your Profit Gap Analysis Now: <a href= "https://calendly.com/byron-webster/30min">https://calendly.com/byron-webster/30min</a></p> <p>🛑 Best Selling books on making Fixed Ops a money printer: <a href= "https://chriscollinsinc.com/shop/">https://chriscollinsinc.com/shop/</a></p> <p>🛑 Got a question? Call us at 1-833-3-ASK-SDR</p> <p>🛑 Want to work with the best? <a href= "https://chriscollinsinc.com/careers/">https://chriscollinsinc.com/careers/</a></p> <p>🛑 Grab Chris' New Leadership Book I AM LEADER: <a href= "https://iamleader.com">https://iamleader.com</a></p> <p> </p>

Episode thumbnail for SDR #368: It's Not Traffic... It's Your Techs!

July 20, 2026

SDR #368: It's Not Traffic... It's Your Techs!

Chris Collins and Adam discuss how dealership tech inefficiency, not lack of traffic, hinders service department success, offering insights into optimizing operations.

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July 14, 2026

SDR #367: 5 Dumb Things Service Managers Say

Host Chris Collins and guests Hogi and Adam expose common service manager mistakes, revealing how to avoid costly leadership procrastination and improve operational efficiency in this interview.

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Got a question for the show? Call us at 1-833-3-ASK-SDR!

Chris Collins, the leading Automotive Service Manager Coach and Service Advisor Trainer in the world, discusses little known service drive secret weapons to help pull your service department ahead of the pack. Everything from hiring technicians, increasing dealership CSI, building relationships for long term customer retention, to increasing customer pay sales and more, is all discussed here on Service Drive Revolution. All from the automotive industries #1 go-to guy for Fixed Operations; Chris Collins. Listen, and enjoy!

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