This summer’s record-breaking heat waves and wildfire smoke are hitting dealerships hard, from service bays that feel like ovens to lot attendants and drivers breathing in poor air.
The risk: Heat and smoke together can cause serious health issues fast.
The fix: Stay proactive.
Check the Air Quality Health Index and heat alerts daily.
Rotate or reschedule staff during high-risk periods.
Provide cooled rest areas, cold water, and N95 masks.
Train teams to spot early signs of heat stress and smoke exposure.
A healthy team means fewer sick days, better performance, and a reputation for putting people first.
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Don’t wait for the next wave—plan now.
Ontario’s new job posting rules take effect January 1, 2026, with salary ranges, AI-use disclosure, and stricter follow-up requirements. Other provinces are already moving in the same direction.
This will impact every dealership role, from techs and service advisors to sales and admin, and could mean rewriting your postings and updating your hiring process.
📄 Job Posting Compliance & Attraction Checklist
Get the exact steps to:
Meet provincial posting requirements.
Write postings that attract the right candidates.
Stand out in a competitive hiring market.
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The technician shortage isn’t slowing down, so your hiring strategy can’t either.
Across both Canada and the U.S., dealerships are feeling the same pain: fewer qualified applicants, longer time-to-fill, and increasing pressure from EV service demands.
In our latest article, we break down what’s actually working for dealerships right now to keep service bays full and customers happy. It’s not theory, it’s practical, real-world steps that HR and management teams can act on today.
If your current recruiting process feels like “post and pray,” this guide will help you rethink how you attract, engage, and keep the right people, without slowing down operations.
Date: Thursday, Aug 28th, 2025 | Time: 2:00pm EDT | Hosted by: Sandra Conrad, CPHR, SHRM-SCP
Even the most skilled teams can underperform if they lack strong communication, empathy, and emotional intelligence. In this 30-minute webinar, Sandra will share how these “soft” skills directly impact dealership performance, and how HR leaders and controllers can champion them for measurable results.
You’ll learn how to:
Improve retention and engagement with better communication.
Balance empathy with accountability.
Turn collaboration into a true competitive advantage.
Can’t make it? Register anyway as we will be sending out the replay and workbook next week.
Smarter Call Tracking = Stronger Teams
If it’s not in the CRM, it didn’t happen, and that’s not just a sales problem. For HR and operations leaders, accurate call logging is the key to fair performance reviews, effective training, and fewer disputes.
See how one dealership turned every inbound call into a CRM record automatically, and how you can use the same approach to boost accountability across your team.
36 Ways DriveHRIS Got Better in July
We rolled out 36 new and enhanced features designed to make your HR, compliance, and team management smoother, faster, and more effective.
From smarter workflows and time-saving automations to compliance updates that keep you ahead of the curve, every improvement came from real dealer feedback.
Because when your tools work harder, your team doesn’t have to.
Book a demo and see how simple it can be to lead from anywhere.
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