Hi everyone, and welcome to the MACS Podcast. We're glad you're here! ~~~~ Welcome to the tenth episode of the MACS Podcast! Hosted by Steve Schaeber, MACS technical editor & manager of service training, and Peter Coll, MACS president & coo. MACS Podcast Episode 10: Ross Colket, MAACA Super Saturday (hosted by Peter Coll) In our tenth episode, Peter sits down with Ross Colket, president of MAACA, the Mid-Atlantic Auto Care Alliance and owner of Colket Technical Services, an automotive and truck repair facility in Hatfield Township (Lansdale), PA. In this podcast they discuss the formation of MAACA, its history with ASA (Automotive Service Association) and AASP (AASP-PA, the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Pennsylvania), and their annual event Super Saturday, which it taking place on Friday 11/10 and Saturday 11/11/23 at the Radisson Hotel in Trevose, PA. MACS will be at Super Saturday! Steve Schaeber from MACS will teach the MACS Section 609 Certification Test Prep class live at Super Saturday on Friday, November 10, 2023 from 7:30pm to 9:30pm, sponsored by Ritchie Engineering, makers of Yellow Jacket air conditioning tools and equipment. For more information: MACS website: https://macsmobileairclimate.org/ MAACA's website https://midatlanticaca.org/ Super Saturday website: https://midatlanticaca.org/super-saturday/ Keywords: EPA: US Environmental Protection Agency SAE: Society of Automotive Engineers SAE International HFTC6: human factors technical committee CDPC: cabin disinfection practices committee Automotive training air conditioning auto service and repair ~~~ For more than 30 years, shops and technicians who service mobile A/C systems in the United States have been using EPA-certified RRR machines (recover, recycle and recharge equipment) to properly recover refrigerants from vehicle A/C systems, rather than release the refrigerant to the atmosphere. These machines are required to be used under the US Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, and have played a major role in protecting the Ozone Layer. They have also helped to avoid countless emissions of HFCs and other CO2 and CO2-equivalent emissions from the mobile sector, by allowing shops to efficiently and effectively recover and recycle refrigerants (such as R-12, CFC-12, R-134a, HFC-134a and R-1234yf, HFO-1234yf) on-site at the shop level. ~~~~ Are you a member of MACS? Do you like MACS videos and want to see more? Please consider a MACS membership! You can learn more about MACS and the work of the association at our website www.macsmobileairclimate.org. Also, please SUBSCRIBE to our MACS YouTube Channel. Thanks! ~~~~ Since 1981, the Mobile Air Climate Systems Association (MACS) has been the advocate for service and repair owners, distributors, manufacturers, and educators making their living in the total vehicle climate and thermal management industry. MACS empowers members to grow their businesses and delivers tangible member benefits through industry advocacy with government regulators and by providing accurate, unbiased training information, training products, training curriculum, and money-saving affinity member services. MACS has assisted more than 1.2 million technicians to comply with the 1990 Clean Air Act requirements for certification in refrigerant recovery and recycling to protect the environment. Visit our website at www.macsmobileairclimate.org Email us at macs@macsmobileairclimate.org Call us at 215-631-7020. Please post your questions and comments below, and Thanks for Watching. If you like our videos and want to see more, Please SUBSCRIBE. Thanks! Video recorded 10/25/2023 Uploaded first draft: 11/7/2023 Approved for publication: 11/07/2023 Publish date: 11/07/2023 MACS Podcast Ep10 (Version 1, MAACA SS).mp4