Friday, August 22, 2025

Dan Brinkmann, an auto technology instructor, created “The Night Shift” back in 2008, an after-hours auto shop in the Four Rivers Career Center, in Washington, Missouri


The Automotive Technology program is a two-year program in which students learn auto repair and maintenance skills. It is one of the few programs in the country meeting the strict industry standards required for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) certification by the National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation

What started as an after-school group refurbishing tractors has now grown into their biggest project yet, a 1978 Kenworth W900A semi-truck. The massive machine is in the process of being completely rebuilt, repainted and brought back to life, all by students.

students learn valuable work and life skills through restoring antique tractors. They participate during their high school career to better themselves and help better their community by volunteering their time to bridge the gap between entry level employees and seasoned employees in their future careers. Students get together at the beginning of each year and choose their restoration projects for the year and work diligently to complete them two nights a week during the school year.

During the restoration process, the students are responsible for the restoration, documentation, and entry into the DELO Tractor Restoration Competition, a national tractor restoration contest sponsored by Chevron Delo.



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