Tri-Rivers Automotive Technology

03/13/2026

We couldn’t be more proud of these guys that represented Automotive Technology at the SkillsUSA Ohio Central Regional Competition today!

12/10/2025

Our initial engine start up of our 347ci BluePrint Engine installed in our Factory Five Racing MK4!

11/21/2025

Automotive Technicians are in high demand!

The country doesn't have enough mechanics 👇

The Ford CEO framed it as a serious, structural issue in the United States workforce

Jim Farley said it takes about five years of training and hands-on experience to learn how to pull a diesel engine from a Super Duty. But the country isn’t producing enough people with that capability.

He blamed the hollowing out of trade education and said the nation has failed to invest in a new generation of workers who could make a solid living in these roles.

To help, Ford rolled out a $4 million scholarship program for aspiring technicians, but Farley said the pipeline still isn’t close to keeping up.

11/14/2025

Our 347 cubic inch, 415 horsepower and 415 foot pounds of torque power plant arrived today from BluePrint Engines! It is coupled to a Tremec TKX 5-speed manual transmission. Our students made short work of installing it in our Factory Five Shelby Cobra replica kit car.