Information and Training is Key for Scanning, Recalibration
I was talking to a body shop manager recently and asked him how he’s handling scanning at his shop. He said they only worry about it if there’s a light on the dash. Clearly he hadn’t heard of the dashlight myth.
The Liability is Growing
“Vehicle Directs Man into Oncoming Traffic After ADAS Camera Was Not Calibrated.” The headline we’ve all been dreading. Or should have been dreading.
Attitude is Everything When Hiring Help for Your Auto Body Shop
It seems most auto body shops still value skill in an employee the most. But check out 19-store Carubba Collision’s mantra for recruiting new employees: “Hire based on attitude and teach skills needed to do the job.”
The Future of Collision Repair Is Here
From horse and buggies to rolling computers, the one thing in this industry that has been constant is change.
The Readers Take Over the April Issue of BodyShop Business
Do you want to take over the April 2019 issue of BodyShop Business and win $50? Submit your question to bodyshopbusiness.com/readers-choice/ and fill out the form.
Editor’s Notes 2.0: Dream State
I had a nightmare the other night. I dreamed that I got in a collision and visited a body shop to fix my vehicle. And then I saw the repair…
There’s a Jeep in the Family
My brother bought a new 2018 Jeep Wrangler Sahara the other day, and I asked him if he knew what it was made of. What we found out was very interesting.
Editor’s Notes 2.0: Nice and Smooth
Driving to work this morning, it occurred to me that there are some life lessons in resurfacing roads: You have to go through hell to get to heaven.
Editor’s Notes 2.0: Cocktail, Anyone?
It’s always interesting when I go to cocktail parties and people ask, “What do you do?” What I usually tell them is, “I write about body parts.”
Aluminum Reintroduces Auto Body Industry to Training
If we’re not used to training yet, we’ll get there. After all, you don’t know what you don’t know.
Photo Estimating in Collision Repair: Educating Customers Is Your Best Defense
By participating in insurers’ photo-based estimating programs, consumers are shortchanging themselves – and saving insurers lots of money.
What Collision Repairers Have Learned from 2017
Let’s hope the new year gives us a new perspective on the way we’re doing repairs.
