Inside the Cheap, Rusty World of Used Car Body Shops in the 1970s
As a PB&E jobber in the 1970s, Mark Clark learned that rust ruled in used car body shops, and there were several degrees of cheap.
Vehicle Care RockStar: Clay Hoberecht
Since starting Best Body Shop, Hoberecht has become a social media star and an example for leading with integrity and doing the right thing.
Glue Pulling: Auto Body Shop Efficiency and Cleaner Repairs
One relatively new method of collision repair growing in popularity, relevance and value is glue pull repair.
AI and Auto Body
Artificial intelligence is making an impact in the auto body industry, streamlining the estimating process and improving the customer experience.
CARSTAR Salutes the Women of the Collision Repair Industry
The women of CARSTAR U.S. are role models for anyone looking to succeed in the vehicle service business.
ADAS Calibrations of Florida Joins Car ADAS
ADAS Calibrations’ territory will extend from Orlando to North Fort Lauderdale.
Auto Body Consolidation Review 2023: Growth Never Rests
The collision repair industry has shown impressive resilience amidst a downturn in global M&A activity.
Networking: Is It a Car or Computer?
Understanding vehicle electronics will be a necessity for all shops in order to not only repair the vehicle but justify the costs.
Is Your Auto Body Shop a Hobby … or a Business?
So you want to provide safe and properly repair vehicles to your customers … even at a financial loss?
An Ode to the Parts Cart: The Deceivingly Simple Solution to Optimizing Shop Productivity
By Tony Ashmore and Brian O’Reilly When it comes to managing your shop, in a perfect world there’s an organized, universal system. A system where every disassembled part is accounted for and stays perfectly intact, and where new parts are not misplaced, allowing every project to finish on time. Realistically though, we’re all human and
