Latest ‘Who Pays for What’ Survey Focuses on Aluminum Repair Labor Rates
The current survey, open for participation through the end of October, focuses on aluminum repair labor rates, as well as about two dozen shop supply items, asking how frequently shops are paid for each by the eight largest auto insurers in the country.
HD Repair Forum 2023: Leave Your Funk at the Door
This year’s HD Repair Forum was a valuable opportunity to keep abreast of the trends impacting medium- and heavy-duty collisions repairers.
The Labor Rate: Where We Stand in 2020
With labor rates still suppressed in 2020, it’s time for shops to understand their economics and get paid for all the procedures they do.
Heavy-Duty Collision Repair: Welsh Collision Center
When Brad Welsh decided to open a semi truck collision repair facility, he knew La Porte, Texas, was the perfect place.
Standard Operating Procedures for Heavy Duty Truck Repair Now Available from 3M Automotive Aftermarket Division
3M Automotive Aftermarket Division announced it has created an online Heavy Duty Truck Repair Center to offer all of the solutions, SOPs and repair processes to repair professionals who focus on heavy duty trucks.
Heavy Truck Repair for Big Rigs
Shops talk about the challenges and opportunities in heavy-duty collision repair.
How Aluminum Repair Has Changed the Auto Body Industry
As stubborn as this industry is to change, the F-150 forced us all to look to the future and change.
Determining Labor Rates for Aluminum
The collision repair industry needs to stop the funny times and begin to assess an hour for an hour at a true labor rate.
3M Products Used in Collision Repair Shops Also Keep NASCAR Drivers in Fast Lane
From the time production starts on a NASCAR racecar to the time it returns to the shop after a grueling race weekend, 3M products are a part of the entire process.
Latest “Who Pays for What” Survey Focuses on Refinish Labor Billing and Insurer Pay Practices
Current survey that shops are being asked to take focuses on two dozen “not-included” refinish-related operations, asking shops how frequently they’re paid for each of the operations by each of the eight largest auto insurers in the country.
