CIC Emerging Technologies Subcommittee Discusses Pre- and Post-Repair Scanning
The industry wants to know, does every car need to be scanned? Does it depend on the year, make and model, severity and type of repair? Why should repairers do this? What is the compensation?
Editor’s Notes: 24 Months
You only have 24 months to ditch your old business model. This is the sobering message Steve Feltovich opened up with at the Sherwin-Williams EcoLean Workshop held June 28-29 in Charlotte.
Editor’s Notes 2.0: Pokémon GO – A Boon to the Auto Body Industry?
The Pokémon GO mania has officially caused its first collision accident. Should you prepare for a glut of new business this summer?
Editor’s Notes: Believe
The Cleveland Cavaliers’ improbable victory over the Warriors in the NBA Finals will keep us from ever saying again, “What are the odds?”
Mississippi Collision Repairer Challenges State Farm Over Vehicle Scan
A Mississippi body shop owner claims that State Farm is refusing to pay for a pre- and post-repair scan of a 2012 Chrysler van, despite acknowledging that Mopar says it must be done.
Super Ideas for Your Shop
These initiatives from creative shops might just inspire you to be different and daring.
Editor’s Notes: What Makes You Stand Out?
With business harder and harder to come by these days, you really need to find something unique to make you stand out…and make you unforgettable.
Editor’s Notes 2.0: Driver Types
The Wanderer. The Itchy Foot. The Tailgater. The Multitasker. We’ve all experienced these types of drivers on the road. Here is my attempt at defining them all.
Editor’s Notes: What’s the Procedure?
At some point, this industry has to get on the same page as to how to properly and safely repair vehicles.
Editor’s Notes 2.0: No Texting and Driving!
I have a confession to make: I have texted while driving. But 90 percent of the time, my cellphone sits on the passenger seat like a loyal lap dog and my hands are firmly planted on the wheel and my focus is on the road.
PPG MVP Conference Offers Collision Repairers Inspiration in Scottsdale
Event held April 24-26 at the Camelback Inn Resort & Spa in Scottsdale, Ariz., emphasized the radical change going on in business and how technology is developing at lightning speed.
CIC Parts & Materials Committee Addresses ‘Opt-OE’ Parts
Collision repairers have been seeing more and more parts in the estimating systems slugged “Opt-OE” or “Alt-OE” and are confused as to exactly what that means.