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Encouraging Continued Education Through Your Trusted Distribution Partner

In today’s collision repair industry, it’s crucial to acknowledge the fact that vehicles have undergone significant changes. These changes have been so extensive that they can no longer be compared to our parents’ or grandparents’ vehicles. We were used to straightening metal, sanding, and spraying paint, but now we have to be computer technicians, metallurgy

Stop Subletting: Simplifying the ADAS Opportunity

In-house ADAS calibrations means safety, efficiency, and profitability for collision shops. Control the process and reap the benefits. Learn more in this six-part series. Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) is an umbrella term for the multiple vehicle safety and convenience systems becoming increasingly common on today’s vehicles. Blind Spot Warning (BSW), Lane Departure Warning (LDW),

Rolling into the Repair Shop: Advice on Moving Vehicles Safely and Efficiently

By Tony Ashmore and Brian O’Reilly With each damaged car that rolls into your repair shop, there’s a unique set of challenges. Perhaps it’s a vehicle hit hard on the front end that needs the motor taken out or a whole corner destroyed. In the automotive repair industry, safety and efficiency go hand in hand.

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

Easy, Open and Honest: What Consumers Expect from Businesses in 2024 and Beyond

How has your business and the world changed since COVID-19? One key takeaway from the pandemic was the need for accessibility—the option to do things conveniently and with as little friction as possible. Synchrony recently published a report titled “The Rise of the Consumer: Redefining the Brand Relationship,” where they found that consumers overall want

Pre-Scan and Post-Scan are Solid Gold for Profitability

To understand where we are, we must always understand where we have been. The first computer-controlled system on a vehicle had to perform only one function, to control the electronic fuel injection. This was back in the day when the 1968 Volkswagen® Type 3 Fastback had a transistorized electronic module manufactured by Bosch® and was

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Find the Perfect Match: Choosing a Franchise

Exploring franchise opportunities requires the same dedication and attention to detail as finding a soulmate, says ProColor Collision’s Scott Bridges. Deciding if you should join a franchise and, if so, which one, bears an uncanny resemblance to the world of dating apps. In both cases, you’re looking for a compatible partner who aligns with your

Optimizing Your Shop’s Performance through the Collision Repair Community

In today’s times, collision repair facilities are being faced with challenges and obstacles from all angles. Shops finally have more work than they know what to do with, some with six-week backlogs. But with that “gold rush” of cars, some have found it harder to maintain their high level of customer service, profitability, and operational

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Improving A Shop Owner’s Business Takes Center Stage at WreckWeek

Automotive service providers, whether they are collision or auto repair shop owners, are concerned with one thing: how do you maximize your efforts into profits? Like all small business owners, they are affected by supply chain delays, employment retention, inflation, rising costs of operations and the long work hours they put into their businesses. These