I’m Just a Bill: How a Bill Becomes a Law
Remember the Saturday morning “School House Rock” clip about how a bill becomes a law? Consider this article the adult version, in which you’ll learn how the legislative process works and how the government’s actions affect your shop.
The Word Track an Insurer Uses to Influence a Vehicle Owner to Go to a Preferred Shop
We have a list of five companies here …” Sound familiar? Like … oh, let’s say … the word track an insurer uses to influence a vehicle owner to go to a preferred shop? But what if the roles were reversed? What if, instead, it’s the word track a shop owner uses to influence a
The Spraybooth School of Hard Knocks
Everybody makes mistakes. (Trust me, I’ve been party to some big ones.) But if you learn from those mishaps instead of dwelling on them, you’ll come out ahead – and may even avoid a repeat performance.
Industrywide Communication Gap
Until we develop uniform guidelines for the blending process to inform and educate insurers and information providers about what’s required, ignorance will cost us productivity and profits
Up to Your Boots in Booth Regulations
Where can you go to learn about spraybooth regulations? Is there anyone out there who can answer a question with something other than “I don’t know”? How the heck can you keep your booth legal if you can’t find anyone who knows what the heck “legal” means?
Lobbying Power
The NAII takes the 59th spot in “Fortune” magazine’s ranking of the country’s top lobbying groups
Back It Up: Crossdraft Booths
The old axiom is that two parts of the car must be flawless – the driver’s door and the hood – because the owner sees both every time he drives the car. Though you can’t change the way a crossdraft booth works, you can change the way you place the car in the booth.
2001 Industry Profile: What are the Signs that Summer is Finally Here?
Baseball season is in full swing, kids don’t have to worry about homework, and it’s time for the BodyShop Business Industry Profile. Take a look at all the charts, graphs and analysis to see how the industry – and repairers like you – are doing.
Shop Owner Profile: What Kind of Men and Women Head the Nation’s Collision Repair Shops?
Are they ready for retirement or taking over the family business? We polled some of our subscribers – maybe even you! – to find out more about the people leading this industry.
Purchasing Profile: Aftermarket Crash Parts
You know you have to spend money to make money – but sometimes it’s on stuff you’d rather not buy.
Operations Profile: Operating Smoothly
Keeping a collision repair shop operating smoothly takes a lot of work. How do all of you cope with such daily issues as labor rates, insurers wanting discounts and poor fitting replacement crash parts? One day at a time.
Personnel Profile: Benefits Other Shop Owners Offer Their Employees
Curious what benefits other shop owners offer their employees? Curious what other shops in your region pay their employees? We’ve got the answers.