Scanning and Recalibration: Have a Plan
What’s the best way to handle scanning, purchasing a scan tool or subletting your scanning or recalibration? Unfortunately, there is not one plan or program that fits all.
Collision Shop Liability is a Serious Issue for All
Every collision professional has the choice of refusing a job based on insurance payment coverage, or collecting extra funds from the vehicle owner to do it correctly. Doing it inadequately or incorrectly should never be an option – period times two.
OEM Auto Body Certification: What’s Next?
In 2011, the three major industry associations decided that OEM repair procedures should be the standard. In 2019, we’re talking about taking those repair procedures to the next level and getting that stamp of approval from the manufacturers who created them.
Advanced Materials: Shops Weigh In
We asked three shop owners about advanced materials in their business and how they have accommodated this shift to more “exotic materials” in the industry. This is what they had to say!
Advanced Materials: We’ve Come a Long Way from Mild Steel
We’ve come a long way from the mild-steel vehicles of the past. Technology is taking the collision industry in directions we never dreamed of. The changes we’ve seen in just the past few years are mind-boggling. And I do not believe the changes are going to stop anytime soon.
Scanning and Recalibration: Addressing the Myths
The phrase, “scan to cover all diagnostics,” is being heard a lot in our industry, which creates a problem as a recalibration or a reprogram is not a scan. So let’s address some of the myths floating around out there.
What’s the Buzz in the Collision Industry?
What I heard out in the real world was that things are pretty good on the collision repair front these days. If we could just get the insurance companies to send the work to our shop and pay us for all the necessary repairs…
Welding: Do Welders Have the Proper Wire?
Technicians are unaware that the wire they have in their welders may be entirely wrong. It’s the same wire we’ve used for years, but it’s wrong!
Richard Branson: Listen to Everyone
Billionaire Richard Branson’s success may boil down to two things: listening to everyone, and taking notes.
When Napping at Work is Good
Get your NAP, or name, address and phone, correct online and your search engine ranking/overall online visibility should improve!
