Viewpoint: Include All Your Labor Operations…Because You Deserve It
You should be charging the hourly rate your business needs to get paid to be profitable and all labor and refinish operations necessary in the proper repair of a vehicle.
Using Cold Straightening on High-Strength Steels
Using a torch to heat and straighten frame rails can compromise the structural integrity of today’s advanced metals. Cold straightening with an induction heater is the better choice.
Chrysler Group LLC Commits to Exhibiting at ASRW
Automaker will exhibit at all-new OEM Rotunda area on show floor.
PPG’s PaintManager Program Reaches Web User Milestone
Color retrieval and management program garners 5,000th subscriber.
I-CAR Launches Initiative to Enhance Technical Support
Update includes expansion of technical team, enhanced communication regarding repair processes and procedures.
UTI Instructor Becomes First Person Ever to Complete Every Chief Training Course
Randolph McGinty has taken eight Chief University classes over last 10 years at UTI’s Houston campus.
Eye on OE Certification
More and more shops are considering OE certification as a way to stand out from the competition.
Ford Motor Company to Return as Exhibitor at ASRW
Automaker will exhibit in all-new area at show slated for Oct. 17-18 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas.
CARSTAR Leadership Addresses PartsTrader, Other Issues
CARSTAR executives spoke to the media on pressing issues in the collision repair industry today.
ASA Opposes PARTS Act
Association questions safety of copy parts and believes they expose consumers to risks.