New Chrysler-Provided Sectioning Procedure Saves Car from Total Loss
VeriFacts Automotive recently acknowledged the Chrysler Corporation for its response to a collision repair shop’s problem with fixing a vehicle that didn’t have published rear sectioning procedures for the required repair. Chrysler’s development of a repair procedure enabled the shop to properly repair this vehicle rather than write it off as a total loss, VeriFacts
Letters to the Editor
The New DRP I was confused by your January 2009 cover story [“The New DRP,” pg. 22]. There are so many reasons why DRPs should be banned, and even though the article touches on the fact that many people in the collision repair industry feel that way, it takes on a defeated tone. Rather than
TECH FEATURE: The Case of the Murdered Paint Job
A horrible paint job. A miffed vehicle owner. An upset insurance company. We were out to crack the case. And everyone and everything were suspects.
STRANGE BUT TRUE: ‘Meteorwrong’ Likely Culprit in Melted Windshield
A California man recently swapped his 1999 Oldsmobile Bravada in good condition for a smashed-up 1995 Isuzu Trooper, believing the Trooper’s value doesn’t lie in its spare parts but in the damage itself. Roy Howard of Anderson, Calif., made the trade after the Isuzu was hit Feb. 26 by an unidentifiable piece of debris that
CARSTAR Offers 10 Tips to Surviving in Today’s Economy
With the economy struggling mightily, CARSTAR has released 10 action steps it’s advising its stores and other collision repair facilities to take to survive and hopefully thrive during tough times. “Store owners should be making every effort to tighten their belts and reduce overhead, which is absolutely essential considering all the margin squeezes we
Stuck On You
Repairers are bonding more with adhesives because, used properly with welding, they can lead to better repairs than welding or adhesives alone.
Confessions of a Hail Chaser
Hail chasers have evolved from an illegitimate group of ragtag hooligans to a new breed of professional PDR technicians. But there are some stories from the early years…
MARCH COVER STORY: Rally for Retail
Trying to change your posted door rate that insurers control might be as silly as wishing for wings to fly. Creating retail list prices, however, could establish a baseline for negotiation and show insurers just how much of a discount they’re getting.
New York Association Urges AG to Halt Insurer Suppression of Rates
Apparently opting to strike while the iron’s hot, Mike Orso, president of the New York State Auto Collision Technicians Association (NYSACTA), has written a letter to New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo urging him to act against insurers following the New York State Department of Insurance’s discovery that some insurers have violated state law when