CIC Committee Taking Next Step to Create Collision Industry Repair Standards
The Repair Standards Advisory Committee, formed by the Collision Industry Conference (CIC) to address the desire for standards in the U.S. collision repair industry, announced the next step it’s taking to form the standard-setting body proposed at the July 2010 CIC meeting. In support of this effort, the committee has posted a Request for Proposal
ASA Opposes Cuts to Tech Prep Programs
The Automotive Service Association (ASA) has written a letter to Rep. Harold Rogers, R-Ky., chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, and Rep. Norman D. Dicks, D-Wash., ranking member, asking them to reconsider the proposed career and technical education cuts within the proposed fiscal year 2011 Continuing Resolution appropriations bill – specifically those cuts to tech
DuPont Performance Coatings Accepting Entries for 2012 Calendar Competition
Owners of vehicles painted with DuPont Refinish, Hot Hues or Cromax Pro products can compete for cash prizes and to have their cars or trucks appear in the 2012 DuPont calendar. There is no entry fee, and entries can be submitted using a web-based submission process. Entrants must be at least 18 years of age
I-CAR Announces New Hail, Theft, Vandalism Damage Analysis Course
Industry professionals interested in understanding damage analysis repair considerations for weather and vandalism-related damage will soon have a new training opportunity from I-CAR. On Feb. 28, I-CAR says it will introduce its Hail, Theft, Vandalism Damage Analysis (DAM09) course to the inter-industry. Hail, Theft, Vandalism Damage Analysis is an instructor-led course that will cover damage
Online Registration Open for ASA ‘Taking the Hill’ Day and Annual Business Meeting
Registration is open for the Automotive Service Association (ASA) annual business meeting and "Taking the Hill" day. The events will take place May 9-11, 2011, in the Washington, D.C., area, and will address the key issues facing both collision- and mechanical-repair professionals. The annual meeting features an Association Leadership Summit that is open to everyone
House Small Business Committee Considers Repealing 1099 Reporting Mandate
The House Small Business Committee has held its first hearing in the 112th session of Congress on the 1099 reporting mandate of the new health care law. The reporting mandate would require small businesses to file a 1099 form with the IRS for every vendor they pay more than $600 per year. Sam Graves, R-Mo.,
Seminar, Event Registration Now Open for AASP/NJ’s NORTHEAST 2011
The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ) are proud to announce that seminar and event information is now available on the show’s official website, www.aaspnjnortheast.com. With a multitude of national auto industry events creating a NORTHEAST "Auto Industry Week" leading up to the show itself, combined with an impressive slate of NORTHEAST
ASA Opposes Efforts to Eliminate FIO’s Federal Regulation Study
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, H.R. 4173, was signed into law in July 2010. One insurance provision included in the new law was a requirement for an insurance modernization report to the U.S. Congress, which was supported by the Automotive Service Association (ASA). The director of the Office of National Insurance
AASP-MN’s Automotive Scholarships Up for Grabs
Thanks to another successful fundraising drive within the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Minnesota (AASP-MN) membership, the association will be awarding scholarships to select students enrolled in post-secondary automotive (mechanical or collision) programs. Scholarship awards will be $1,000 per student. Recipients must be entering the second year of a two-year NATEF-certified automotive program
Negotiations: Educate, NOT Alienate
Quite often, estimators ask me how they should approach insurers to get paid for what they do. I’ve found that by asking these estimators the following four questions, we end up having a much more productive dialogue toward finding a positive path to proper reimbursement: 1. Is it required to put the vehicle back to