New Vehicle Electronics: Scanning, Recalibration and ADAS
When it comes to repairing or replacing ADAS components, it’s not just what you know but when you know.
5 Biggest Body Shop Trends for Success
In the pages of “The Secrets of America’s Greatest Body Shops,” five trends for body shop success were revealed. Now, we go in depth on the biggest opportunities for independent collision repairers to differentiate themselves from the competition.
OSHA in Auto Body Shops: Respiratory Protection, Hazard Communication Are Most Frequently Cited Violations
When OSHA cites a collision repair facility for violating its safety and health standards, the culprit often is respiratory protection or hazard communication.
Road to Zero Coalition Unveils Vision for Eliminating Roadway Deaths by 2050
“It is the first time in the nation’s history that so many organizations have collaborated to put forth a comprehensive plan to address motor vehicle fatalities, which have recently increased after years of decline,” the National Safety Council said.
AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety
The new website, AAAFoundation.org, is focused on its four core traffic safety research priorities: emerging technologies, vulnerable road users, driver behavior and performance, and roadway systems and drivers.
Certification: Not Just a Fad
The technological advancements of today’s vehicles require OE certification, so it’s not going away any time soon. In fact, it may replace the DRP model one day.
Is Your Body Shop Planning for Scanning?
What’s the best way to handle scanning, purchasing a scan tool or subletting your scanning or recalibration? I wish there was one plan or program that fits all, but there isn’t.
Last Call for NABC Industry Recognition Awards
Deadline for online nominations is Sept. 15, and winners will be announced at the Collision Industry Red Carpet Awards Breakfast at the SEMA Show on Nov. 1 from 7:30 to 9 a.m.
Artificial Intelligence System Can Assess Collision Damage in Six Seconds: Alibaba
In the battle of man versus machine, the machine won. And it wasn’t even close.
Service King Launches Billboard Campaign for National Cancer Survivors Day
The company is featuring a number of its own cancer survivors on 48 high-profile digital billboards in 11 major markets across the United States.
