ASA’s Marketplace Will Be Featured at ASRW
Vendor participants of the Automotive Service Association ‘s (ASA) Marketplace will comprise a new pavilion on the show floor at Automotive Service & Repair Week (ASRW), scheduled for Oct. 11- 13 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas. Introduced in March, the ASA Marketplace provides one-stop shopping for ASA’s entire benefits portfolio for
Manage Paint Costs
Version 6.4 of the PMCLogic paint and materials management system features enhancements surrounding cost and revenue analytics and updated paint and material price information. The new insurance grouping feature aggregates insurer information for all vehicles repaired, along with other data imported from the three major estimation providers (Audatex, CCC and Mitchell). It also includes a
Wider, Stronger Frame Machine
The American Freedom GT collision repair frame machine is a wide and strong piece of equipment. At 92 inches wide, it allows body shops to increase productivity by accepting heavier and wider vehicles. It has working heights as low as 12 inches and as high as 42 inches in addition to a 12,000-lb. lift capacity.
Rugged Automotive Lift
BendPak’s new HDS-Series four-post lifts have a vastly increased lifespan for most critical lift components. The lifts have massive self-lubricating sheaves, cables and lifting components to keep them working like new for longer. The series features 10-1/2-in. diameter cable sheaves within the runway and cross tubes, as well as 2-1/2-in. diameter sheave axles to dramatically
Class Is In Session
chool and conducting our business lives. Fall is the time when we should be checking to make sure we’ve been achieving all of our goals for the year. It’s the time when we should be making any final corrections and keep working our plans for the year. It should also be a time when we
Performing Custom Modification
Performing high-quality custom modification can be extremely rewarding, not to mention provide higher net profits than your average collision job.
Estimating Essentials
Is there really a difference in preparing an estimate for a high-end vehicle versus a high-production vehicle? The answer is a resounding no! Both require education and training to ensure that proper and safe repairs are outlined in the estimate.
DuPont Performance Coatings Partners with Marshall Auto Body for Future Lean Curriculum Development
DuPont Performance Coatings (DPC) has partnered with Marshall Auto Body, headquartered in Waukesha, Wis. The agreement between the parties covers supplying Spies Hecker brand refinish products and related supplies and extends to the sharing of Marshall Auto Body’s pull-based lean production operating model that the shop put in place nearly five years ago. Marshall Auto
‘Hiring and Attracting Qualified Techs’ Added to BodyShop Business Conference Agenda; Avery to present ‘How to Get on a DRP’
Attendees of the 2010 BodyShop Business Conference – Succeeding Through Change to be held Sept. 17-18 in downtown Indianapolis can now expect an additional treat: a breakout session entitled “Hiring and Attracting Qualified Techs” by human resources expert Daren Fristoe. Fristoe is president of The Fristoe Group, Inc. (TFG), a solutions provider of human resource
Texas Department of Insurance Issues Warning to Insurers on Steering
The Texas Department of Insurance (DOI) recently issued a bulletin to insurance companies reminding them of their responsibilities to claimants regarding payment for damage to motor vehicles and the selection of a repair person or facility in accordance with the law. Section 1952.301 of the Texas Insurance Code (TIC) specifies that an insurer may not