Do Shops Have a Legal Obligation to Check Related Systems for Damage?
In a front-end accident where there is front bumper and frame damage visible, are body shops required to check the radiator for leaks with a pressure test? If they didn’t, what problems can occur afterward? Are body shops required to have certified mechanics on site to guarantee the work for auto insurance company claims?
SCRS Introduces Greensweep Energy and Pollution Performance Program for Collision Repairers
New SCRS member benefit assists body shops in reducing the environmental impact of their facilities.
LORD Fusor Training Courses Now Available via I-CAR Industry Training Alliance
LORD Corporation, maker of Fusor Automotive Repair Adhesives, has announced the availability of new Fusor Repair Clinics.
New York Body Shop to File $1 Million-Plus Worth of Short Pay Suits
Refusal to pay posted labor rate, P-page denials and arbitrary caps are just some of the accusations behind the suits against various insurers.
Free Legal Seminar for Collision Repairers Will Touch on Shop’s Battle with State Farm
A collision industry legal seminar is being provided for collision repair professionals as a result of “overwhelming interest and questions from repairers and consultants across the nation,” organizers Ray Gunder and Barrett Smith announced.
Calculating Vacation Pay for Employees with Commission-Based Pay
How do you calculate vacation pay for techs and painters who work on commission?
2012 Ridler Award Winner Features BASF Glasurit Paint
The 2012 Ridler Award winner announced at the Detroit Autorama Feb. 26 was the 1955 Ford T-Bird, owned by Dwayne Peace of Tyler, Texas, and painted with BASF’s Glasurit 90-Line Brilliant Red waterborne paint.
To Sue or Not to Sue?
Most collision repair facilities view suing insurance companies as the kiss of death, but some shops have deemed it necessary to recover proper compensation, restore their reputations or counter what they feel are unfair business practices. Their advice? Know what you’re getting into beforehand.
CARSTAR Expands Marketing, Service Teams
CARSTAR Auto Body Repair Experts says it is expanding its corporate leadership and service teams to add new levels of collision, insurance and franchising industry experience and expertise.
Body Shop Location: How Much Does It Matter?
I’m thinking about moving to a better facility for my body shop, and I was wondering how much emphasis should be put on the location. It seems it really is just a destination-type business, and I don’t want to spend more than I have to just to be on a high-traffic road if it doesn’t matter much.