A Supplement-Free World: Just a Dream?
Many shops say much of their inefficiency comes from having to write and request supplement after supplement. Is there another way?
Laying it on Thick
Sprayed-on bedliners, once the realm of only a few manufacturers, are now available from many different sources as very basic systems to incredibly elaborate ones.
All About Energy Efficiency
These spraybooths tout energy efficiency in a time when cost savings are all-important to body shops.
Mitchell International’s Jack Farnan Named San Diego’s HR Professional of the Year
Mitchell International, Inc. – a provider of information, workflow and performance management solutions to the collision repair and property and casualty claims industries – announced that Jack Farnan, Mitchell’s senior vice president of human resources, has been named "HR Professional of the Year" by the San Diego Business Journal. Farnan was selected as one of
Avery Says State Farm Still Overcapacity
State Farm Consultant George Avery made a few collision repairers nervous at the Paint, Body & Equipment Specialists Spring Conference when he said that State Farm was still overcapacity despite slashing the shops in its Select Service program from 20,000 to about 11,000. The logical question, then, which was asked by a repairer in the
Second-Year Terms in Full Swing for NACE Event and Council Chairs
The Automotive Service Association (ASA) and the 2008 International Autobody Congress & Exposition (NACE) today announced that Darrell Amberson, the current ASA Collision Division Director, has once again accepted the appointment as the 2008 Event Chairman, which includes serving as chairman of the 20-plus member NACE Attendee Advisory Council. Returning as the exhibitor advisory council
New EPA Rule to Impact Body Shops
A new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule, "40 CFR Part 63 Subpart HHHHHH, National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Paint Stripping and Miscellaneous Surface Coating Operations at Area Sources," applies to all body shops and to many other small shops that paint metal and/or plastic parts. It also includes separate requirements for businesses that
New EPA Rule to Impact Body Shops
A new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule, "40 CFR Part 63 Subpart HHHHHH, National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Paint Stripping and Miscellaneous Surface Coating Operations at Area Sources," applies to all body shops and to many other small shops that paint metal and/or plastic parts. It also includes separate requirements for businesses that
Insurer Says Communication with DRP Shops Improved Through Performance Claims Tools
One year after launching the Performance Claims tools for managing its auto claims processes, California Casualty Management Company (CCMC) says it has gained new efficiencies and better communication with its EARN DRP shops, as well as eliminated guesswork about the requirements of being in its preferred network. CCMC believes that through its adoption of open
The Consumer-Centric Solution
With DRPs losing favor and shops in desperate search for profitability, creating a consumer-focused business model may be the answer.
