Class-Action Suit Against ABRA Settled for $1 Million
A class-action lawsuit filed against ABRA Auto Body and Glass last year was settled for $1 million in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota this week. The settlement was proposed by plaintiffs in the suit in which two former ABRA employees alleged that the company required customer service managers and customer service
’57 Chevy Cameo Wins NAPA Trick Truck Award at Pacific Northwest Nationals
NAPA Auto Parts awarded Marysville, Wash., resident Dave Forman a NAPA Trick Truck award at the Goodguys Custom Rod Association’s 20th Pacific Northwest Nationals this weekend in Puyallup, Wash., for his remodeled 1957 Chevrolet Cameo Truck. NAPA, the “official auto parts store” of the Goodguys Rod Custom Association, will present Trick Truck awards at 24
AMI Announces Monthly Webinar Topics
The Automotive Management Institute (AMI) has announced the dates and topics for the first five one-hour Webinars that it will present beginning in August as a part of its new online education initiative. The first five Webinars are as follows: Aug. 8: Service Marketing for the Independent Service Facility presented by George Witt Sept. 9:
PPG Donates $10,000 to SkillsUSA
PPG Automotive Refinish has donated $10,000 to SkillsUSA, a national nonprofit organization serving teachers, high school and college students who are preparing for careers in trade, technical and skilled service occupations. More than 300,000 students and instructors join SkillsUSA annually. The PPG donation was earmarked to support the 2008 National SkillsUSA Championships held in Kansas
Customer Care to the Max
Fred Haas Collision Center earns accolades through a customer-centered approach and continual process improvement.
I-CAR Scholarship Winners Recognized by ALLDATA
ALLDATA has awarded one-year, online ALLDATA Collision subscriptions to the two winners of the I-CAR 2008 Education Foundation scholarship program. The I-CAR Secondary School Scholarship winner – Matthew Landman of Beaver Falls, Pa. – attends Beaver County Area Vocational Technical School. The Post-Secondary School Winner –Michael Luna of Sequin, Texas — attends St. Philip’s College
Work Space Solutions
Car-O-Liner has built a long-standing reputation for designing and manufacturing collision repair equipment known for its innovation and ease of use. Its new LEAN Work Space Solutions are no exception. The uniform design provides your shop and your technicians with an efficient environment for reducing repair cycle times. Specially-designed bays allow optimization of different types
New CRASH1 Location Named in Illinois
Midwest Auto & Truck Collision (MATC), located in the southwest Chicago area, announced it joined the CRASH1 Collision Repair Network. "I look forward to continue building my business as a CRASH1 location by learning from other successful shop owners and developing stronger relations with the insurers," said Casey Mucha, president of MATC CRASH1. MATC CRASH1
Ohio’s DCR Systems Switches to Four-Day Work Week
Mentor, Ohio-based DCR Systems has begun transitioning team members at its accident repair centers to a four-day work week featuring 10-hour shifts Monday through Saturday. The four-day work week has been in place at DCR’s Metro Accident Repair Center in Brook Park, Ohio, since January 2008, and at Classic Accident Repair Center in Mentor, Ohio,