Web-Est Estimating Software Now Integrates with CollisionLink Online Parts Ordering
Web-Est LLC, provider of an online auto collision estimating program, has announced its product is now able to integrate into CollisionLink, the OE parts procurement solution from OEConnection LLC. With the rollout of its latest product update, released early last week, OEConnection has established seamless integration between the Web-Est collision estimating software product and CollisionLink,
The Fickle Pickle
I would like to start off this month with a quirky and unsettling statement: “Customers are fickle.” There. I said it. To some, that may seem obvious. Others probably haven’t thought much about it. For those of you who know what I’m getting at, you’re on your way to overcoming the problem. For the rest
Back to Basics: Financials
Gross profit percentage, breakeven point, accrual accounting…these are all things you need to understand to get ahead and stay ahead in our rapidly changing industry.
How Cloud Computing Affects Collision Repair
As the use of cloud computing has increased, so too have repairers’ concerns over how their data is being used. So how is it being used? And are repairers’ privacy concerns justified? We try to separate fact from fiction and see if the positives outweigh the negatives.
New I-CAR President Talks Role-Based Training, Organization’s Future
Newly appointed I-CAR President and CEO John Van Alstyne has been on the job for a little over two months, but the way he tells it, he’s barely broken in his desk. Instead, he’s been traveling around the U.S., submersing himself in the collision repair industry to better understand who, exactly, I-CAR is serving. Van
6H Rule to be Demystified by Small Business Environmental Assistance Program at BodyShop Business Conference
Although the compliance date for the EPA’s 6H Rule was in January, there are still some common misconceptions and confusion surrounding it. At the 2011 BodyShop Business Conference – Strategies for Success, the Illinois Small Business Environmental Assistance Program (SBEAP) will present an educational session on the 6H Rule, "Environmental Health & Safety Checkup," to
CCC Announces Integration of CCC ONE Total Repair Platform with Enterprise Rent-A-Car ARMS
CCC Information Services Inc. today has announced it has reached an agreement to integrate its CCC ONE Total Repair Platform workflow solution information with Enterprise Rent-A-Car’s ARMS Automotive Exchange, paving the way for virtually immediate updates on in-process repairs. The integration is slated for delivery to collision repairers by the end of March. When information
BodyShop Business Chooses Pheasant Run Resort as Venue for 2011 Conference
The 2011 BodyShop Business Conference – Strategies for Success has selected the fabulous Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles, Ill., as the venue for its all-day training, networking and trade show event to be held May 5. The resort features an 18-hole championship golf course that also has a state-of-the-art practice center with 50 grass
Sherwin-Williams Holding ‘Winning the Keys’ Workshop in Atlanta
Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes will hold its first 2011 A-Plus University “Winning the Keys” Estimating and Profitability Workshop on May 4-5, at the Marriott Gateway Airport Hotel, in Atlanta. Designed to meet the challenges collision repair facilities face in today’s economic climate, participants in the workshop will learn how to close more sales and increase business
AASP-MN Annual Meeting & Convention Announced
The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Minnesota (AASP-MN) will hold its Annual Meeting and Convention March 31 and April 1 at the Holiday Inn St. Paul East (I-94 & McKnight Rd.), St. Paul, Minn. The 1-½ day line-up includes 17 different programs for mechanical and collision repair shop owners, managers and technicians, as