California Vehicle Safety Bill A.B. 471 Signed Into Law
A.B. 471, a measure that will expand the inspection of vehicle safety components and systems, was been signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom on Sept. 28.
Auto Body Concepts: Taking Care of the Community
Taking care of customers, employees and the community is central to Auto Body Concepts’ success.
CARSTAR Business Owners Give Back to Those in Need
Efforts to date include medical supplies donated to hospitals, food donated to local shelters and hundreds of homemade masks made for team members.
Vehicle Electronics: Time to Get Serious
Do you have processes and procedures for dealing with ADAS yet? It’s time for all of us to get serious about doing it right.
OSHA in Auto Body Shops: Respiratory Protection, Hazard Communication Are Most Frequently Cited Violations
When OSHA cites a collision repair facility for violating its safety and health standards, the culprit often is respiratory protection or hazard communication.
Tree-Stump Pulling, Pranks and Other ‘Sketchy’ Memories from 48 Years in the Auto Body Industry
A standing joke in our business is about the country body shop that pulled out frame damage with log chains and tree stumps.
Auto Body Experts on Russian Repairer Arthur Tussik’s YouTube Videos: ‘This Isn’t Right’
One-man Russian repairer Arthur Tussik might be an internet sensation, but he’s not doing the auto body industry any favors with his homemade videos.
Inside the Cheap, Rusty World of Used Car Body Shops in the 1970s
As a PB&E jobber in the 1970s, Mark Clark learned that rust ruled in used car body shops, and there were several degrees of cheap.
NHTSA Denies Automatic Emergency Braking Petition for Rulemaking
NHTSA indicated that the agency is watching OEMs’ efforts on automatic emergency braking and may assess down the road “whether additional steps, including the possibility of a rulemaking to establish a new standard, might be needed in the future.”
PPG Dream Car Award Winners Named at Annual Goodguys PPG Nationals
A PPG-painted car took Street Rod of the Year honors, and PPG’s DITZLER DSC5250 Satin Clear Kit won the inaugural Best New Product award in the Paint & Car Care Products category.
