NHTSA Releases Two New Studies on Impaired Driving on U.S. Roads
Drunk driving declines, while drug use behind the wheel rises.
Tackling Substance Abuse
Addressing substance abuse among your employees first starts with having a policy stated in your employee handbook.
CARSTAR Mundelein Employee Receives President’s Volunteer Service Award
Marian Rodriguez receives award for donating 499 hours to the Union League Boys & Girls Club of Chicago.
STRANGE BUT TRUE: Collision Repairers Find Cocaine in Salvage Door
Approximately $150,000 of drug concealed in door originating from Dallas, Texas salvage yard.
California Insurers Say New Auto Body Repair Regulations Biased Toward Shops
Association of California Insurance Companies says regulations could result in less consumer choice and higher repair bills.
STRANGE BUT TRUE: Denuded Driver Flees from Scene of Car Accident
d from the scene…and he felt every breath of that wind.
New Jersey Body Shop Owner Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Insurance Scam
A body shop owner from Hamilton, N.J., was sentenced to three years in prison May 5 for leading an auto insurance scam, the Trentonian reported. Robert Buckingham, 55, owner of Robert Christopher Collision, pleaded guilty to second-degree conspiracy to commit insurance fraud and theft by deception in March 2010, according to court documents. Buckingham ran
STRANGE BUT TRUE: Woman Blames Vampire for Crash
A Colorado woman claims that a vampire in the road startled her and made her back her car into a canal around 11 p.m. June 27. KKCO-TV reports that the woman was driving on a dirt road when she allegedly saw the spooky bloodsucker. The woman told police that she threw her car in reverse
Rival Shops Clash Over Defamation Suit
A cross-town rivalry has gotten ugly for two California shops. Gene Crozat, owner of G&C Auto Body in Santa Rosa, is suing Kari Solem, owner of Advance Tech Collision, for libel and unfair business practices, among other allegations. The Press Democrat reports that in July 2009, Solem, in e-mails sent to Farmers Insurance, other insurance
Is the Insurance Company Also the Shop’s Customer?
Rick Little, Owner Rick’s Auto Sales & Service Inc. Coshocton, Ohio Viewing insurance companies as your customer is an unhealthy and dangerous thing to do and will only lead to giving them complete control of the industry. We need only to look at the healthcare industry to see how subtly and completely this is