Auto Body Equipment: Price Isn’t Everything
Price shouldn’t be the only factor in your buying decision when it comes to equipment.
Scanning & Recalibration: Market Rates
When it comes to the pricing of scanning and recalibration, we need to make sure we’re all talking the same language.
What Is the Best Way to Keep Up with OE Repair Procedures?
What is the best way to keep up with information and repair methods to prove to the insurance company that certain things need to be done during a repair?
Collision Repair Welding is Easier With the Right Technology
A tremendous evolution is under way in the auto collision repair industry, fueled by several factors. Increasing fuel economy standards are driving a continual move toward more lightweight, ultra-thin materials in today’s new vehicles.
Standard Operating Procedures for Heavy Duty Truck Repair Now Available from 3M Automotive Aftermarket Division
3M Automotive Aftermarket Division announced it has created an online Heavy Duty Truck Repair Center to offer all of the solutions, SOPs and repair processes to repair professionals who focus on heavy duty trucks.
Reader’s Choice: Why Are Companies Such as I-CAR and ASE not Offering More Hands-On Training?
Why are companies such as I-CAR and ASE and others not offering more hands-on training beyond a couple classes a year?
2018 Ford Expedition, Lincoln Navigator Borrow Some Repairability Features from F-150
When the 2018 Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator begin showing up in auto body shops, repairers should notice some similarities to the Ford F-150, the automaker says in its latest On Target publication.
I-CAR Reports Gains in Training Participation, But More Work to be Done
With the increase, 33 percent of shops now are training with I-CAR, up from about 25 percent the year before, according to I-CAR.
Ford: New Modular Apron Tube on F-150, F-250 No Longer ‘Beast of a Repair’
Both vehicles now incorporate “upstream designs to enhance and improve overall repairability.”
Dissecting Today’s Vehicles
With the advanced materials in today’s vehicles, looking up the OE procedures has become a necessity.
