CARSTAR Message to Franchisees: ‘There Is Work to Be Done’
In past years, the message conveyed to CARSTAR franchisees at the annual CARSTAR conference was business-focused but fun and lighthearted. This year’s message, however, was delivered with a bit more urgency and seriousness. With 4,000 to 5,000 collision repair facilities closing within the last year, including some CARSTAR shops, CARSTAR CEO Dick Cross felt the
Performing Custom Modification
Performing high-quality custom modification can be extremely rewarding, not to mention provide higher net profits than your average collision job.
Mass. Shop Holds Drawing for Safe Driving Course
Plymouth, Mass.-based King Collision Centers, along with Plymouth Police Department, Plymouth Public Schools and Commerce Insurance, awarded two local high school students with a free safe driving course through its community service partnership, the Plymouth Safe Driving Campaign. Plymouth South High School sophomore Thomas Cipriano and Plymouth North High School junior Nicholas Tosi were recently
CARSTAR Offering ‘Certified Green’ Program to Its Shops
Two CARSTAR stores have already earned certification.
Comparing Computerized Measuring Systems
Pilots flying in dense fog have to rely on their instruments to make safe landings. Can you do the equivalent of an instrument landing when repairing a vehicle? Only if you can determine the dimensional accuracy of a structural frame…by using a computerized measuring system
CynCast’s Shop Performance Value Rating Program is Topic of Next CREW Webcast
The Collision Repair Executive Webcast (CREW) will feature Doug Kelly, president of CynCast, to discuss CynCast’s rollout of a single value collision repairer scorecard, Shop Performance Value Rating (SPV Rating), on its next program scheduled for Thursday, March 25, at 11 a.m. PST. Kelly will be joined by Eddie Cheskis, CSO, Gerber Collision and Glass,
Tools Invented by Collision Repairers
Eureka! These repairers saw a better way to do their jobs, rolled up their sleeves and invented tools they hope will revolutionize the industry.
CIC Panel Lists Vehicle Complexity, Training as Top Challenges
Vehicle complexity and training were the two main challenges members of a panel discussion held at the Collision Industry Conference last week in Palm Springs, Calif., said lie ahead for the collision repair industry. Members of the panel included: Guy Bargnes of Bargnes Associates; Randy Hanson, auto director for Allstate; John Edelen, president and CEO
Appraiser Targets Insurers, DRP Shops in Book on Consumer Fraud
In his 25-plus years of experience in the collision repair industry, including seven as a licensed motor vehicle damage appraiser, Dan Wyatt has seen it all. Most of what he has seen has led him to the conclusion that insurance companies, adjusters and DRP body shops have colluded together in a massive scheme to defraud
CAR-O-LINER Names Randy Profeta Director of Technical Services and Industry Relations
CAR-O-LINER Company has named Randy Profeta its new director of technical services and industry relations. Profeta has worked in the automotive and collision repair industry for more than 30 years, including job assignments in both the retail and wholesale segments of the automotive industry. Before joining CAR-O-LINER, Profeta worked as a senior consultant and project