Encouraging Continued Education Through Your Trusted Distribution Partner
In today’s collision repair industry, it’s crucial to acknowledge the fact that vehicles have undergone significant changes. These changes have been so extensive that they can no longer be compared to our parents’ or grandparents’ vehicles. We were used to straightening metal, sanding, and spraying paint, but now we have to be computer technicians, metallurgy
Auto Glass: An Industry Shattered
The business model of mobile auto glass replacement has given way to brick-and-mortar locations to accommodate windshield calibrations on vehicles equipped with ADAS.
Navigating the Intricate Landscape of Coatings and ADAS
With refinish and ADAS, the theme time and time again comes back to: check the OEM repair recommendations.
Is Your Auto Body Shop a Hobby … or a Business?
So you want to provide safe and properly repair vehicles to your customers … even at a financial loss?
2023 BSB Year in Review: Top 10 Feature Stories
Jason Stahl and Nadine Battah count down the top 10 feature stories of 2023.
This Could Be Your Last Text
A sign I saw on the highway that said “This Could Be Your Last Text” reminded me of my son’s recent car wreck.
Outgoing, Incoming ASE Executives Address Industry
Tim Zilke, who will be retiring as president and CEO of ASE, and his replacement, Dave Johnson, look back at the past and forward at the future of ASE.
CIECA Announces 1Source ADAS as New Corporate Member
1Source ADAS provides ADAS software that generates a post-repair report identifying needed calibrations based on a collision repair estimate.
ADAS Inspection Should Include More than a Test Drive
You can’t confirm that radar, camera and other ADAS components are aimed accurately and operating properly during a test drive.
A Scary Moment Reminds Us of the Importance of Proper Collision Repairs
My son’s car wreck reminded me that we literally hold people’s lives in our hands in the collision repair business.
