NHTSA Plans to Add Two Automatic Emergency Braking Systems to Vehicles
Organization says crash imminent braking and dynamic brake support systems can help mitigate the severity of a crash or to avoid it altogether by automatically applying the vehicle’s brakes or supplementing the driver’s braking effort.
I-CAR Launches New Website
Redesigned site features new, relevant content and user-friendly navigation.
Equip Yourself for Aluminum
Do you have the equipment it takes to repair aluminum? Here is a range of tools and other products you will need.
Collision Repairers ‘Get in the Zone’ at PPG MVP Conference
Approximately 350 collision repairers enjoyed motivational speakers and hardcore business improvement classes at Phoenix, Ariz. event.
Next Repair University Episode Focuses on Interviewing and Hiring in Today’s Body Shop
The next episode of Collision Hub’s LIVE educational video series, Repair University, will feature Daren Fristoe, president of The Fristoe Group, Inc. (TFG), a solutions provider of human resource products and services for small to mid-sized businesses. The episode, “Interviewing and Hiring in Today’s Body Shop,” will air on Sept. 22 at 1 p.m. Central
PPG Fall MVP Conference Set to ‘Reveal the Power of Performance’
Dynamic keynote speakers, engaging interactive seminars and workshops and networking with peers and industry partners are all on the agenda for the upcoming PPG MVP Business Solutions Conference, which takes place Sept. 18-20 at the Sheraton New Orleans Hotel located in the heart of the “Big Easy.” Intended for owners and managers of collision centers
BSB Waterborne Conference Registrants Ready to Go Green
The conference is still two months away, but many repairers have already signed up and are excited to learn about low-VOC basecoats and go green.
VeriFacts Talks High Strength Steel, Repair Procedures at Annual Coaches Conference
VeriFacts Automotive recently held its annual Coaches Conference in Detroit which had the theme of “Unify, Educate and Calibrate.” "Our coaches come in contact with nearly 5,000 technicians each and every month, so it’s critically important that we keep on the cutting edge of OEM repair procedures,” said Mark Olson, VeriFacts COO. While in Detroit,
Insurer-Owned Shops: Anomaly or Trend
er relationships?”– Johnny Reyes, operations specialist, Pacific Collision Center, Inc., Placentia, Calif. Question answered by: Charlie Barone Among the greatest concerns of body shop owners in the United States is the possibility of a developing trend toward insurance company ownership of body shops. While the advancement of the Sterling/Allstate venture appears to be rapid in
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