Editor’s Notes: What’s the Procedure?
At some point, this industry has to get on the same page as to how to properly and safely repair vehicles.
Safety Guide: Creating a Safety Culture for a Competitive Edge
What can auto repair companies do to attract, hire and retain young talent? The first step is to learn what’s important to them.
Safety Guide: Make Shop Safety a Top Priority
A shop that takes safety and its employees’ well-being seriously is going to have happier employees than a shop that does not.
New Petition Circulates Among Collision Repair Facilities
The petition pleads for the federal government to “enforce the 1963 Consent Decree for the safety of the American driving public.”
PARTS Act Gains 15 House Cosponsors
Quality Parts Coalition believes the PARTS Act “is an important solution to ensure consumers continue to reap benefits from a competitive collision repair parts marketplace that has existed for more than 60 years.”
Rhode Island Auto Body Shops and Insurance Companies Battle Over Bills Once Again
Most heavily vetted issue would allow for both first-party and third-party lawsuits to be brought against insurance companies.
PCI Blames Auto Body Shop Legislation for High Auto Insurance Costs in Rhode Island
Insurance association says 17 auto body shop bills passed over the last decade have Rhode Island consumers paying among the highest auto insurance premiums and auto body repair costs in the nation.
Gunder’s Auto Center Defeats Progressive’s Motion to Dismiss and Invoke Appraisal Clause
Lawsuit was filed on behalf of Gunder’s customer due to Progressive’s alleged failure to pay for the reasonable and necessary costs to repair the customer’s vehicle.
All Roads Lead to SEMA
Ah, November. Summer’s long gone, the days are getting shorter by the minute and the holidays are right around the corner. But while most of the country is starting to cool down for winter, things are just beginning to heat up in Vegas. Notorious for being the biggest and arguably the best automotive show in
More Than 50 Attorneys Set to Defend Insurers in Consolidated Short-Pay Lawsuit
Fifty-five attorneys representing various national insurers showed up at a Sept. 11 hearing in Orlando to defend their clients in a consolidated lawsuit filed by body shops from around the country, according to anarticle in the Orlando Sentinel. Hundreds of collision shops from around the country are suing roughly 80 insurance companies for short-pays. Companies