Can Auto Body Shops Survive Without Lying, Cheating and Stealing?
Is it possible to run a body shop without lying, cheating and stealing?
Mentoring in Auto Body Shops: It All Starts with a Program Manager
As shops struggle to find skilled workers, mentoring programs can be a win-win for your business, as well as for the industry as a whole.
Body Shops Need to be Fairly Compensated for Their Work
I’m preaching to the choir here a bit, but it needs to be said.
Auto Body Shops Shouldn’t Buy Yelp Ads
Given the failed pilot with our Midwest MSO, my opinion hasn’t changed: Claim your free Yelp listing, brand it, fill in all the information you can and manage your reviews.
More Auto Body Shops Getting Paid to Research OEM Repair Procedures, ‘Who Pays for What?’ Survey Finds
In the fall 2017 survey, 11 percent of shops said the eight largest auto insurers are paying them an administrative fee “always” or “most of the time” for researching OEM procedures.
Indiana Lawmaker Introduces Anti-Steering Legislation for Insurance Carriers, Auto Body Shops
Under the proposed bill, insurers would be forbidden from engaging in a “boycott, intimidation or coercive acts” when negotiating with shops on repairs.
These Gift-Giving Opportunities for Body Shops Will Help Schools Train the Next Generation of Collision Technicians
If you’re wondering what your shop can do to bridge the skills gap, the Collision Repair Education Foundation has two ways you can make an immediate impact.
Scanning and Recalibration: Should Body Shops Sublet or Perform In-House?
Determining whether you should perform scans and/or recalibrations in-house or sub them out depends on a lot of factors.
Inside the Cheap, Rusty World of Used Car Body Shops in the 1970s
As a PB&E jobber in the 1970s, Mark Clark learned that rust ruled in used car body shops, and there were several degrees of cheap.
Lead Attorney in John Eagle Lawsuit Offers 11 Strategies to Help Body Shops Avoid Their Own $42 Million Verdict
Dallas attorney Todd Tracy just landed a $42 million verdict against John Eagle Collision Center for a negligent repair. Now he wants to protect the rest of the auto body industry from a similar fate.
