GCIA Labor Rate Survey Results Show Overall Increase in All Rates
The results are in for the fifth annual Georgia Collision Industry Association (GCIA) labor rate survey, and the largest percentage increased reported over 2010 was in paint and materials and mechanical at 3.28 and 2.07 percent, respectively. The average hourly rates for the following categories were recorded: • Sheet metal: $42.39 (0.64% increase over 2010)
Take 5th Annual GCIA Labor Rate Survey Now
Georgia collision repair facilities are invited to take the 5th annual Georgia Collision Industry Association (GCIA) labor rate survey. The purpose of this survey is to provide Georgia body shop owners with prevailing rates for labor and material so they can be paid fairly for the work they perform. The survey is being conducted by
Antitrust, Lawsuits, Labor Rates and More Discussed at Northeast Forum
Representatives of various state associations met at the Meadowlands Exposition Center on March 18 in Secaucus, New Jersey to update the collision repair industry on various legal and legislative goings-on in their respective states. California I-CAR Southwest Regional Manager Gene Lopez talked about how OSHA is cracking down on shops in the Golden State. In
GCIA Executive Director Discusses Results of Labor Rate Survey
At the Collision Industry Conference (CIC) meeting in July, Georgia Collision Industry Association (GCIA) Executive Director Howard Batchelor discussed the results of a labor rate survey of collision repair facilities in the metropolitan Atlanta area. The survey was the association’s fourth annual one, and Batchelor said he believed the results he received were the best
Mass. Collision Repairers Pack State House for Second Labor Rate Bill ‘Legislative Day’
Collision repairers and industry supporters came together on Tuesday, July 20 for a successful Legislative Briefing Day on Beacon Hill. The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Massachusetts (AASP/MA) is reporting a turnout of approximately 125 industry professionals, who were joined by 15 state representatives and the legislative directors and aides from another 37 representatives’
Massachusetts Collision Repair Labor Rate Bill Passes Senate
The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Massachusetts (AASP/MA) has reported that the state Senate passed the Auto Body Labor Rate Bill (SB 122) on July 13. The bill, which aims to establish an advisory commission and a system to validate collision repair labor rates in the state, now moves to the House Committee on
RI Supreme Court Rules Survey Not Sole Determinant in Prevailing Auto Body Labor Rate
The Rhode Island Supreme Court recently reversed a Superior Court ruling that would have required that the labor rate survey be used as the sole determinant in establishing the prevailing auto body labor rate, siding with the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) and the Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation (DBR). The case,
Annual GCIA Labor Rate Survey Available Online
The Georgia Collision Industry Association (GCIA) is asking shops in its state to participate in its fourth Annual GCIA Labor Rate Survey, which is now available to complete online. The purpose of this survey is to provide the Georgia insurance commissioner with prevailing rates for labor and material. Shop identities will not be published with
Take 4th Annual GCIA Labor Rate Survey Now
The 4th annual Georgia Collision Industry Association (GCIA) labor rate survey is now available to complete online. To take the survey, click HERE. The purpose of the survey is to provide the Georgia Office of Commissioner of Insurance with prevailing rates for labor and material so shops can be paid fairly for the work they
Massachusetts Bill Would Classify Automotive Repair Shops, Set Hourly Labor Rates
Massachusetts lawmakers are considering two bills – S.B. 122 and H.B. 1043 – that would regulate the minimum labor rates for body, paint, unibody/frame and mechanical repair shops. The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Massachusetts and Rhode Island (AASP-MA/RI) supports the legislation. The association says that for over a decade, Massachusetts collision shops have