Industry Legal Expert Erica Eversman Shares North State v. Progressive Insight at Cincinnati Conference
KOI Auto Parts sponsored annual Cavalcade of Customs held in Cincinnati January 7-9. At the event, several educational classes pertaining to the automotive industry were held. The U.S. Alliance of Collision Professionals (USACP) co-sponsored a seminar by Erica Eversman, chief counsel of Vehicle Information Services, Inc. in Bath, Ohio. Fresh from a "not guilty" of
CCAR Adds Eight Facilities to GreenLink Shop Roster
The Coordinating Committee For Automotive Repair (CCAR) has announced recognition for eight facilities in January as GreenLink Shops. The GreenLink Shop status, an extension of CCAR’s CCAR-GreenLink Environmental Compliance Assistance Center and S/P2 Safety and Pollution Prevention E-learning Program, is designed to promote consumer confidence in local automotive repair facilities’ environmental/safety awareness and stewardship. The
NASTF Announces Officers for 2011
The National Automotive Service Task Force (NASTF) has announced its new officers for 2011. Ron Pyle, president and chief staff officer of the Automotive Service Association in Bedford, Texas, is chair, with Allen Pennebaker, president of Orinda Motors in Orinda, Calif., and past president of the Automotive Service Councils of California, as vice chair and
CCAR’s GreenLink Shop Roster Adds New Jersey Auto Repair Facilities
The Coordinating Committee For Automotive Repair (CCAR) has announced recognition for two facilities in December as GreenLink Shops. The GreenLink Shop status, an extension of CCAR’s CCAR-GreenLink Environmental Compliance Assistance Center and S/P2 Safety and Pollution Prevention E-learning Program, is designed to promote consumer confidence in local automotive repair facilities’ environmental/safety awareness and stewardship. The
I-CAR Names New CEO
The International Board of Directors of I-CAR announced that it has appointed John S. Van Alstyne to the position of chief executive officer and president of the organization. Van Alstyne replaces current President and CEO John Edelen, who announced his plans to retire in early September. Tom Moreland, chairman of I-CAR’s International Board of Directors,
Big Pulling Power in a Small Package
The EZ Liner Express collision repair system is a compact, in-bay solution priced at less than $10,000. With a constant 5 tons of power at the hook and lifting capacity up to 5,500 lbs., it can reverse light hits as well as serve as an all-purpose service lift/workstation for improving bay ergonomics and productivity on
Keenan Auto Body’s First Responder Emergency Extrication Training Attracts Fire Companies from Pennsylvania and Delaware
Keenan VP and COO Michael LeVasseur announced the outcome of the National Auto Body Council’s (NABC) First Responder Emergency Extrication training hosted by Keenan Auto Body recently. First responders such as firemen require the most current vehicle information to be effective and save lives at the scene of an accident and they were given
Inaugural ASRW Association Leadership Summit Provides Strategic Information to Association Leaders
The first Association Leadership Summit held in conjunction with Automotive Service & Repair Week (ASRW) educated various association leaders on best practices. ASRW includes NACE and CARS and was held Oct. 10-13, 2010, at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas. More than 100 associations were invited to participate in the complimentary Association Leadership
CCAR Announces Three More Auto Repair Facilities as ‘GreenLink Shops’
Three more auto repair facilities have received recognition as “GreenLink Shops” from the Coordinating Committee For Automotive Repair (CCAR). The GreenLink Shop status, an extension of CCAR’s CCAR-GreenLink Environmental Compliance Assistance Center and S/P2® Safety and Pollution Prevention E-learning Program, is designed to promote consumer confidence in local automotive repair facilities’ environmental/safety awareness and stewardship.
ASA Provides Legislative, Division Updates at 2010 ASRW
Representatives of the Automotive Service Association (ASA) were on hand Oct. 12 in Las Vegas for a morning press conference to discuss new initiatives, goals and completed projects for the association and its members. The press conference was held during ASA’s International Autobody Congress and Exposition (NACE) and Congress of Automotive Repair and Service (CARS)