QCSA Holdings Acquires Salvage Direct
QCSA Holdings, Inc., a vehicle remarketing and total loss claims management company, has purchased and will be uniting forces with Salvage Direct, a salvage re-marketing firm. Salvage Direct was founded in 1998 by Bob Joyce as the first online auction in the total-loss claims management industry. The company also specializes in commercial and catastrophic-loss management
Florida Military Order of the Purple Heart Receives Newly Refurbished Vehicle
Transportation of Memorial Wall of Honor made possible by Sterling Autobody and Allstate Insurance.
Cobra Enthusiasts Ease Vets’ Pain Through Car Therapy
When you lose your legs, you can feel pretty useless. But not when a replica 1965 Shelby Cobra kit comes in ready for you to assemble. Staff Sergeant Nick McCoy, who lost both legs in Iraq three years ago when his patrol unit came under attack, and other wounded veterans at Lonesome Dove Ranch in
Donates Five Vehicles for ‘Second Tour of Duty’
On Nov. 23, the Monday before Thanksgiving, five Arizona veterans organizations received refurbished vehicles thanks to five collision repair centers participating in the National Auto Body Council’s Recycled Rides program. In 2008, Impact Auto Body of Mesa, Ariz., refurbished a vehicle supplied by Allstate Insurance and donated it to the Disabled American Veterans of Mesa,
Recycled Rides Rolls Out 72 Vehicles During Nationwide Giveaway
The National Auto Body Council (NABC) announced that 72 vehicle were gifted to families and service organizations across the U.S. as part of the 2009 Recycled Rides initiative. Recycled Rides is a community awareness project whereby members of the NABC repair and donate refurbished vehicles to be donated across the country. Body shops, insurers, paint
CARSTAR Collision Centers Adds 10 New Locations
This summer, 10 independent collision centers around the country have joined CARSTAR. CARSTAR says the new locations represent its entry into three states – Tennessee, North Carolina and Iowa – and the strengthening of its presence in Washington, Colorado, Ohio and Nevada. The 10 newest CARSTAR locations include: • Priebe’s CARSTAR Collision Center, Medina, Ohio
Six Long Island Repair Shops to Help Local Military Families with Recycled Rides
Long Island auto body repair shops have joined together to help six local military families in need. The repairers are members of the National Auto Body Council (NABC) and have partnered to participate in NABC’s Recycled Rides program. “Our goal with this project is to help people right here in our local community; we utilized
Recycled Rides Shifts into High Gear for 2009
The National Auto Body Council’s (NABC) Recycled Rides – a vehicle donation program aimed at improving the image of the industry – has shifted into high gear with body shops, insurers and vendors ready to serve families and service organizations throughout the country. The kind of reliable transportation a family receives from Recycled Rides can
READER’S CHOICE: Dealing with Inexperienced Estimators
“Is the trend of young, ill-prepared insurance estimators here to stay? How will this affect sales when estimates are so poorly written and biased more than ever in favor of insurers?” – Thomas Graddy, owner, Graddy’s Body Shop, Earlington, Ky.
Tennessee Shop Restores Soldier’s Stolen Truck
An eastern Tennessee body shop shared some holiday cheer with Army Sgt. Jeffrey Denton, whose truck was stolen while he served in Iraq. Police recovered Denton’s stolen 1984 Ford F-150 in pieces at a chop shop in early December, and Rick’s Collision Repair of Powell, Tenn., restored it in a week – just in time