Women’s Industry Network Thanks 2013 Corporate Sponsors
The Women’s Industry Network (WIN) is displaying its commitment to engaging women in the collision repair industry by acknowledging and thanking its 2013 sponsors. "Without the generosity of the companies that support our mission, we would not be able to offer the programs, scholarships, or other opportunities to the women throughout the collision repair industry,"
ASA Collision Division Outlines Latest Initiatives to Ohio Repairers
Five top issues on its radar include aftermarket parts quality and safety, the repeal of the McCarran-Ferguson Act, federal regulation of property/casualty insurers, data ownership and paintless dent repair.
PDR Techs Question Farmers’ Change in DRP Policy
In what will most likely sound like a familiar story to collision repairers, members of the National Alliance of Paintless Dent Repair Technicians (NAPDRT) are accusing Farmers Insurance Group of limiting consumer and collision repair facility choice by now directing its DRP shops to sublet PDR jobs exclusively to two national PDR firms, PARS and
North Carolina Shop Holds ‘Fix My Wreck’ Contest
True2Form, a multi-location collision repair organization, recently conducted a promotion at its Hickory, North Carolina, facility, teaming up with the local Salvation Army to completely repair a needy citizen’s “wreck” of a car. The promotion – “Fix My Wreck…Please!” – was the brainchild of True2Form Hickory Location Manager Loren Lowe, who saw a need to
SEMA Launch Pad Announces Top Five Finalists
Five standout innovators have been selected from nearly 100 competitors to advance in the 2022 SEMA Launch Pad Competition.
Opus IVS, Driven Brands Launch Diagnostic Partnership
Opus IVS announced that Driven Brands has approved Opus IVS and its DriveSafe and ScanSafe diagnostic devices for use within its franchised and company-owned collision repair shops.
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.
Clark’s Corner: Wise Advice from (Really) Old Collision Industry Veterans
In a series of conversations with some old friends and customers, we generated a non-inclusive list of ways to save labor time, get organized and produce better work faster.
Publisher’s Perspective: It’s a Whole New Year, but the Elephant is Still There!
As we tackle the shortage of skilled technicians, we need to extol the virtues of the collision repair industry instead of focusing on its challenges.
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
