Wanted: Body Shop Owners
Make your customer’s collision repair experience as stress-free as possible and add a new profit source. Lancer Insurance Company’s auto rental insurance can provide you with the coverage necessary to start your own rental car operation. Let Lancer help guide you through the details of establishing your own rental fleet today. Call (800) 782-8902 x3027,
30-Second ‘Modern Repair’ TV Spot
Following up on the success of its 15-second TV spot, “Modern Repair,” PreFab Ads is now licensing a 30-second version to auto body shops on an exclusive-by-territory basis. Set to an upbeat gypsy violin tempo, it opens with wacky, vintage footage of cars crashing, then cuts to repairs inside a modern body shop, followed by
Profit Center Potential: Rental Vehicles
Minimize your customers’ inconvenience and keep revenues in-house by renting your own replacement vehicles. Lancer Insurance Company offers auto collision shops a unique revenue source by providing the coverages you need to get into the profitable vehicle rental business.
Write Estimates for Only $50 Per Month
Seeing any change in the recession? For only $50 per month, Crash-writeR will help bail you out by increasing your profits and improving your sell ratio. Crash-writeR provides a robust Collision Estimating System that empowers the non-DRP shop to easily create accurate estimates with its industry standard collision repair database. No contracts required. Free online
Safely Crush and Drain Aerosol Cans
The air-operated Aerosol Can Crusher, model AFC2, punctures, drains and crushes cans, providing an efficient and environmentally safe method for disposing waste and reducing costs. Up to two cans are flattened in a 25- to 60-second cycle, and 95 to 98 percent of the residual liquid is removed. An outlet valve allows for draining and
Potential Profit Center: Vehicle Rentals
Lancer Insurance Company offers auto repair and collision shops a unique revenue source by providing commercial automobile insurance coverages you need to get out of the free replacement vehicle business and into the profitable vehicle rental business. Lancer offers 24/7, 365 days a year claims handling, on-site safety and compliance visits and other valuable loss
TV Spot from PreFab Ads: ‘Modern Repair’
Answering many requests for a 15-second TV spot, PreFab Ads has created “Modern Repair” – now available for licensing by body shops on an exclusive-by-territory basis. It opens with fun, old footage of Model T’s crashing, followed by repair footage at a modern body shop and the client’s logo. View it at www.prefabads.com or call
Protect Yourself from OSHA and EPA
Safety Regulation Strategies provides dealerships and body shops with “bulletproof” protection from OSHA and EPA. Services include safety and environmental inspections; certified hands-on training and fit-testing; written programs and documentation; and technical support. All DRP approved. Lower your insurance rates and stop worrying about fines. Call (800) 723-3734 or visit www.safetyregulations.com.
New Body Shop TV Spots for 2011
PreFab Ads just completed two new TV commercials for body shops, bringing their total to 14. In “Short Cut,” a GPS steers a couple on a direct route right off a cliff. In “Young Picasso,” a young boy etches artwork into the family van while his dog looks on. These, and all PreFab Ads TV
Find OEM Info Fast
Acquire OE information much faster with Collision S3500. “Smart” filtering speeds up finding information by type or category. Electronic estimate integration allows for automatic linking and retrieval of the OE repair information relevant to the repairs listed on an estimate. It’s compatible with all major collision estimating programs. A “pinning” feature allows techs to keep
Match License Plate to VIN
Carfax QuickVIN is a new, free tool available to SMS providers that matches a car’s registered license plate to instantly return the vehicle identification number (VIN) as well as the year/make/model of customers’ cars. Having the correct VIN ensures the right parts are ordered, increasing efficiency and profit margins. It also can help shops retain
Establish Your Own Rental Fleet
Lancer Insurance Company specializes in providing the insurance coverages needed by entrepreneurial body shop owners whose customers need rental vehicles. Rather than referring clients to a third-party auto rental firm, Lancer offers body shop owners the opportunity to rent their Lancer-insured vehicles and keep the rental revenues for themselves. Call (800) 782-8902 ext. 3027 or
