nabr Archives - BodyShop Business
NABR Releases New Version of LaborRateHero.com

Three new features make the site even easier and more powerful to use.

AASP/MA Explores Labor Rates at Membership Meeting

Richard and Sam Valenzuela of NABR provided an update on labor rate information for Massachusetts shops.

AASP/NJ to Hold Meeting on Getting Paid Proper Labor Rates

The meeting, which will feature Sam and Richard Valenzuela of National AutoBody Research, will be held on April 21 at 6:30 p.m. via Zoom.

NABR Launches LaborRateHero.com

NABR says LaborRateHero.com will bring an unparalleled level of labor rate price transparency to the auto collision repair industry.

The Labor Rate: Where We Stand in 2020

With labor rates still suppressed in 2020, it’s time for shops to understand their economics and get paid for all the procedures they do.

AASP/NJ Members Learn About Survey to Help Win Labor Rate Battle

AASP/NJ hosted two successful training events where collision repairers learned how National AutoBody Research’s Variable Rate System could help them win the battle over labor rates.

AASP/NJ to Present Seminars on Labor Rates, Procedure Issues

The AASP/NJ announced it will be hosting two seminars in May focused on addressing labor rates and procedure issues through the Variable Rate System (VRS) by National AutoBody Research (NABR).

National AutoBody Research Launches California Labor Rate Survey

National AutoBody Research (NABR) has announced the launch of its newly revised California Standardized Auto Body Labor Rate Survey, based on the labor rate survey format defined by the California Department of Insurance (CDI). 

NABR Launches BillableGenie Online Searchable Database of Insurer-Paid Not-Included Procedures

National AutoBody Research (NABR) has announced the launch of its BillableGenie online service, an independent, centralized source of actual data on insurer paid not-included procedures and operations, labor rates, labor rate concessions and other manually entered estimate line items.

NABR Launches Nationwide Research Panel of Body Shops to Gather Estimate Data on Paid Not-Included Procedures

The Collision Research Panel will be a nationwide research panel of body shops aimed at gathering repair data on insurer-paid not-included procedures and operations, labor rates, labor rate concessions and other manually entered estimate line items.

National AutoBody Research Launches VRS Labor Rate Survey in State of New York

With the addition of New York, the VRS Labor Rate Survey now operates in the nation’s top five most populated states, including California, Texas, Florida and Illinois.

National AutoBody Research Releases VRS Labor Rate Survey for Pennsylvania

The free online survey, sponsored by the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Pennsylvania, is now available to all Pennsylvania collision repairers on the NABR website.