Survey Says More Shops Being Paid for Mask for Priming
Five years after the first survey, almost twice as many shops report regularly being paid for the labor to mask vehicles during the priming process.
Survey Shows Materials Invoicing Systems Usage Increasing
More than 1 in 4 shops are now using a materials invoicing system – a 50-percent increase from just four years ago.
Survey Reveals Insights on OEM Repair Procedures
Survey revealed that in 75% of shops, estimators and repair planners are responsible for researching OEM repair procedures.
Survey: Growing Percentage of Shops Billing and Being Paid for “R+R+I”
A “Who Pays for What?” survey earlier this year found that nearly two-thirds of shops (65%) are regularly paid for “R+R+I” of components on used/salvage assemblies, yet nearly 1 in 10 shops have never billed for it.
“Who Pays for What?” Survey on Billing for Masking When Priming
The survey highlights an upward trend in the percentage of shops across the U.S. regularly being paid by the eight largest national insurers to mask as necessary for priming.
New ‘Who Pays for What?’ Survey Finds More Shops Billing and Being Paid for Total Loss Processing
The survey conducted this past fall found that 59 percent of the more than 500 auto body shops responding to the question reported regularly being paid an administrative fee for processing total losses.
New ‘Who Pays for What?’ Survey Finds More Shops Billing to Set Up and Perform Destructive Test Welds
The survey indicates that more than one in four shops – 27 percent – reported being paid to set up and perform destructive test welds “always” or “most of the time” by the eight largest national insurers.
New “Who Pays for What?” Survey Focuses on Seat Belt Inspections
“Who Pays for What?” survey finds half of shops have not billed for seat belt inspections called for by automakers.
Body Shops Need to be Fairly Compensated for Their Work
I’m preaching to the choir here a bit, but it needs to be said.
More Auto Body Shops Getting Paid to Research OEM Repair Procedures, ‘Who Pays for What?’ Survey Finds
In the fall 2017 survey, 11 percent of shops said the eight largest auto insurers are paying them an administrative fee “always” or “most of the time” for researching OEM procedures.
‘Who Pays for What?’ Survey Finds Insurers Will Pay for Cooling-System Test and Purge
Mike Anderson’s “Who Pays for What?” survey finds that many body shops aren’t charging to pressure-test and purge cooling systems, even though insurers are willing to pay for it.
‘Who Pays for What?’ Survey: More Shops Getting Paid for Not-Included Body Labor Operations
More shops now are being paid “always” or “most of the time” for nearly two dozen not-included body labor operations compared to a year earlier, according to the latest findings from the “Who Pays for What?” quarterly survey.
