Hertz Donates $25,000 to Support Collision Repair Education Foundation
The Hertz Corporation has donated $25,000 to the Collision Repair Education Foundation to assist the charitable organization’s efforts to support high school and college collision school programs, instructors and students across the country.
New Universal Technical Institute Campus Opens in New Jersey
The Universal Technical Institute (UTI) has opened its new 108,000-square-foot, state-of-the-industry Bloomfield campus, its first location in the tri-state area and its 13th campus nationwide.
Looking for Auto Body Techs? Get Involved with Your Local Vo-Tech School
Rather than try and steal techs from a competing shop (the model for any brand-new collision location), turn mechanics into body techs or train the local HVAC technicians to fix cars instead of furnaces, go where the interest in collision repair already exists.
Wise Beyond Her Years, 23-Year-Old Maaco Owner Katie Inge Follows Her Passion
Katie Inge got involved in her father’s Maaco franchise at a young age, and she’s never looked back.
Where Have All the Auto Body Technicians Gone Part 2
The traditional ways of getting technicians are not keeping up with the demand of today’s shops. What do we as an industry need to do to draw young people into this trade? Part 2 of a 2-part series.
Hiring: Need Auto Body Technicians to Fill Jobs?
There’s a battle raging in our industry to hire and keep technicians. What is the solution so that every shop has the people they need to operate efficiently and profitably? Part 1 of a 2-part series.
The Tech Shortage
Some of the same workforce issues that existed 10 years ago exist today, but the industry has stepped up its efforts to solve them.
Should I Join the Collision Repair Profession?
I’m a young woman trying to decide between the field of graphic arts or collision repair. I love cars, but I’m concerned about the lack of women and less-than-ideal environmental conditions in the auto body trade. What should I do?
Girl Power: Perspectives from Three Young Female Techs
These top-performing young women are proving there’s room for more than just boys in the collision repair industry. Meet Haley Krueger, Jessica Anderson and Alley Domar.
