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California BAR meetings to discuss legislation, proposed storage fee regulation
By Teresa Moss on April 16, 2024Announcements | From Repairer Driven News California Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR) will discuss a number of important repair shop issues including current legislation and proposed requirements for storage and towing fees...
Survey finds Gen Z work ethic perception incorrect, trades education enrollment on the rise
By Lurah Lowery from Repairer Driven News Despite the common societal perception that Gen Zers don’t like their jobs and lack a strong work ethic, a survey from ResumeBuilder.com found nearly a third of respondents love their jobs. The survey results also provide...
Blend study: CCC continues rollout of labor default override, no update from Mitchell & Solera
By Lurah Lowery from Repairer Driven News CCC Intelligent Solutions has begun rolling out its latest desktop client update to CCC One, which provides solutions in line with MOTOR’s revision for color blend of adjacent panels as a judgment in lieu of the previous fixed...
The Importance of Maintaining your Equipment
A technician is only as good as his tools. This is why taking proper care of the equipment you rely on in your shop is so important. Proper care and maintenance can greatly impact your shop and business as a whole. Take a look at the top 4 reasons you need to ensure...
When Should You Perform an ADAS Calibration?
Nobody likes working on or paying for an unnecessary repair. As more and more driver assistance systems like pedestrian monitors, hands-free parking and emergency braking are included with new vehicles, more and more ADAS (advanced driver-assistance systems)...
Live Mapping™ is the New Standard for Accurate Damage Diagnosis and Collision Repair
In today’s fast-paced environment, it’s important to find the right balance between speed and quality. Improving cycle times while maximizing profits to repair vehicles to proper specifications is a goal more easily achieved with the right equipment and approach to...
Repair vs. Replace: The Ins and Outs
During the annual FenderBender Management Conference, Mike Anderson, industry expert and founder and operator of CollisionAdvice.com, a training and consulting firm for shop owners, touched on a concept that a lot of shops fail to utilize more: repairing vs replacing....
Tech Tips: Using a Frame Rack to Pull Multiple Points at Once
Today’s cars and trucks are built to exact specifications, and they require precise repairs. In order to reverse the forces involved in a collision and properly return the vehicle to OEM specs, you may have to pull a frame in multiple strategic locations...
What you need to know about frame machines.
Body shops should choose repair equipment as if their business depends on it – because it does. Your shop is only as good as the services you provide, and choosing great equipment means you’ll provide great service. Make the right frame machine selection and your...
Shop Basics: Auto Body Spot Welders
Before you start shopping for a spot welder, you need to be sure that you understand the basics of how they work and why certain features are important. After all, spot welders are a vital part of today’s body shop arsenal. Here’s what you need to know about spot...
The Importance of Maintaining your Equipment
A technician is only as good as his tools. This is why taking proper care of the equipment you rely on in your shop is so important. Proper care and maintenance can greatly impact your shop and business as a whole. Take a look at the top 4 reasons you need to ensure...
When Should You Perform an ADAS Calibration?
Nobody likes working on or paying for an unnecessary repair. As more and more driver assistance systems like pedestrian monitors, hands-free parking and emergency braking are included with new vehicles, more and more ADAS (advanced driver-assistance systems)...
Live Mapping™ is the New Standard for Accurate Damage Diagnosis and Collision Repair
In today’s fast-paced environment, it’s important to find the right balance between speed and quality. Improving cycle times while maximizing profits to repair vehicles to proper specifications is a goal more easily achieved with the right equipment and approach to...
Repair vs. Replace: The Ins and Outs
During the annual FenderBender Management Conference, Mike Anderson, industry expert and founder and operator of CollisionAdvice.com, a training and consulting firm for shop owners, touched on a concept that a lot of shops fail to utilize more: repairing vs replacing....
Tech Tips: Using a Frame Rack to Pull Multiple Points at Once
Today’s cars and trucks are built to exact specifications, and they require precise repairs. In order to reverse the forces involved in a collision and properly return the vehicle to OEM specs, you may have to pull a frame in multiple strategic locations...
What you need to know about frame machines.
Body shops should choose repair equipment as if their business depends on it – because it does. Your shop is only as good as the services you provide, and choosing great equipment means you’ll provide great service. Make the right frame machine selection and your...
Shop Basics: Auto Body Spot Welders
Before you start shopping for a spot welder, you need to be sure that you understand the basics of how they work and why certain features are important. After all, spot welders are a vital part of today’s body shop arsenal. Here’s what you need to know about spot...
Aluminum Welders 101: Brush Up On the Basics
Today’s vehicles are designed to be lighter and more efficient with handling bigger loads, and the tools needed to repair these vehicles are more advanced and specialized than ever. Not sure what you need? Chief has all the tools you need to repair aluminum vehicles....
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California BAR meetings to discuss legislation, proposed storage fee regulation
By Teresa Moss on April 16, 2024Announcements | From Repairer Driven News California Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR) will discuss a number of important repair shop issues including current legislation and proposed requirements for storage and towing fees...
Survey finds Gen Z work ethic perception incorrect, trades education enrollment on the rise
By Lurah Lowery from Repairer Driven News Despite the common societal perception that Gen Zers don’t like their jobs and lack a strong work ethic, a survey from ResumeBuilder.com found nearly a third of respondents love their jobs. The survey results also provide...
Blend study: CCC continues rollout of labor default override, no update from Mitchell & Solera
By Lurah Lowery from Repairer Driven News CCC Intelligent Solutions has begun rolling out its latest desktop client update to CCC One, which provides solutions in line with MOTOR’s revision for color blend of adjacent panels as a judgment in lieu of the previous fixed...
California BAR meetings to discuss legislation, proposed storage fee regulation
By Teresa Moss on April 16, 2024Announcements | From Repairer Driven News California Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR) will discuss a number of important repair shop issues including current legislation and proposed requirements for storage and towing fees...
Survey finds Gen Z work ethic perception incorrect, trades education enrollment on the rise
By Lurah Lowery from Repairer Driven News Despite the common societal perception that Gen Zers don’t like their jobs and lack a strong work ethic, a survey from ResumeBuilder.com found nearly a third of respondents love their jobs. The survey results also provide...
Blend study: CCC continues rollout of labor default override, no update from Mitchell & Solera
By Lurah Lowery from Repairer Driven News CCC Intelligent Solutions has begun rolling out its latest desktop client update to CCC One, which provides solutions in line with MOTOR’s revision for color blend of adjacent panels as a judgment in lieu of the previous fixed...
The Importance of Maintaining your Equipment
A technician is only as good as his tools. This is why taking proper care of the equipment you rely on in your shop is so important. Proper care and maintenance can greatly impact your shop and business as a whole. Take a look at the top 4 reasons you need to ensure...
When Should You Perform an ADAS Calibration?
Nobody likes working on or paying for an unnecessary repair. As more and more driver assistance systems like pedestrian monitors, hands-free parking and emergency braking are included with new vehicles, more and more ADAS (advanced driver-assistance systems)...
Live Mapping™ is the New Standard for Accurate Damage Diagnosis and Collision Repair
In today’s fast-paced environment, it’s important to find the right balance between speed and quality. Improving cycle times while maximizing profits to repair vehicles to proper specifications is a goal more easily achieved with the right equipment and approach to...
Repair vs. Replace: The Ins and Outs
During the annual FenderBender Management Conference, Mike Anderson, industry expert and founder and operator of CollisionAdvice.com, a training and consulting firm for shop owners, touched on a concept that a lot of shops fail to utilize more: repairing vs replacing....
Tech Tips: Using a Frame Rack to Pull Multiple Points at Once
Today’s cars and trucks are built to exact specifications, and they require precise repairs. In order to reverse the forces involved in a collision and properly return the vehicle to OEM specs, you may have to pull a frame in multiple strategic locations...
What you need to know about frame machines.
Body shops should choose repair equipment as if their business depends on it – because it does. Your shop is only as good as the services you provide, and choosing great equipment means you’ll provide great service. Make the right frame machine selection and your...
Shop Basics: Auto Body Spot Welders
Before you start shopping for a spot welder, you need to be sure that you understand the basics of how they work and why certain features are important. After all, spot welders are a vital part of today’s body shop arsenal. Here’s what you need to know about spot...
The Importance of Maintaining your Equipment
A technician is only as good as his tools. This is why taking proper care of the equipment you rely on in your shop is so important. Proper care and maintenance can greatly impact your shop and business as a whole. Take a look at the top 4 reasons you need to ensure...
When Should You Perform an ADAS Calibration?
Nobody likes working on or paying for an unnecessary repair. As more and more driver assistance systems like pedestrian monitors, hands-free parking and emergency braking are included with new vehicles, more and more ADAS (advanced driver-assistance systems)...
Live Mapping™ is the New Standard for Accurate Damage Diagnosis and Collision Repair
In today’s fast-paced environment, it’s important to find the right balance between speed and quality. Improving cycle times while maximizing profits to repair vehicles to proper specifications is a goal more easily achieved with the right equipment and approach to...
Repair vs. Replace: The Ins and Outs
During the annual FenderBender Management Conference, Mike Anderson, industry expert and founder and operator of CollisionAdvice.com, a training and consulting firm for shop owners, touched on a concept that a lot of shops fail to utilize more: repairing vs replacing....
Tech Tips: Using a Frame Rack to Pull Multiple Points at Once
Today’s cars and trucks are built to exact specifications, and they require precise repairs. In order to reverse the forces involved in a collision and properly return the vehicle to OEM specs, you may have to pull a frame in multiple strategic locations...
What you need to know about frame machines.
Body shops should choose repair equipment as if their business depends on it – because it does. Your shop is only as good as the services you provide, and choosing great equipment means you’ll provide great service. Make the right frame machine selection and your...
Shop Basics: Auto Body Spot Welders
Before you start shopping for a spot welder, you need to be sure that you understand the basics of how they work and why certain features are important. After all, spot welders are a vital part of today’s body shop arsenal. Here’s what you need to know about spot...
Aluminum Welders 101: Brush Up On the Basics
Today’s vehicles are designed to be lighter and more efficient with handling bigger loads, and the tools needed to repair these vehicles are more advanced and specialized than ever. Not sure what you need? Chief has all the tools you need to repair aluminum vehicles....
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California BAR meetings to discuss legislation, proposed storage fee regulation
By Teresa Moss on April 16, 2024Announcements | From Repairer Driven News California Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR) will discuss a number of important repair shop issues including current legislation and proposed requirements for storage and towing fees...
Survey finds Gen Z work ethic perception incorrect, trades education enrollment on the rise
By Lurah Lowery from Repairer Driven News Despite the common societal perception that Gen Zers don’t like their jobs and lack a strong work ethic, a survey from ResumeBuilder.com found nearly a third of respondents love their jobs. The survey results also provide...
Blend study: CCC continues rollout of labor default override, no update from Mitchell & Solera
By Lurah Lowery from Repairer Driven News CCC Intelligent Solutions has begun rolling out its latest desktop client update to CCC One, which provides solutions in line with MOTOR’s revision for color blend of adjacent panels as a judgment in lieu of the previous fixed...