The multi-shop operator says its Department of Labor-certified technician development program now counts nearly 200 active apprentices and an 86% retention rate among graduates.
Crash Champions on July 8 recognized 59 apprentices who graduated in 2026 from its Skilled Technician Education Program (STEP), the company’s Department of Labor-certified apprenticeship for entry-level collision repair technicians.
The graduating class comes as the Chicago-based multi-shop operator works to expand its technician ranks amid an industrywide shortage of skilled labor. In May, the company set a 60-day target to hire 300 body technicians, a push it said would grow its certified technician workforce
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