Copart, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPRT), the online vehicle auction company, announced the expansion of its location in Brighton, Colorado, which serves Denver and surrounding areas. “This is a really big year for Copart. We just announced the opening and first online auction for our Colorado Springs location,” said Jay Adair, Copart CEO. “We are always focused on […]
U.S. House Committee Holds Hearing on Perkins Career Education Act
The Automotive Service Association (ASA) reported on a U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce hearing held May 17 titled, “Helping Students Succeed by Strengthening the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act.” Reauthorized in 2006, the Carl D. Perkins Act allocates federal grants to states for distribution to secondary school districts and […]
WIN Announces Board Leadership for 2016-2017
During the Women’s Industry Network (WIN) Board of Directors Annual Meeting held during the recent Educational Conference in Tampa, Fla, the Board of Directors elected the 2016-2017 Executive Committee. Serving on this year’s Executive Committee are: Chair: Petra Schroeder, Axalta Coating Systems; Vice-Chair: Melissa Miller, CARSTAR; Administrative Vice-Chair: Jessica Rob, AkzoNobel Coatings, Inc.; Treasurer: Beverly […]
Michigan Senate Passes Amended House Bill to Modernize State Service and Repair Act
Legislation supported by ASA Michigan returns to the House to reconcile amendments. Amendments clarifies crash parts certification bodies for major components. The Michigan Senate yesterday approved a revised House Bill 4344 (HB 4344) that proposes an extensive update of the state’s Motor Vehicle Service and Repair Act. The amended bill was passed by the State […]
Boyd Group Acquires British Columbia Collision Repair Center from Licensed Partner
The Boyd Group Inc. announced the acquisition of a collision repair facility operated by one of its long-time licensed partners. Boyd Autobody & Glass “Galaxie” has been a licensed partner in Boyd’s program since September 1997 and has operated in Burnaby, B.C. since 1977. “We are extremely pleased to be able to add this great […]
National Autobody Parts Warehouse Adds Expanded 2nd Location in Texas
National Autobody Parts Warehouse, Inc. in Grand Prairie, Texas expanded their inventory and presence in the Austin/San Antonio market with the addition of a new 50,000 sq. foot distribution warehouse located at 16221 Central Commerce Drive in Pflugerville, Texas. “With the expansion of our location in Pflugerville, Texas, we better serve the day to day […]
PartsTrader Announces CollisionLink Integration Rollout
OEM parts dealers and their collision repair facility customers can now use a single streamlined workflow for electronic parts ordering with the software integration of PartsTrader and OE Connection’s CollisionLink. Development of the integration was announced by the companies last summer, and over 1,700 dealers are currently using this integration streamline ordering and fulfillment, while […]
Collision Repair Education Foundation Pilots Student Resume Database
The Collision Repair Education Foundation announced the successful launch of its high school and college online collision student resume database. As many collision students across the country don’t have the ability to attend the Education Foundation’s physical career fair events, the collision student resume database was built and piloted this spring to reach high school […]
Premium Growth Slows and Combined Ratio Creeps Up for Property/Casualty Insurers in 2015
Net written premium growth declined to 3.4 percent in 2015. Profits up due to capital gains increases. Auto frequency and severity trends part of challenging environment for insurers. Private U.S. property/casualty insurers saw their net written premium growth slow to 3.4 percent in 2015 from 4.2 percent a year earlier, while their net income after […]
Car Guys Collision Repair Acquires Sixth Location in Florida
Car Guys Collision Repair, a Florida-based multiple collision repair facility operator, announced the acquisition of Justice Collision in Spring Hill, Fla. Justice Collision and the Justice family have been serving the Spring Hill area since 1991. The expansion into the Spring Hill market will be Car Guys Collision Repair third new location since the third […]