The Collision Repair Education Foundation is helping connect high school and college collision students across the country with industry employers through its Cars, Careers & Celebrities Expo job fair events. The events are open to all businesses to participate with several different sponsorship and participation levels available. The 2016 Cars, Careers & Celebrities Event Schedule […]
ASA Requests Ohio Shops Support Mechanical Registration
The Ohio Senate’s Transportation, Commerce and Labor Committee held a second hearing on Senate Bill (SB) 37. If enacted, S.B. 37 would extend the jurisdiction of the Motor Vehicle Repair Board (MVRB) to include mechanical repairers. Under current law, only collision repair facilities are required to register with the MVRB. This loophole for mechanical repairers […]
ABRA Donates Over $12,000 to Tennessee Children’s Hospital
ABRA Auto Body & Glass, donated over $12,000 to Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt located in Nashville, Tennessee. The money was gifted during a check presentation on October 1 from funds raised at ABRA’s fourth annual charity golf outing on August 20th at Gaylord Springs Golf Links. Over 120 golfers and many sponsors […]
Early Bird Discounts for RDE at SEMA End Tomorrow
Friday, October 16th is the final day to take advantage of registration discounts available to SEMA Show attendees, and marks the last day to register and have badges mailed prior to the event. After October 16th, SEMA Show registrations will increase by $25 each to the on-site fee of $75 each. After the deadline, Repairer […]
Fenix Parts Acquires Tri-City Auto Salvage
Fenix Parts, Inc. announced the acquisition of Tri-City Auto Salvage, Inc. in Greensboro, North Carolina for approximately $6.6 million in cash and 42,363 shares of Fenix common stock. The cash portion of the purchase price was financed through a combination of cash on hand and utilization of $6.5 million of the company’s credit facility. Tri-City […]
Record Attendance at Refinish Distributors Alliance Fall Membership Meeting
The Refinish Distributors Alliance (RDA) announced it had record attendance at its Fall Membership Meeting held October 5 – 7 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville, Tenn. Speakers during the three days included Mike Anderson from CollisionAdvice, and Gene Marks from The Marks Group. Members and manufacturers were also able to […]
NICB Processing Flood Damaged Vehicles from SC Floods
As South Carolina struggles to recover from record-breaking rainfall and flooding, the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) is working with law enforcement agencies, insurance and car rental companies to identify and catalog water-damaged vehicles and keep them from being resold to unsuspecting consumers. Authorities estimate that thousands of vehicles may have been flooded. “Unfortunately, natural […]
Fix Auto Adds Location to Network in Western Canada
Fix Auto announced the addition of Fix Auto Edmonton Yellowhead to its network, effective September 24. With nearly 20 years of experience in various spheres of the collision repair industry and over 12 years of owning and operating their own business, husband and wife team Patrick and Kristy Heard look to the Fix Auto brand […]
Massachusetts ADALB Overturns Ruling on Use of Video to Appraise Damage; Addresses Used Part Specification
Safety concerns led to repeal of last year’s advisory ruling by the appraiser licensing board on the use of photos and video. Issues new ruling cautioning appraisers on specification of used parts, such as suspension, that could impact safety. Following the appointment of three new members to the Massachusetts Auto Damage Appraiser Licensing Board by […]
NHTSA Reports Increase in Drivers Text-Messaging in 2014
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration saw an increase of nearly 30 percent in drivers that were observed text messaging or visibly manipulating a handheld device in 2014 versus the previous year. According to research by the U.S. Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) the percentage of drivers observed text-messaging or visibly […]