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Long Island Collision Repair Shop Ordered to Pay $400,000 in Back Wages, Damages, and Penalties

August 15, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

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U.S. Department of Labor obtains consent judgment ordering Smithtown, N.Y. auto body shop to address overtime violations The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York has entered a consent judgment requiring Paul Dill Associates Inc. and its two owners, Paul Joseph Dill and Paul Jeremy Dill – doing business as Bi County […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Overtime, U.S. DOL

Report Shows Slight Increase in Number of U.S. Auto Dealers

August 15, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Urban Science released statistics and insights from its 2018 mid-year Automotive Franchise Activity Report (FAR), indicating continued stability in the number of automotive dealerships in the United States. As of July 1, 2018, there were 18,252 dealerships (rooftops), a 0.2 percent increase from the January 1, 2018, total of 18,213. The number of franchises, or […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Auto Dealers

Governors Highway Safety Association Report Examines Traffic Safety Issues of Autonomous Vehicle Safety

August 15, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Automated vehicles will bring new and perhaps unanticipated traffic safety issues to the states. The Governors Highway Safety Assocation’s (GHSA) Preparing for Automated Vehicles: Traffic Safety Issues for States report outlines these issues and discusses how law enforcement and State Highway Safety Offices (SHSOs) should prepare for them. Funded by State Farm, the report analyzes market trends […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Autonomous Vehicles, Governors Highway Safety Association, Regulation, State Farm

Collision Repair Education Foundation Seeks Back to School Donations

August 15, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Collision Repair Education Foundation is inviting the industry to help ensure high school and college collision instructors have a great start to their fall semester by donating tools, equipment, consumables, and other items. Instructors work towards graduating properly trained, entry-level staff for industry employment but continue to face limiting budgets. “Now more than ever […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Collision Repair Education Foundation, Donations

Providence Equity Partners Makes Majority Investment in Environmental Safety Training and Compliance Firm KPA

August 14, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

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Private equity firm also owns majority interest in OEConnection. KPA, the Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Risk Management company, announced that Providence Equity Partners has completed its majority investment in the Company. Existing investor CIVC Partners will retain a minority investment in the Company going forward. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Providence […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, KPA, OEConnection, Providence Equity Partners

PPG Raises Nearly 25,000 in Walk with Speedway Children’s Charities

August 14, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

For the 10th year in a row, PPG (NYSE:PPG) served as the sole sponsor of the Speedway Children’s Charities (SCC) New Hampshire chapter’s Track Walk fundraising event and generated nearly $25,000 to help fund the organization’s benevolent activities. SCC provides funding for hundreds of nonprofit organizations that meet the direct educational, medical, social and financial […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: PPG Industries, Speedway Children's Charities

Kent Automotive Announces Ford and General Motors Approvals

August 14, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Kent Automotive, a brand of Lawson Products, Inc., (NASDAQ:LAWS) and the collision repair industry supplier of products and inventory management solutions, announced it has received additional OEM endorsements. Kent Automotive offers more than 80 Ford and General Motors OEM approved and OEM recommended parts and products for vehicle repair. Kent Automotive OEM approved and recommended […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Approvals, Ford Motor Company, General Motors, Kent Automotive

Electronic Claims Services Launches Photo, Video Claims and Shop Locator Web Apps for 25th Anniversary

August 14, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

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Electronic Claims Services, the Portland, Ore.-based provider of web services and custom solutions for the auto insurance industry, is celebrating its 25th anniversary with the launch of three new web apps that aim to bring small to mid-size auto insurers the digital convenience customers and shops have come to expect from service-oriented businesses. The three […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Electronic Claims Services, Photo Estimating

Universal Technical Institute Reports Revenue Down 1.8% in Third Quarter 2018

August 14, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Universal Technical Institute, Inc. (NYSE: UTI), the provider of transportation technician training, reported financial results for the fiscal 2018 third quarter ended June 30,. Revenues for the quarter were $74.9 million, down 1.8 percent compared to $76.3 million for the prior year period. The year-over-year revenue variance was primarily attributable to a 5.1 percent decrease […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Earnings, Universal Technical Institute

Boyd Group Reports Second Quarter Sales Up 18.9% from 2017

August 13, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Same store sales up 3.2 percent. The Boyd Group Income Fund (TSE:BYD.UN) on Friday reported its financial results for the three and six-month periods ended June 30. Sales increased by 18.9 percent to CA$456.6 million ($348.11 million) from CA$384.0 million  ($292.76 million) in 2017, including same-store sales increases of 3.2 percent. Adjusted earnings before interest, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Boyd Group, Earnings

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