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Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize Recognizes Trade School Instructors for Teaching Excellence

October 18, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

SkillsUSA instructors are among 25 outstanding teachers and teacher teams from 17 states who are winners for the 2023 Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence. In total, these educators shared $1.5 million in cash awards. The Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence was started in 2017 by Eric Smidt, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Awards, Career and Technical Education, Harbor Freight Tools, SkillsUSA

Tractable and PartsTrader Announce Strategic Partnership

October 17, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

Partnership will combine Tractable’s AI with PartsTrader’s auto parts data. PartsTrader and Tractable have formed a strategic partnership to bolster how the industry uses AI to process claims. The collaboration will launch with the integration of PartsTrader’s historical parts price data into Tractable’s Auto Reviewer solution, enabling insurers to automate and optimize the review of […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Agreements Signed, PartsTrader, Tractable

Fix Network Expands Automotive Glass Apprenticeship Program in Montana

October 17, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Fix Network continues to expand the reach of its Automotive Glass Apprenticeship Program with opportunities in Washington State, Oregon and now Montana. The Fix Network Apprenticeship Program (FNAP) began in November 2022 as the first Automotive Glass Apprenticeship of its kind in the United States. The program, run through Fix Network’s Speedy Glass USA […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Apprentice Program, Auto Glass, Fix Network World, Montana, Oregon, Washington State

EPA Excludes Motor Vehicle AC Fluid Recovery from Final Ruling on Hydrofluorocarbons

October 17, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Automotive Service Association (ASA) reported that the EPA released its final rulemaking on the Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs): Management of Certain Hydrofluorocarbons and Substitutes under Section (h) of the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020. Notably for automotive repairers, the regulation excludes any mention of the recovery/recycling/reclamation of MVAC (motor vehicle air conditioner) […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Automotive Service Association, Regulations, U.S. EPA

AIA Canada Advocates for Right to Repair Legislation on Parliament Hill

October 17, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

Today, AIA Canada members engaged with Members of Parliament (MPs) and key political figures from across the country to advocate for the right to repair, and the importance of Bill C-244 as a stepping stone, and the need for standalone legislation for the auto care industry. AIA Canada asked MPs, and will continue to do […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Automotive Industries Association of Canada, Canada, legislation, Right to Repair

William Fawcett Named Maryland’s Associate Commissioner for Property and Casualty

October 17, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

Maryland Insurance Administration Commissioner Kathleen A. Birrane has appointed William Fawcett as associate commissioner for property and casualty for the Maryland Insurance Administration. Fawcett will oversee the Insurance Administration’s Property and Casualty Division, which comprises a rates and forms review unit and a complaints unit. By law, all insurance companies that sell property, casualty, surety, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Maryland, Maryland Insurance Administration, People

Progressive Reports Personal Auto Policies in Force Down Slightly Month-Over-Month in September

October 16, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

Total personal auto policies in force are just 10,000 lower for the month but remain up 12% from last year.  Net written premiums up 22% year-over-year. The Progressive Corporation (NYSE:PGR) reported its total personal auto insurance policies in force were 19,518,600 in September, down 0.5% from 19,527,800 in August. September’s policies in force represent an […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Earnings, Net Written Premiums, Policies in Force, Progressive

Classic Collision Acquires New Collision Repair Center in South Florida

October 16, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

Classic Collision, LLC announced the acquisition of Frank’s Collision Repair in Opa-locka, Fla. Frank’s Collision was a family-owned center servicing Miami-Dade County for 33 years. “Our mission has been to provide our customers and insurance partners with superior service and outstanding repairs and know that Classic Collision operates on high standards,” stated Franciso Hernandez, former […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Classic Collision, Florida

EPA Fines Safety-Kleen for Hazardous Waste Violations in Iowa, Kansas, and Nebraska

October 16, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. will pay a $95,781 civil penalty to resolve alleged violations of the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, which is the federal law that requires safe handling of hazardous wastes. “Mismanagement of hazardous waste threatens human health and the environment,” said David Cozad, director of EPA Region 7’s Enforcement and Compliance Assurance […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Fines, Hazardous Waste, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Regulations, Safety-Kleen, U.S. EPA

AASP/NJ’s October 25 Annual Meeting to Feature Legendary Comedian Rich Vos

October 16, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ). Annual Meeting, set for Wednesday, October 25 at Gran Centurions in Clark, NJ and beginning at 6pm, featuring a special appearance by legendary New Jersey comedian Rich Vos. Registration for the event is available online. With the successful return of last month’s Annual Lou Scoras […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AASP/NJ, Annual Meeting, New Jersey

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