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Fatality Data Show Increased Traffic Fatalities During Pandemic in 2020

June 7, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Early Estimate of Motor Vehicle Traffic Fatalities by Region

Risky driving behaviors including failure to wear a seatbelt, speeding, and drinking while driving identified as contributing factors. While Americans drove less in 2020 due to the pandemic, NHTSA’s early estimates show that an estimated 38,680 people died in motor vehicle traffic crashes—the largest projected number of fatalities since 2007. This represents an increase of […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Governors Highway Safety Association, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Traffic Fatalities

Root Insurance Now Available in 31 States with Entry into Wisconsin

June 7, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Root, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROOT), the parent company of Root Insurance Company, announced its entry into Wisconsin. Root is now available to the 4.3 million drivers in Wisconsin, making it the company’s 31st state. Root Insurance is founded on the power of data. The insurance innovator is committed to unbreaking an archaic industry using modern, mobile-first technology […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Root Insurance, Wisconsin

Solera Completes Omnitracs, DealerSocket and eDriving Acquisitions

June 7, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Solera Holdings, Inc. announced that it has completed its previously announced acquisitions of Omnitracs, DealerSocket and eDriving. Omnitracs is a fleet management platform, DealerSocket is a SaaS provider to the automotive industry and eDriving is the digital driver risk management partner for many of the world’s largest commercial fleets. Solera’s expansion through these transactions is […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Solera Holdings

AASP/NJ June Virtual Meeting Examines Out-of-the-Box Solutions

June 7, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ) will host a virtual membership meeting, Are You at the End of Your Rope? Thinking There Has to Be a Better Way? on Wednesday, June 16 at 6:30 p.m. (EDT) via Zoom. The meeting is set to feature industry business coach Barrett R. Smith, who […]

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

Enterprise’s Yvette Burke Joins Collision Industry Foundation Board

June 7, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Collision Industry Foundation (CIF) announced the election of Yvette Burke, Vice President, Replacement & Leisure Division at Enterprise Holdings Inc., to the CIF Board of Trustees. CIF provides emergency relief by securing and distributing donations to collision repair professionals who have experienced significant losses due to natural disasters or other catastrophic events.   Burke has […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Board of Trustees, Collision Industry Foundation, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, People

Study Says Stopped-Vehicle Crashes Result in Hundreds of Fatalities Yearly

June 7, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

IIHS reports that hundreds of people are killed and thousands are injured each year in crashes involving stopped or disabled vehicles that may not have stood out enough to alert drivers to the danger they pose, according to a new study commissioned by a company that makes enhanced hazard lighting systems. Using federal crash statistics, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

Agero Introduces Managed Tow to Repair Option for Collision Repair Facilities

June 4, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Agero, whose B2B software and services enable auto manufacturers, fleets, insurers and others to support customers at every stage of vehicle ownership, introduced Tow To Repair, a turnkey technology solution and tow service makes it simpler and more cost-effective than ever for automotive dealers, repair and collision repair shops to offer customers a touchless direct […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Agero, Towing

Broadway Automotive Building 70,000 sq. ft. Collision Repair Center in Wisconsin

June 4, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Broadway Automotive, the family-owned and operated dealership group serving Northeastern Wisconsin since 1916, announced it is beginning construction on an all-new 70,000 sq. ft. collision repair center in Green Bay, Wisc. which it says will be the largest auto body repair facility in the Midwest. To house the all-new Broadway Collision Center, Broadway purchased the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Broadway Automotive, Openings, Wisconsin

MOPAR Partners with I-CAR for OEM Glass Repair Certification Program

June 3, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Leveraging the collision repair expertise of Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair (I-CAR), Mopar is launching the Mopar Certified Glass Installer Program, the industry’s first OEM glass repair certification. I-CAR’s training and support of the new Mopar program is a perfect extension of I-CAR’s 42-year-old vision, explained John Van Alstyne, CEO and President. “I-CAR’s mission […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Agreements Signed, Auto Glass, I-CAR, Mopar, OEM Certification

WIN Launches WINConnect Networking Initiative

June 3, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Women’s Industry Network (WIN) launched a new program designed to increase networking and career building opportunities among its members, called WINConnect. Registration for the initiative opened May 24 and is available exclusively to all WIN Members interested in expanding their professional capabilities and knowledge.  Launched at the recent WIN National Educational Conference, members of […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Women's Industry Network

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