Lawson Products, Inc. (NASDAQ:LAWS) announced the acquisition of F.B. Feeney Hardware in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. The transaction closed yesterday. F.B. Feeney Hardware has been serving the industrial market in Toronto and the surrounding area since 1952 and is known as a fleet specialist. The company’s products and value proposition are similar to that of Lawson […]
Fatal Road Crashes Involving Marijuana Double in Washington State After Legalization
Fatal crashes involving drivers who recently used marijuana doubled in Washington after the state legalized the drug, according to the latest research by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. New research also shows that legal limits for marijuana and driving are arbitrary and unsupported by science, which could result in unsafe motorists going free and […]
AASP-MN Awards $14,000 in Scholarships
The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Minnesota (AASP-MN) awarded $14,000 in scholarships to help post-secondary automotive students pay for tuition during the 2016-17 school year. The scholarships are in the amount of $1,000 per student and were made possible by a successful fundraising drive within the AASP-MN membership, as well as a generous donation […]
Fix Auto Canada Acquires Prime CarCare Group
Acquisition includes automotive brands Speedy Auto Service, 5 Gears Auto Care, Minute Muffler and Brake, and Canadian master franchisor for Novus Glass. Steve Leal, President and CEO of Fix Auto Canada, announced May 6 a definitive agreement to acquire Prime CarCare Group, Canadian owner of automotive brands Speedy Auto Service, 5 Gears Auto Care, Minute […]
Truck Frame and Axle Repair Association to Meet at 3M Innovation Center
The Truck Frame and Axle Repair Association (TARA) will hold its next meeting at the 3M Innovation Center, 2326 Minnehaha Avenue E, in St. Paul, Minn. from May 18-21. John Spoto and 3M will bring the association up to speed on the latest, and future product offerings that are going to change the way trucks […]
Car-O-Liner Adds New Distributor in Virginia, D.C. and Maryland
Car-O-Liner announced that B&R Associates is now a distributor of Car-O-Liner equipment with a territory representing Northern Virginia, Washington D.C., and portions of Maryland. Headquartered in Gaithersburg, Md., B&R Associates was established in 1971. “We are extremely excited to be distributing Car-O-Liner equipment. We believe the Car-O-Liner brand fits in perfectly with our existing product […]
Collision Repairers Provide Recycled Rides to First Responders and K9 Partners
With wildfire season approaching, collision repairers in several states teamed up through the National Auto Body Council’s Recycled Rides and the State Farm Arson Dog Program to provide critical and reliable transportation for first responders and their K9 partners as part of 2016 Arson Awareness Week. Participating collision repairers include Caliber Collision locations in Raleigh, […]
Thomas Greco Awarded SCRS Lifetime Achievement Award
During its 2016 Corporate Member Recognition & Awards Luncheon in Seattle on April 20, the Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) honored publisher Thomas Greco with the association’s Regional Lifetime Achievement Award for his ongoing efforts to strengthen and inform the collision repair industry. “It’s always an honor to present an award to anybody, because […]
Collision Repair Education Foundation to Hold School Makeover Ribbon Cutting May 18 in New York
Thomas Edison Careers and Technical High School in Jamaica, N.Y. received $50,000 grant from the collision industry to support its training program. The Collision Repair Education Foundation will be holding a ribbon cutting ceremony at Thomas Edison Career and Technical High School’s collision repair training program in Jamaica, N.Y. on Wednesday, May 18. The school […]
GM and Lyft Reported to Test Self-Driving Taxis Within a Year
The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday that General Motors (GM) and Lyft, Inc., the ride-hailing service, will begin testing self-driving Chevrolet Bolt EVs within a year. In January, General Motors invested $500 million in Lyft to create a long-term strategic alliance to create an integrated network of on-demand autonomous vehicles in the U.S. “We see […]
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