‘We’re drowning’: At CIC, calls for industry to wake up and improve
— January 20, 2020Both Collision Industry Conference Chairman Jeff Peevy and the CIC Estimating Committee on Thursday demanded
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Gerber Collision enters Calif. with purchase of 9 SoCal auto body facilities
— January 16, 2020Southern California auto body shops might face steeper competition following what Gerber Collision on
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CREF, I-CAR committees, others give nearly $500K to vo-tech; Mitchell donates $3.4M in software
— January 15, 2020The Collision Repair Education Foundation last month said it and other donors provided nearly $500,000
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‘Who Pays?’: 80+% of auto body shops say insurers paying scans ‘most,’ ‘all’ of the time
— January 13, 2020A fall survey of several hundred collision repairers found virtually all of them seeking payment for
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Scanning, calibration key Collision Industry Conference topics this week
— January 13, 2020Going to the Collision Industry Conference on Thursday? Get ready to debate your colleagues and to dive
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Auto insurance policy changes, national body shop service agreements could be near
— January 10, 2020“HMO-style networks” and insurer national service agreements might be on the horizon, according
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Experts: Don’t fudge, omit items on auto body repair estimates
— January 10, 2020Auto body shops who omit labor operations or alter estimates to reflect what the insurer will pay rather
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This is a structural repair: DEKRA shows hidden damage possible in sub-10 mph crash
— January 9, 2020A recent DEKRA presentation revealed how a low-speed collision into a trailer hitch could result in far
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Bodyshop Booster: Why not file auto claims right at collision facility?
— January 8, 2020A system where auto body shops filed claims on behalf of their customers could improve life for the repairer,
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450 Recycled Rides given in 2019; find out what the process would look like for your shop
— January 7, 2020Greater awareness of Recycled Rides has boosted participation, leading to the collision industry restoring
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