I-CAR has released the first in a series of recent articles about how to determine if a fastener, clip, or part can be reused. One-time-use fasteners/parts are specific items that cannot be reused after they [...]

When properly used and installed, car seats can dramatically reduce a child’s chances of injury or death in a car accident. Collision repairers can play a role in keeping little ones safe through workshops, advocacy, [...]

A recruiting consultant who focuses on matching the collision repair industry with talent says shops are making several missteps when recruiting technicians. Chris Lawson, founder of Technician Find, appeared on a recent Mind Wrench podcast [...]

The skilled worker shortage isn’t just making technicians hard to come by–it’s also creating a shortage of collision repair instructors. It’s a reality Laura Garcia-Moreyra, an automotive technology instructor at Northern Virginia Community College (NVCC), [...]

A special report from Reuters not only brought to light in detail potential privacy and business operations concerns for the collision repair industry — video recordings and photos taken by vehicles inside shops being shared — [...]

A special report from Reuters describes a potential privacy and business operations concern for the collision repair industry — video recordings by vehicles inside shops being shared. Tesla’s Customer Privacy Notice states, “To protect your [...]

A pair of states have joined the push to embrace autonomous vehicles, with both Kentucky and Mississippi passing legislation to mandate autonomous vehicles. Mississippi late last month approved House Bill 1003 to self-driving vehicles on [...]

Six states now have data privacy laws on the books, with Iowa as the latest. What this means for collision repair shop owners is the need for end-user license agreements and data collection/use consumer disclosures sooner [...]