Collision industry trainer, mentor and Hall of Eagles member Toby Chess is among the many Americans suffering severe kidney disease, undergoing dialysis and in need of an organ from a living or deceased donor. Colleagues [...]
Fifteen years ago, Toby Chess hooked a trailer to a truck and began traveling around the country teaching I-CAR welding tests. The first month, he administered 80 exams. The second year, he racked up more [...]
Lawson Products announced Tuesday it had purchased fellow repair supply distributor Partsmaster from NCH Corporation. Lawson, the publicly traded owner of brands like Kent Automotive, said it paid $2.3 million up front and will pay [...]
The Database Enhancement Gateway, which allows repairers and insurers to make inquiries and suggestions of the estimating providers at no cost, offers weekly tips for repairers on the Audatex, Mitchell and CCC programs online and through the Society of Collision Repair Specialists’ email list. [...]
Certified Collision Group announced Sunday it had signed its 500th independent auto body shop. The milestone comes less than a year after CCG celebrated reaching more than 400 shops and amid the COVID-19 pandemic and [...]
FinishMaster founder Jim White, who started the jobber with a single location and lived to see it grow into a national leader, died last week, the company said Friday. He was 101. “Jim White was [...]
The Collision Industry Foundation on Friday encouraged the industry to donate some of its unneeded travel and trade show funds to support colleagues affected by Hurricane Laura. CIF, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, helps people with ties [...]
Repairers might have a little more time before they start encountering more speakers designed to alert pedestrians to quiet electrified vehicles. NHTSA in 2016 mandated that all new electric or hybrid vehicles make enough “noise” [...]
The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey last week drew attention to a consumer-friendly state requirement that insurers who want to inspect a vehicle must do so in seven working days. The discussion [...]
The Society of Collision Repair Specialists announced Friday it would host its popular Repairer Driven Education series online Nov. 2-6, the same week as the virtual “SEMA360.” SEMA had announced Thursday that it would offer [...]
