This week, through Friday, is Crash Responder Safety Week (CRSW), an initiative sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), that focuses on ensuring steps everyone can take to keep roadway responders and motorists safe during [...]
A former Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) chairman who was passionate about mentoring and educating others in the collision repair space has passed away. Rex Womble, who served as SCRS chair from 1987 to [...]
When it comes to advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) calibrations, one of the most important things for repairers to know is that their chosen scan tool returns accurate information in line with OEM repair procedures, [...]
As President Joe Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) nears its second-year anniversary, senators are calling on a federal agency to enact “critical” safety provisions it contains. In a letter to the National Highway Traffic Safety [...]
A webinar held last week by the Collision Industry Electronic Commerce Association (CIECA) shared technical details about its newly up-and-running CAPIS standards. The standards can supplement or be used as an alternative to the current [...]
CCC Intelligent Solutions has begun rolling out its latest desktop client update to CCC One, which provides solutions in line with MOTOR’s revision for color blend of adjacent panels as a judgment in lieu of [...]
The Women’s Industry Network (WIN) is now accepting nominations for its “Most Influential Women (MIW)” awards, which recognize those working within any sector of the U.S. and Canadian collision repair industry. Nominations, which opened Wednesday, [...]
The UK plans to bring forth consumer protection legislation during the 2023-24 session aimed at putting liability for collisions involving autonomous vehicles (AV) on the automaker. According to a briefing from the Prime Minister’s Office, [...]
Maine voters approved a “right to repair (R2R)” referendum on Tuesday with a landslide 321,055 “yes” votes (84.3%) but several trade organizations say voters may have been misled. There were 59,694 “no” votes cast. The [...]
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) says it performed its updated moderate overlap safety test on four large pickups, and none received a favorable rating. However, all of the 2023 crew cab vehicles — [...]
