Trades employers such as collision repair shops must tap into their available resources to help fill the skilled worker shortage, according to the head of a Canadian nonprofit focused on promoting careers in the skilled [...]
A draft safety standard, including methods and key performance indicators (KPIs), from the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE SA) could help the collision repair industry further ensure proper recalibration of advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) cameras. [...]
A Pennsylvania repair shop owner has been ordered to pay $435,000 in restitution to five insurance companies he admitted to defrauding throughout an eight-year time span. John Paul Reis, owner of Chalfont Collision Center, was [...]
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued a “do not drive” warning for 2003 Dodge Ram 1500s after a passenger was killed by a Takata air bag rupture. The federal administration said this [...]
Farmer’s Insurance will stop writing auto, residential and umbrella policies in Florida, it confirmed this week in a move that’s expected to affect 100,000 policies. The figure is believed to encompass a “very small amount [...]
The National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) President and CEO Tim Zilke has announced his plans to retire on Dec. 31. Repairer Driven News sat down with Zilke and his successor, Dave Johnson, to [...]
Based on new research, the MarketWatch Guides Team finds that the insurance industry’s use of artificial intelligence (AI) may only increase due to customer demand and isn’t far off from making real-time underwriting possible. Seventy-nine [...]
Outsourcing calibrations to third-party vendors can hurt a repair shop’s cycle time, cash flow and critical success factors (CSIs), an I-CAR panel highlighted. Mike Anderson, CEO of CollisionAdvice.com, and Bud Center, director of technical products [...]
A new trends report from CCC Intelligent Solutions says that while 2 million electric vehicles (EVs) are currently on the road in the U.S., accounting for only 1% of all vehicles in operation, that will [...]
As a growing number of states enact retirement savings plans for the private sector, a certified financial planner is offering guidance on how individual retirement accounts (IRA) differ from the Society of Collision Repair Specialists’ [...]
