A hands-off-but-hands-on mentorship approach turned a high school volunteer into a two-time I-CAR Platinum technician, and kept her.
Escalating tariffs threaten to raise steel, aluminum, and parts costs for collision repair shops that source materials from Canada.
Month-over-month changes remained minor for a second straight month, while year-over-year growth climbed to its highest levels of 2026 across all four categories NABR tracks.
Zack Newman says keeping customers copied on every insurer email is one way to push disputes toward resolution.
As riveting and structural adhesives spread to more vehicles, the two procedures among those paid least often when shops do ask are also among the least negotiated.
Zendex’s GoJak® HD Series G9516 delivers high-capacity lifting, smoother mobility and easier control for moving today’s heavier EVs, vans and trucks.
Plus, NABC Recycled Rides delivers two more refurbished vehicles, Hunter Engineering wins a MOTOR Top 20 Award, and SEMA's ADAS Symposium widens its lens.
Data shows gas and diesel vehicles, not EVs, drive growth in fire-risk warnings that tell owners to keep vehicles away from buildings.
Recent legislative activity affecting collision repair shops, from a new appraiser licensing rule in Massachusetts to a federal...
Plus, NABC Recycled Rides delivers two more refurbished vehicles, Hunter Engineering wins a MOTOR Top 20 Award, and SEMA's ADAS Symposium...
New rule sets standards for vehicle inspections, repair estimates, appraisals, and total-loss settlements.
Lucid issues two structural repair position statements as Kia recalls the EV9 over an airbag fault.
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