Local news stories affecting the auto body industry in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Connecticut, Maryland, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine
PennFleet near Philadelphia, PA, opened its property to truck drivers in need of a place to stop and rest, if regular spots are closed or full due to the COVID-19 virus pandemic.
Bergen County, NJ, Executive James Tedesco III has revoked an order closing body shops and most other businesses as a precaution against the coronavirus, WABC reported March 19.
PPG has named Colours, Inc., its automotive refinish 2019 Platinum Distributor of the Year.
Firefighters battled a raging blaze March 16 at a Paterson, NJ, mixed-use building.
A Hudson County, NJ, man admitted in federal court on March 10 he recruited Bergen County, NJ, traffic accident victims for an insurance fraud racket that racked up $3.5 million in bogus medical bills.
Associations and businesses have begun to speak out---in both opposition and support---of a new piece of auto glass legislation introduced in Connecticut’s General Assembly.
The Washington Metropolitan Auto Body Association, in collaboration with AASP/NJ and the NORTHEAST management, have been updated as to the decision to move the show to new dates of August 21-23, 2020.
The New Jersey Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee on Jan. 9 amended Senate Bill 2144, which would allow policyholders to sue insurance companies for unfair practices, and its companion Assembly Bill 4293, down to just one line of automotive coverage and removed the call for triple damages for violations.
Al Brodeur's Auto Body is celebrating 50 years in business.