Thanks Dad: Remembering The 3 R’s of Business

So by now I hope you’ve had some time to think about our first R discussed in the…

ASA Opposes Repair Parts Legislation

U.S. House May Soon Consider Parts…

U.S. House Passes Repeal of McCarran-Ferguson Act

for Health Insurers

ASA…

ASA Urges Repairers to Contact Committee Members

to Oppose Model Parts Act…

Our company, in collaboration with leading collision repair organizations throughout the US and Canada, along with insurers, I-CAR, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Cal-State University and others in the industry, has developed a single value scorecard, called a Shop Performance Value Rating (SPV™ Rating). This new program, officially launched to the market today, has been in development and testing for over a…

WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 18, 2010 –The Automotive Service Association (ASA) has written a letter to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) administrator David L. Strickland asking him to review why NHTSA does not regulate aftermarket crash parts and to begin an aftermarket crash parts regulatory…

Saw this in the paper yesterday and for some reason it made me think of this being the Ultimate DRP. The areas that I underlined and bolded are areas that I found of interest. Those that measure quality and performance and market their results have success gaining business.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- With medical costs climbing and health care reform stalled, Lowe's Companies Inc. decided to shop nationally for the best deal in heart surgery for its employees, and it landed at…

We at Web-Est just recently posted a contest on our site requesting marketing ideas from our customers by offering a prize to the best idea. We are pleased to announce the winner!

The winner is....(drum roll…

In the old days ... that is, before the web and more recently social media ... choosing the name for your business was a simple matter. If your name was Bob and you were a plumber's apprentice, there finally came a time for you to spread your wings and go off on your own. Now in charge of your own destiny, you set off for the local print shop to buy your first business…

Celette Appoints New Regional Sales Manager…

Keystone finally crashtested a part!

Holy smokes! So the results are "no difference" between OE and the very soft as butter replacement bumper bar that was cut through by Toby Chess.

Now what? Well -…

**Seven Collision Hub Members Named to 2010 Board…

Joseph Murphy, who has been acting Commissioner of Insurance in Massachusetts since the resignation of Commissioner Nonnie Burnes last September, has officially been name Commissioner of Insurance by Governor Deval Patrick. Murphy is a veteran of the Massachusetts political scene, and is familiar with the ongoing issues faced by auto body shops across the state.

BEDFORD, TEXAS, Feb. 9, 2010 —Registration is open for the Automotive Service Association (ASA) "Taking the Hill" Fly-In and Automotive Management Institute (AMI) Leadership Conference.…

CARSTAR and Ranken Technical College celebrated the launch of their new state-of-the-art classroom with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday, January 28th.

Representatives from…

The Blue Book value of used Toyotas has been reduced again as the Japanese carmaker’s troubles persist.…