Abra Auto Body Repair of America, a leading U.S. collision and auto glass repair company, continues its national growth with the acquisition of five centers in April.
Prom and graduation season is here and with it comes the excitement of celebrations, sharing photos, videos and texts with friends and families. But it’s also accompanied by an elevated risk for teen drivers.
Approximately 150 students from local area tech schools attended the event and visited with CARSTAR facility owners regarding present and future job opportunities. Students also competed in the CARSTAR Pit Stop Challenge, where they raced each other, and the timer, in removing and replacing tires.
CARSTAR is teaming up with the National Auto Body Council (NABC) to promote safe driving throughout April, designated nationally as Distracted Driving Awareness Month, and all year long with the It Can Wait campaign.
For Shannon, the lack of reliable transportation was impeding her ability to work and provide for her family. Without it, getting her two children to school and activities and commuting to work was a nearly insurmountable problem.
Within five years, ProCare opened or acquired 12 shops, surpassing Brock and Fallis’ original goals. The company now has a full executive team, as well as three regional managers and a director of operations.
ACE has a keen interest in new technologies, perhaps even a great passion. ACE has an appetite for learning. He or she may spend hours online studying, not necessarily because it’s required, but instead because of fascination.
Abra Auto Body Repair of America, a leading U.S. collision and auto glass repair company, has announced the addition of a new center in Rising Sun, MD, approximately 50 miles northeast of Baltimore, near the Pennsylvania border.
While it’s unclear exactly how some of the major changes made in the tax code will ultimately affect the economy, there are some clear benefits to be had for many body shop owners.
The tools learned in the study of propositional logic will enable estimators to overcome poorly formed objections during negotiations and will make researching, interpreting, and applying OEM research easier.
The National Auto Body Council (NABC) announces online nominations are now open for its Annual Awards Program which recognizes individuals and businesses whose actions and contributions have positively impacted their community and demonstrated the professionalism and integrity of collision industry professionals.
Mitchell International has executed a definitive agreement in which private equity firm Stone Fort Capital will take over the equity position held by KKR and Elliott Management.
Serving 18 Woodhouse Auto Family new- and used-car dealerships throughout Nebraska and Iowa, “with a couple more on the horizon,” the three Woodhouse Collision Center locations combine a high production output with a family oriented atmosphere.
Although the majority of shops are still using a simple calculation of dollars-per-refinish-hour to bill for refinish materials on estimates, the first "Who Pays for What?" survey of 2018 found that the percentage of shops using materials invoicing systems to calculate these charges has increased.
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