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SAFE AND EFFICIENT REPAIRS: Remote scanning allows an off-site technician to analyze and diagnose a vehicle’s electronic control units and other systems without being in the shop.
Remote scans could be a powerful tool for your shop. Hear more from one provider about how.
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Ibarra says education is a collaborative experience at Leading Edge, and oftentimes teammates will go out of their way to help each other.
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Photographed by Christopher Ziemnowicz, at the Rambler Ranch collection in Elizabeth, Colorado, this 1980 Chevrolet Citation X11 is representative of the unibody cars entering the mainstream in the 1980s.
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GREENFIELD EXPANSIONS: Every new Fine Line shop is built to emulate the others that have come before it to ensure consistency and increase customer recognition. From left are Regional Manager Art Koulian, Regional Office Manager Vanessa Flannery, Owner 'Ty' Safaryan, and Regional Manager Mike Hagop Bajin.
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Hear from other body shop owners about the ups and downs they are facing on a daily basis.
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CollisionCast

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A shortage of adequately trained ADAS calibration technicians contributes to motorist safety issues, according to AirPro and University of North Florida researchers.
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Mike Jones, president and master trainer at Discover Leadership Training, talks about leadership and failure in this special episode of The CollisionCast. He’s joined by Chris...
July 29, 2025
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You can begin tomorrow at little or no cost to improve sales at your shop.
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Veteran analyst Greg Horn shares what impact he sees from tariffs now and in the near future.
July 8, 2025

ABRN On the Shop Floor

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SCRS shares this tip and others from the Database Enhancement Gateway website.
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Its optimized design with a sleek gun frame, laser-marked control knobs, and redesigned comfort trigger help to provide an enhanced spraying experience.
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Columnists

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A supplier must protect their customer relationship by listening to their customer, responding to their needs, and showing up when it matters.
Aug. 14, 2025
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As you chase success, are you allowing time to enjoy the reasons you work so hard?
Aug. 8, 2025
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The owner’s responsibility is ultimately to make sure the business is healthy, with good profitability and cash flow.
Aug. 5, 2025
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You are Not Alone. Collision Repair Associations Have Your Back.
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Running a Shop

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Together, Paint and Material and Sublet make up as much as 19% of sales. Here are process areas of improvement on which to concentrate.
Aug. 13, 2025
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Collision repair shops struggle balancing increasing administrative duties with staff responsibilities and budgeting. Elite Estimatics offers remote estimating services, so shops...
Aug. 6, 2025
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TELLING THE STORY: Proper lighting makes all the difference in showing the extent of the damage, as this 'after' photo using the BETAG LED light shows.
High-quality photos can affect your shop’s bottom line in more ways than one.
Aug. 1, 2025
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BUILT FOR EFFICIENCY: Dan Dent (right) demonstrates the platform to Les Pawlowski, general manager of Symach, at the recent Certified Collision Group Conference in Nashville, Tennessee.
Andrew Suggs, Dan Dent, and their partners are working to make sure their platform, Collision Vision, becomes a meeting ground for every player in the collision repair space. ...
July 31, 2025

Cool Shops

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Robbie Windham started learning collision repair in his parents' garage. Today, he runs a 10,500 SF shop that prioritizes doing what's best for his customers.
Aug. 4, 2025
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The facility in Sparta, Michigan, received a complete teardown and rebuild of the front office, new paint area, three overhead doors providing exterior access, and a new internal...
June 13, 2025
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Drew Bryant had some must-haves when expanding into his second location for DB Orlando Collision, including efficiency-boosting Symach FixLine bays.
June 6, 2025
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This artist started his collision repair business with only $3,000 in the bank.
April 1, 2025

Multi-Shop Operations (MSO)

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Accelerated Vehicle Technology, the mechanical repair business serving LaMettry's Collision and part of Quality Collision Group, includes ample space for the largest calibration requirements, with targets and software for most makes and models.
Repairers are the repair experts and should stand up to unfair or unreasonable pricing demands.
Aug. 15, 2025
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Certifications and personnel at the Marietta location are unchanged.
July 14, 2025
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The Hawthorne, California, shop was founded in 1995 by a father and two sons.
July 14, 2025
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There are three ways owning real estate can create and maintain the value of your collision repair shop enterprise, reports Madeleine Roberts Rich of FocusAdvisors.
June 25, 2025

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