Cover Stories

Collision industry stats, views and news from 2022

By John Yoswick With many body shops swamped with work — the backlog of scheduled work at shops nationwide...

Keeping An Eye on Insurers

Auto insurance-related trends impacting the collision repair industry By John Joswick More than three decades after...

Finding New Ways to Hire

Where is your body shop’s next employee coming from? By John Yoswick Nearly every state is...

The Best States for Shops

Collision repairers face varying conditions depending on where in the U.S. they are located By John Yoswick

Auto Repair Lawsuit Round-up

Suing adjusters personally, employee pay methods, data theft among industry court cases By John Yoswick From...

Stop Reinventing the Wheel

Collision repair shops share ideas others may want to implement in their business By John Yoswick

Industry Stats and Trends

Collision repairers seeing fewer totals, longer backlogs of work, more labor hours per repair job By John Yoswick

Lawmakers at Work

Legislation related to the industry on the table in states around the country By John Yoswick

Making ADAS, scanning, calibrations, resets pay off

By John Yoswick Technical work that involves more than fixing dents and spraying paint is...

Direct repair programs: A good fit for your business?

By John Yoswick Auto insurance company advertising has become ubiquitous, but drivers seem to view insurance almost as a...