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Features

Tracking Performance

Tracking Performance

Our key performance indicator (KPI) survey examines which shops across the country are tracking performance and how well they’re doing compared with those that aren’t.

 A Higher  Standard

A Higher Standard

Repair Plan Network’s member shops use standardized processes to perform at high levels, earning customer and insurer recognition.

More Than an Afterthought

CASE STUDY: More Than an Afterthought

Inside the Van Tuyl Auto Group’s attempt to unify and grow the 32 neglected, disorganized shops in its unprofitable collision division.

Strategy: Make Money // Save Money // Work Smarter

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Law

Safety Assessment

Safety Assessment

Assessing repair processes that affect vehicle safety systems is important not only for ensuring safety, but avoiding legal claims as well.

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Sales+Marketing

Be the News

Be the News

Seeing your shop’s achievements covered in the local or national media starts with a simple, well-developed press release.

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Leadership

Playing to Strengths

Playing to Strengths

Finding and utilizing each of your employees’ strengths can help you boost efficiency and build a stronger, more unified team.

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Shop Talk

How I Work » Danny Szarka

How I Work » Danny Szarka

Danny Szarka, the 27-year-old owner of Thompson Automotive Collision Center in Edgewood, Md., shares how he built a $5.75 million business.

Columns

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Driver's Seat // Jake Weyer

Do You Know Your Business?

Do You Know Your Business?

Knowing a business is as important as knowing a spouse—a lack of understanding can lead to a breakdown of the relationship.

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The Big Idea // Kevin Rains

Balancing Work With  the Rest of Life

Balancing Work With the Rest of Life

Balancing work and home life

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Taking Care of Business // Tom Franklin

Don’t be a Driverless Shop

Don’t be a Driverless Shop

The importance of not running on autopilot

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Across The Pond // Jon Parker

Collision Repair’s Crystal Ball

Collision Repair’s Crystal Ball

Comparing collision repair in different countries

Departments

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Quick Fix: NEWS // IDEAS // PEOPLE // TRENDS IN BRIEF

I-CAR Declines OEM Standards Facilitation

I-CAR Declines OEM Standards Facilitation

Analysis, Weighing the aftermath of I-CAR’s decision to drop industry standards facilitation

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Questions: INDUSTRY Q+A

John Patrick Dolan

John Patrick Dolan

John Patrick Dolan, attorney at law, Dolan Law Offices

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Snap Shop

Mayfield Collision Centers

Mayfield Collision Centers

The shop floor at Mayfield Collision Center in Bedford Heights, Ohio

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Collision Art

Bucking Convention

Bucking Convention

Mark Briscoe’s ’69 Ford Bronco

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