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Bailey Davidson
THE NEXT GENERATION: James Ivanowski's (left) oldest son, Jonah (far right) works as an estimator and is involved in most high-level decisions for the business.
Proud of their legacy, Hollingsworth Auto Service’s family owners have pivoted to meet the industry’s shifting needs.
June 17, 2025
Zoe Richardson, a student in MCST Design Technology program
Danica Wooster working with MCST student Andrew Zuidema refinishing a hood in the paint booth.
This instructor is being highlighted for CTE month (February) by the Maine Department of Education.
Feb. 23, 2024
Car-O-Liner
Welder setup goes beyond destructive weld tests. The installation of a roof panel or quarter panel may require multiple arm changes or the changing of electrode caps for squeeze-type resistance spot welders, with a machine reset required for each arm change.
Are you missing out on capturing these commonly missed items?
Feb. 21, 2024
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Bob Barks takes care of some paperwork in his office in this early, undated photo. Sharp-eyed readers will notice the microfiche reader behind him and to the right.
Bob Barks celebrates 50 years of passionately serving customers
Jan. 30, 2024
Collision ProAssist
Collision ProAssist
Jason Bartanen has spent his whole life around the collision repair industry. As he explains in this Q&A interview with FenderBender, he sees a gap in resources for today's technicians...
May 28, 2025

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Peter Spotts
From left, Kyle Bradshaw, Dave Rounkles, Casey Hamilton, John Eck, Bud Center, and Barry Dorn discuss OEM industry relations in a lunch & learn panel discussion.
From Mike Anderson's opening presentation to OEM panel discussions to peanut butter and jelly SOP exercises, conference sessions focused on the importance of training and knowledge...
May 9, 2025
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One collision repair industry executive is making sure struggling employees get a chance to recover.
May 1, 2025
Fort Liberty
Fort Liberty is located in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
See how Caliber is continuing to combat the tech shortage with transitioning active-duty service members.
April 16, 2025
Pam Watson
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These five women are living proof that the industry’s road of opportunity is wide open.
March 24, 2025
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Female Mechanic
Helping one of the most underrepresented people in the collision repair industry succeed and grow in the field is the mission of this organization.
March 20, 2025
Jay Sicht
Jason Scharton of 3M and Heather Farr of the South Coast Air Quality Management District talk about VOCs and solvents that are suspected carcinogens.
The South Coast Air Quality Management District has amended its regulations for VOCs to discontinue use of suspected carcinogens.
March 6, 2025
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Tony Mahon
Tony Mahon, AkzoNobel North American services manager, talks about the value of the Acoat Selected program.
Feb. 10, 2025
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Entegral
From left: Claire Hart and Jim Puskas demonstrate Entegral’s Assignment Management for Shops.
SEMA Show showcases how telematics may be used to help collision repairers and insurers.
Jan. 17, 2025

Michael Mertes
FenderBender and ABRN Associate Editor Abdulla Gaafarelkhalifa tries out the Immersive Virtual Reality Training system by I-CAR at the SEMA Show.
I’ve never worked in a shop, but I sure love gaming.
Jan. 15, 2025

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Paint Booths
Is it wise to buy something outright simply because you have the cash on hand?
Jan. 13, 2025
TechForce Foundation
Jasmine Cazarez
This teacher turned collision repair tech shares her advice to help new technicians succeed.
Dec. 23, 2024

James Roetling, Aranco Productions
Damien Reyna, COO of Driven Brands, discusses the state of the collision repair industry during the “Limitless 2024” conference in Dallas on Wednesday, October 9, 2024.
A theme at the conference was for Abra, CARSTAR, and Fix Auto USA stakeholders to use technology to improve the customer experience and reduce the strain on estimators.
Dec. 20, 2024
City of Peachtree Corners, Georgia
Peachtree Corners began as a rural community called Turkey Gizzard in the early 1800s and then later known as Pinckneyville.
Learn how this city is helping develop ADAS and V2X.
Nov. 15, 2024

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Apple on a books
See what this instructor says about going from the shop to the lab.
Nov. 13, 2024

Photo by Jay Sicht
FenderBender and ABRN Editor-in-Chief Jay Sicht took a photo of this 1905 Cadillac Model A Runabout during a visit to The Vault at Los Angeles' Petersen Automotive Museum in Dec. 2023.
The collision repair industry begins to form at the turn of the century as more cars hit the nation's largely primitive roads.
Nov. 1, 2024
Megan Mueller
Megan Mueller is the founder of the Mountain States Collision Repair Association and serves as the president of its board.
Looking at a collision repair association in a large area taking its first steps.
Oct. 30, 2024

Charles Caswell
Body department
Improve your shop’s assignment conversion and closing ratio to combat dwindling sales.
Oct. 17, 2024