Full FenderBender Webinar on 'Ultimate Throughput' Now Available

Aug. 15, 2018

The full video for the second installment of the 2018 FenderBender Webinar series, sponsored by Robaina, is now available. Dave Luehr, one of the industry's foremost experts on shop operations, discussed the advanced workflow secrets, top operations strategies, and the advanced technology and systems that are driving the top collision repair businesses forward.

The second installment of the 2018 FenderBender Webinar series, sponsored by Robaina, was held yesterday. The full video for the webinar is available to watch at the bottom of this page.

Dave Luehr, one of the industry's foremost experts on shop operations, discussed the advanced workflow secrets, top operations strategies, and the advanced technology and systems that are driving the top collision repair businesses forward. Bryce Evans, editorial director at 10 Missions Media, joined Luehr in the webinar.

In this video, you will learn how:

  • The advanced operational models of European shops will trickle stateside
  • Modern, sophisticated technology increases results
  • Vehicle damage assessments can increase efficiency 
  • A focus on work in progress (WIP) is a key driver of ultimate throughput

The webinar on ultimate throughput can be viewed here: 

DAVE LUEHR rose through the ranks of the collision industry from his first role as a painter. He opened Luehr’s Auto Body and grew the company to 13 employees before 1990. In 2010, he went to work for an MSO company in middle Tennessee. Luehr later opened his own body shop consulting business in 2014, Elite Body Shop Solutions, to mentor and help independent shop owners be successful. He is the author of “The Secrets of America’s Greatest Body Shops” and will be a presenter at the 2018 FenderBender Management Conference.

BRYCE EVANS is the editorial director at 10 Missions Media, overseeing the company's three national business-building publications—Ratchet+Wrench, FenderBender, and Fixed Ops Business.

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