Kelly Beaton is the associate editor for FenderBender and helps edit and produce content for the magazine. He has worked for 10 Missions Media since 2016.
Ray Fisher, the new executive director of the Automotive Service Association, met with the media on Thursday, outlining some of his organization's initiatives moving forward.
Jim Huard, a managing partner with Fix Auto, explains how shop operators can best go about educating their staffs on rapidly evolving vehicle technology.
The president of CARSTAR North America says the merger of Caliber and ABRA will force collision repair competitors to re-examine their future strategies.
Charlie Robertson, president of the Collision Career Institute, explains how shop operators can prepare their entry-level workers properly in the modern era, and eventually make them a shop asset.
Once a founder of Caliber Collision, Erick Bickett weighs in on the ramifications the recent ABRA-Caliber merger could have on the collision repair industry as a whole.
Josh Avello, an automotive collision repair instructor at Ranken Technical College in St. Louis, breaks down how shop owners can help prepare their technicians for welding certification tests.
Shop owner Danny Szarka breaks down the best current methods for pinpointing hirable young technicians among job applicants, and what to focus on when searching job websites.
Former business mogul Denny Hecker, recently released from prison after a bankruptcy gone horribly, wants shop operators to learn from his mistakes. Read more in his interview with FenderBender.
The Automotive Body Parts Association's (ABPA) executive director spoke with FenderBender to explain his organization’s opposition to tariffs imposed on imported vehicles and parts and how they'll negatively affect body shops.
