In this issue, Mike Anderson's column discusses how data compiled by his company, Collision Advice, showed the average mechanical labor hours per estimate were a low of .7 per state and a high of just two hours.

Those numbers don’t align with what safe and proper repairs require, he says, for operations including battery support operations and pre-alignments.

These figures are compiled by Collision Advice from multiple sources for both DRP and non-DRP shops.