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    • Darrell Amberson

    Director, MSO relations
    Phone: 612-599-3448

    Darrell Amberson is the president of operations for LaMettry's Collision, a 10-location multi-shop operator in the Minneapolis area. Amberson has more than 40 years of collision industry experience, is interim chairman of the Collision Industry Conference, and served as chairman for the 2021-2022 term.

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    Articles

    Verifying/Regulating ADAS Repairs: How Do We regulate Ourselves Before the Government Does?

    Darrell Amberson
    April 11, 2024
    Certification or another mechanism needs to exist to verify that ADAS repairs comply with vehicle manufacturer repair procedures and standards.
    Bosch ADAS calibration in Accelerated Vehicle Technology
    Operations

    The business of ADAS

    Darrell Amberson
    Aug. 8, 2023
    Unlike collision repair, performance benchmarks and guidance are not readily available for the ADAS business. Darrell Amberson shares some wisdom he's gleaned after starting a...
    Photo 229139334 © Viacheslav Iacobchuk | Dreamstime.com
    Major paint companies can typically help an MSO identify where waste may be occurring for various paint and material products.
    Finance

    Recovering the cost of paint and material increases

    Darrell Amberson
    July 4, 2022
    As the industry reacts to cost increases as never before, it's important to maximize your paint and material margins.
    Operations

    A deep dive into MSO ADAS calibration work

    Darrell Amberson
    Oct. 1, 2020
    The Collision Industry Electronic Commerce Association (CIECA) started looking at vehicle ADAS scanning a few years ago. At the beginning of 2019 a Calibration Committee was formed...