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September 2025
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Courtesy of Anthony McNee
Articles
How the McStud Estimating Tool Simplifies Repair Planning
Sept. 5, 2025
Showtime Collision
Articles
Third-Generation Shop Owner Takes Family Business to New Heights
Sept. 4, 2025
Courtesy of Will Barkley
Articles
The Best Repair Planner/Estimator Award Winner: Will Barkley
Sept. 3, 2025
Articles
FenderBender 2025 Award Winner: Jon Sommers
Sept. 1, 2025
Operations
How Can Collision Repair Attract Talented Next-Gen Techs — and Keep Them?
Sept. 1, 2025
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Operations
Softening the Blow of Termination
Honesty and clarity go a long way in delivering bad news.
Sept. 1, 2025
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Finance
Financial Series: Minimizing Overhead Expenses
With claims counts declining, it may be time to proactively trim overhead expenditures to save cash flow and cut the monthly expense budget.
Sept. 1, 2025
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Shop Customers
Shops Must Sell Repairs to Close the Deal
AkzoNobel's Jim Lovejoy says it's time for shops to stop being order takers and proactively sell their services to get cars in the door.
Sept. 1, 2025
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Columnists
Lobsiger: Acres of Diamonds
With the right mindset and knowledge, we find that the "diamonds" we seek are already inside the walls of our shops.
Sept. 1, 2025
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Columnists
Bryant: September’s Not the End — It’s the Edge
Are you ready to press the reset button and prep for a strong fourth quarter?
Sept. 1, 2025
Pronto Body Shop
Columnists
Finding My Place as a Woman in Collision Repair
Collision repair is traditionally viewed as a male-dominated field, but women can contribute and thrive at every level from the shop floor to management.
Sept. 1, 2025
Driver's Seat
Recognizing Collision Repair Industry Achievers
This year's winners of the FenderBender Award and Best Repair Planner/Estimator
Sept. 1, 2025
Jay Sicht
Articles
Total Losses Theme at CIC
As they have increased across the country, total losses were the focus of the Summer Collision Industry Conference in Philadelphia.
Sept. 1, 2025