State Farm continues it rollout of PartsTrader, an electronic parts ordering system, and the Select Service shops in the metropolitan areas of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Texas will begin with the program in August 2013.

Repairers that were included in the pilot markets of Birmingham, Ala.; Charlotte, N.C.; Chicago, Ill.; Grand Rapids, Mich.; and Tucson, Ariz.) will continue to use the tool, says State Farm’s George Avery.

No formal announcement or discussion of the rollout is planned for the Collision Industry Conference in Boston or at any upcoming meeting, Avery says.

Based on insight from repair shops in the pilot areas, PartsTrader has continued to release multiple enhancements and upgrades, including adding a feedback function and the ability to cancel parts placed on a fax order.

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