Consumer in Rhode Island now have the right to choose OEM parts on insurance-paid repairs made up to 48 months after the vehicle’s manufacture date – and insurers must pay for them. The law extends this OEM option from its original 30 month time frame. Senate Bill...
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has released statistics for wages in the collision repair industry. The numbers are based on wages reported in 2016, the latest year for which full results are available. The results reveal that body shop workers in Massachusetts and...
Massive Fire Breaks Out At Medford Auto Body Shop A fire at a collision repair shop in Medford, Mass. resulted in no injuries, but significant damage to the structure. Nearby body shops stepped up to offer work space for the owner of the fire-damaged shop. Click...
Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley is asking auto body shops who may have worked on a vehicle matching the description of a car suspected of being used in a fatal hit-and-run accident in Boston’s Mattapan neighborhood to contact police. The vehicle that...
Read the full bill. Legislation introduced in the Rhode Island Senate last week would expand the time frame and extend restriction on the use of non-OEM parts to any part damaged in a collision, not just body parts. The bill also seeks to prohibit insurers from...
March 27, 2018 — The Automotive Service Association (ASA) has released the latest updates to its “Not-Included Operations” charts. The resources are available for free to the industry and designed to ensure collision repairers consider all of the possible operations...
