Guild 21: Autonomous vehicles and the future of bodyshops
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — May 16, 2017 — Organizers promised the latest Guild 21 conference call would be provocative. Listeners were not disappointed. The special guest presenter, Hod Lipson, answered the one question on everyone’s mind: “When will autonomous vehicles (AVs) really arrive?” His short answer: “Ten years from now.” At that point […]
VIDEO: Step-by-step prep station install in under two minutes
By Barett Poley Peterborough, Ontario — May 16, 2017 — In a new video released by AutoQuip, an equipment installation at CARSTAR Peterborough goes from a work in progress to complete in just a few minutes. Of course, the video uses time lapse to speed the process up and shows quite a bit of work […]
Survey: CCIAP most widely known accreditation program
By Mike Davey Hamilton, Ontario — May 16, 2017 — Accreditation systems have been discussed in the collision repair industry for decades, but the last few years have actually seen some of these programs come into existence. Our latest survey asked our readers to let us know how familiar they are with these programs and […]
CSN-Cowichan Collision donates ’46 Dodge Fire Truck to Shriners
By Barett Poley Duncan, British Columbia — May 16, 2017 — The Cowichan Valley Shriners Club has received a generous if somewhat unorthodox donation from CSN-Cowichan Collision, in the form of a 1946 Dodge Fire Truck. The truck restoration took the staff at CSN-Cowichan nearly a month, 18 years after the facility first restored the […]
