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VOL. 1 ISSUE 8 NOVEMBER 2011
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East Coast Shops and Dealerships Hit by Hurricane Irene Try to Clean Up in the Wake of More Rain Storms Following flooding and damage done by Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee, body shops and dealerships on the east coast were not prepared to have to deal with heavy rain storms. In northeast Pennsylvania and western New York state heavy rain drenched an already inundated area with more water the week of September 26. During Hurricane Irene, rushing water ripped the bay doors off the service department at Maroon Kia in Wayne, NJ. The water was so powerful it washed two front-end alignment machines, each weighing an estimated
2,800 pounds, from the service bays into the nearby Pompton River. About
The opening general session at NACE/CARS, introduced by Mitch Schneider, CARS Chair, and Ron Nagy, NACE Chair, (r). Autobody News has extensive coverage of the show at: www.autobodynews.com/ events/nace-2001.html Stay up-to-date at this year’s SEMA show with Autobody News. Visit http://www.autobodynews.com/ events/sema-2011.html for more SEMA show coverage.
Maroon Kia’s bay doors were damaged and their shop floor flooded during Hurricane Irene in Wayne, NJ See NE Flooding, Page 8
Health Care Panel at:
NACE/CARS 2011 Moderator, ASA’s Bob Redding
Terri Seefeldt, Rogers Benefit Group
Brock Bulbuck, The Boyd Group
Steve Grimshaw, Caliber Collision
Cathy Bonner, Service King
Rollie Benjamin, ABRA Auto Body and Glass
See preview at: autobodynews.com Don Seyfer, Seyfer Automotive
Jim Houser, Hawthorne Auto Clinic
An auto service-oriented Health Care Panel at NACE/CARS revealed surprising misconceptions, passionate disagreement, divided opinions and competing priorities for Health Care and how it should be paid for and managed in America. A three-part series on Health Care and its likely impact on shop owners begins here next month.
CEOs of Four of the Largest MSOs in the Industry hold first-time MSO Symposium at NACE/CARS See MSO Insights, Page 14
The 2011 SEMA show will occupy the Las Vegas Convention Center from October 31 to November 4 and attendance numbers continue to climb as the show draws closer. The show boasts over 2,000 exhibiting companies already registered for booths, more than 500 of which are exhibiting for the first time. The ever-popular Paint, Body and Equipment section will also return this year, showcasing companies who offer products, services and equipment suited for the collision repair professional. See page 48 for I-CAR and SCRS RDE Schedule.
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