President’s Message

continued from pg. 4 operation that estimating systems don’t include and even provided links to substantiate what he was saying.

Then, he didn’t keep that information to himself; he sent it to tons of other shop owners to help them get paid for that same procedure. I can personally tell y’all that I’ll be using that information at my shop…that email brought something to my attention that I didn’t know before, something that can help me in my daily operations. And that’s exactly what ABAT is all about: shops sharing information and communicating with one another to make all of us better and stronger.

So, keep sending those emails and sharing what you’ve learned with one another. Keep participating in the association because that’s where the value of membership comes from. Educating one another is a product of who we are as a group, and there’s no reason to be shy. We can all learn from each other, and that’s why ABAT was created in the first place. Let’s continue coming together to strengthen each other and our industry, to ensure that all shops in Texas are doing the right thing for our customers and keeping our roadways safe for all of us.