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Is This For Real?
By Danielle Dinally
Low-Speed Chase: A Los Angeles man who later said he was
"tired of walking," stole a steamroller and led police on a 5 mph
chase until an officer stepped aboard and brought the vehicle to a stop.
Very Fast, Very Dumb:
A California woman tried to
talk her way out of a $405 fine in Manitoba
for speeding at almost 100 mp/h (about 160 km/h). She said it was because she
didn't understand the metric system. Possibly she thought "jamming the
accelerator all the way to the floor" was a good solution.
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Did you Know...?
By Danielle Dinally
Keep on Truckin' I:
The oldest truck was built by Mercedes Benz on October 1, 1896. It had a four hp two-cylinder engine and weighed 1,200 kilograms
Keep on Truckin' II:
The world's first truck looked like a
horse-drawn cart without a drawbar. The driver was seated on the coach-box
ahead of the front axle, out in the open air. Hence the truck was a
cab-over-engine unit. |
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Three years ago the CARS Council released The Road Ahead, a groundbreaking study focused on human resource and training needs of industry employers and employees in the automotive repair and service sector It may only have been three years since the study was done, but this industry is moving at lightning speed. Technical advance will continue to have a huge impact on every member of the auto claims economy. The CARS Council has announced that the study will soon be updated, and CARS is seeking industry input. You can read more about it here. Mike Davey,Editor |
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Shops Help Families in Need
The holiday season is here and Santa has come early for two families
courtesy of Glen-Merritt~CSN in St. Catharine's and CARS Auto
Collision~CSN in Burlington.
The two facilities are two of the five Canadian shops participating in AkzoNobel's Acoat selected Benevolence
Program this year.
The program presents refurbished cars to deserving individuals during the
holidays. The facilities work with local charitable organizations and
partners to help identify those most in need. Partners will often
contribute as well, with free groceries, gas, and toys for the kids.
Read more...
 Nick Di Luca, owner/operator of CARS Auto Collision~CSN with flowers for the lucky recipient of a new vehicle.At right is Roslyn French of CARS Auto Collision~CSN in Burlington, Ontario.
For more photos from CARS~Auto Collision, please click here.
 A mysterious stranger showed up to help with the car presentation at Glen-Merritt Collision in St. Catharines, Ontario.
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Patrice Marcil of DuPont Named to I-CAR International Advisory Committee
The I-CAR International Advisory Committee (IAC) added four new members
in December who will assist the committee to fulfill its mission as a
communication link between the I-CAR International Board of Directors
and staff with the volunteers who help deliver training to the
collision inter-industry. The new members of the committee include: Leo
Maki, Michigan Appraisal Service; Wendy Brent, GEICO; Roger Bloom,
State Farm Insurance; and Patrice Marcil, DuPont Canada. Read more... |
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3M Dynamic Mixing System Recognized as Best New Product at Automotive Service & Repair Week
3M's Dynamic Mixing System has earned top honours as the recipient of
the "Best New Product" of Automotive Service & Repair Week (ASRW)
2008. It was chosen from more than 20 new products featured at the NACE Expo
and CARS Event in Las Vegas.
Read more...
 3M's Dynamic Mixing System in action.
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