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The 2015 WACTAL Spring Conference

The Official Publication of the Wisconsin Auto Collision Technicians Association Ltd.

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Future Fear:

Will Self-Driving Cars Drive You Out of Business?

Plus:

Remembering Dale Aulik Prestige Auto Body www.grecopublishing.com

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2014-2015 WACTAL BOARD of DIRECTORS President Larry Terrien MJ Collision Center larry@mjcollisioncenter.com Vice President Mark Williams Williams Auto Body mark@williamsautobody.com Secretary/Treasurer Ronnie Goss Goss Auto Body, Inc. ronnie@gossautobody.com Directors James Bryhan Bryhan's Body & Paint Specialists Eileen Haberman Glen's Auto Body, Inc. Randy Johansson FinishMaster Art Krolikowski Reedsburg Auto Body Inc. Mike Miyagawa M & M Auto Body Inc.

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Vol. 2 Number 2

CONTENTS PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE ........................................................5 WACTAL’s New Year’s Challenge

by Larry Terrien LOCAL NEWS ....................................................................7 Remembering Dale Aulik, former WACTAL President WACTAL MEMBER SPOTLIGHT ................................................9 Prestige Auto Body Ltd., Marinette, WI

by Jacquelyn Bauman WACTAL SPRING CONFERENCE ................................................10 Full Schedule & Seminars

Michael Taylor Zimbrick Chevrolet-Sun Prairie

WACTAL SPRING CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FORM ......................12 Tracy Black Dean’s Auto Body, Inc. Association Administration Sue Peterson wactal@execpc.com / info@wactal.com (800) 366-9482 Lobbyist Jolene Plautz jplautz@aol.com

FEATURE STORY ................................................................14 Future Fears: Will Self-Driving Cars Drive YOU Out of Business?

by Joel Gausten WACTAL “RECRUIT-A-MEMBER” PROGRAM ..................................17 WACTAL MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION ........................................18

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

WACTAL’s New Year’s Challenge The New Year comes with many well-intentioned people making

resolutions, some of which will be broken almost as quickly as the res-

olution is made. Maybe you set goals, rather than resolve to do or not

do something. Regardless of what you call it - commitment, goal, res-

olution, mission, target - I challenge you to do something this year that

involves WACTAL, which will ultimately benefit you and your industry.

The WACTAL Spring Conference is slated for March 6-7 in Green

Bay. With a great lineup of programs and special guest speaker

Pepper Burruss, attending this event would be a great way to meet

the challenge of doing something that involves WACTAL. If not the

conference, take Bill Luckenbill’s challenge (see page 7) by making a

donation to the WACTAL Foundation in memory of Dale Aulik.

Attend a WACTAL Board meeting. Get involved legislatively. The

WACTAL Board has set its legislative agenda, which includes con-

sumer choice and the issue of VIN tags and vehicle information labels.

If you’re a member, recruit a new member, which will earn you a $50

credit toward your next year’s dues. If you are not a member, JOIN!

There are many ways to get involved and meet the challenge to

do just one thing this year that involves WACTAL.

Take the challenge. May you have a safe and prosperous 2015!

Larry Terrien President Wisconsin Auto Collision Technicians Association Ltd. (WACTAL) WAN

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Remembering Dale Aulik, former WACTAL President Former WACTAL President Dale Aulik passed away on Sunday, November 23, 2014 at the age of 58. Dale had a passion for life and being involved. Aside from serving on the WACTAL Board of Directors in several capacities, Dale was a board member and past president of the Manitowoc County Auto Body Association, past member of the LTC Auto Body Program Advisory Board and a member of the Maribel Sportsman’s Club and Safari Club International. The annual Francis Creek car show benefitting area youths was cofounded by Dale.

Dale owned and operated the family business, Woody’s Auto Body and Towing in Francis Creek.

Dale’s tenure on the WACTAL board began in 1994 when he stepped in as secretary, taking over the position held by his brother Rick when Rick took ill. Dale took on the WACTAL presidency with the same dedication he gave to everything. One of his concerns was projecting a good image for WACTAL. He made sure his “President’s Message” published in Wisconsin Automotive News was “polished,” having his wife JoAnn and longtime friends Pete and Lonna Gall proofread the messages before publication. Never having been to the WACTAL office before, a few months after being elected president in March 2008, Dale and JoAnn rode their Harleys to the WACTAL office in Waukesha.

Dale worked hard and played hard. He was an avid hunter, a passion he shared with JoAnn. With their hunting and fishing companions, Dale and JoAnn traveled the States and world.

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many nieces, nephews and friends.

Dale will be sadly missed by all who knew and loved him. Our condolences to the family.

Scholarship Fund Challenge

Bill Luckenbill, president of the WACTAL Foundation, Inc., has kicked off the Dale Aulik Memorial challenge with a $100 donation to the WACTAL scholarship program.

Bill’s challenge: For anyone and everyone to make a donation to the WACTAL Foundation, Inc. in Dale Aulik’s memory. Any donation will be greatly appreciated regardless of the amount. Your contribution will make it possible for scholarship recipients to build lifelong careers and to ensure the quality of Wisconsin’s collision repair industry.

The WACTAL Foundation, Inc. is a 501(c) (3) organization and as such, contributions to the WACTAL Foundation, Inc. are considered a charitable contribution.

WACTAL scholarships are available for graduating high school seniors who are pursuing a career in collision repair at a Wisconsin technical college. Scholarships are valued at up to $2,000 for tuition and a Snap-on Tool award with a retail value of more than $3,500.

To date, the WACTAL Foundation, Inc. has awarded more than $45,000 in scholarships.

Take the challenge. Write your check and mail it today to: WACTAL Foundation, Inc. W226 S1742 State Road 164 S Waukesha, WI 53186

Lawsuit Update

The judge in the insurance company lawsuits (see last issue) has not ruled yet on the motions to dismiss, which were heard last month. The plaintiff’s attorneys continue to collect documentation on adjustor/insurer misbehavior (steering, retaliation, etc.).

Local

NEWS

Filings continue in the multi-district litigation. The Wisconsin complaint has not been filed just yet. There is still a window of opportunity to join the lawsuit. Shop owners wishing to join the lawsuit should contact attorney William Sevier at the Eaves Law Firm, (601) 355-7961.

More on the lawsuits will be reported as it becomes available.

Shipping Rate Calculation Methods To Change

Siriani, SCRS’ Freight Savings Plan member benefit provider, would like you to be prepared for upcoming shipping rate calculation changes for ground shipments by both UPS and FedEx. These pricing changes went into effect on December 29, 2014 for UPS and January 5, 2015 for FedEx. Offset these increases by joining the SCRS Freight Savings Plan. SCRS members can save up to 33 percent on select FedEx Express® services and up to 24 percent on select FedEx Ground® services. Enroll online at www.siriani.com/scrsfsp or phone (800) 554-0005 with any questions. Your account number will remain the same, the sign up process is very simple and you can start saving right away.

This year, you may find you’re paying more when shipping ground packages. That’s because UPS and FedEx will be applying dimensional weight pricing to all ground packages, not just those over three cubic feet. The use of dimensional pricing in ground shipments is intended to encourage the use of appropriate packaging, as some shippers who continue to ship lightweight items in large boxes will see shipping costs increase.

Dimensional pricing rule change will coincide with the annual price increase.

WACTAL is an SCRS affiliate; therefore, WACTAL members may take advantage of the SCRS member benefits.

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Prestige Auto Body, Body Ltd. Marinette, WI

Prestige Auto Body in Marinette has been in business since the mid 1980s.

Like many auto body businesses, it is a family affair. Lori Dura, along with her coworker Mike Reek, took the shop over from her father two years ago when he retired. Wisconsin Automotive News recently sat down with Lori Dura to talk about her time in the industry.

Wisconsin Automotive News: How did you get your start in collision repair?

Lori Dura: Well, there are four kids in my family. I have three brothers, and then I’m the only girl. When my brother who is two years older than me was leaving for college, he offered to sell me his car. This thing was a disgusting banana yellow so I asked my dad if he would paint it for me.

My dad told me, “No. You’re going to paint it with me.” I was only 16 but from the moment I started fixing it up, I fell in love with bodywork. I started working right alongside all of the guys. My brothers all had odd jobs in the shop when they were younger, but never like I did. There was only one other woman that I knew of who worked on cars within the shop at that time. Other than that, it was just me.

WAN: What is your favorite thing about the work that you do?

Lori: If you’re taking a car that is completely smashed, and then a week or two later it looks like new, that’s an amazing feeling. It’s like how a surgeon can fix someone with a new organ. I look at it as

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we’re putting a new heart in your car, making it run again.

WAN: How long have you been a WACTAL member? What inspired you to join?

Lori: We were members when my father owned the shop, since the mid-1980s. We simply continued the tradition when Mike

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SPOTLIGHT

by Jacquelyn Bauman

WAN: What do you like to do when you’re not in the shop?

Lori: I’m a reader. At the end of the day, I like to curl up with a book. My husband has a Harley, so we like to take long trips together. And, of course, I like spending time with my two babies. My son is 14 and my daughter is 11, so they’re really not babies anymore but they’ll always be that way to me. In the summertime we like to go camping.

WAN: What would you say is your greatest accomplishment?

Lori: I would say my greatest accomplishment is the fact that, when I was 16, I knew what I wanted to do and I told everyone that one day I would own the shop.

And now, however many years later, I do.

Lori Dura

Reek and I took over. My father was even WACTAL president for six or seven years.

Mike is the one who goes to the conventions and classes. I love that they give us a lot of fun information. Their classes update us on what’s happening with technology in new cars, lawsuits that affect our industry, business practices and so much other great stuff. They’re so informative.

WAN: What’s the best piece of advice you’ve received that’s worth sharing?

Lori: If you set a goal, no matter how long it takes to get there, don’t ever stop.

When I was 16, I wanted to own this shop by the time I was 25. Realistically, there was no way that was going to happen. I was almost 40 before I went back to school for business management in order to better run this place. If you have a goal, don’t give up, even though it may take you a little longer than expected to achieve it.

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WACTAL Spring 20 Schedule of Events

Friday, March 6 12:30pm 1:00pm-2:00pm

2:00pm-2:15pm 2:15pm-5:00pm 5:30pm-6:30pm 6:30pm-7:30pm 7:30pm-8:30pm

8:30pm-10:30pm

Registration Replacement Information Labels - Is Replacement Legal?

Break Atty. John A. Eaves, Jr. Cocktail Hour Dinner* There is More to the Game than Blowing Up the Ball Social

Saturday, March 7 7:30am 8:00am-12 noon 8:00am-8:30am 8:30am-9:00am 9:15am-10:15am

10:30am-11:30am 1:00pm

Registration I-CAR APR01 Board Meeting Membership Meeting Maximizing the ROI of Everything General Motors Seminar Lambeau Field Tour (Optional)

Location Tundra Lodge 865 Lombardi Avenue Green Bay, WI 54304 (877) 886-3725

Room block will be released February 19, 2015.

Rate is $129.95 plus taxes.

*Plated dinner of chicken marsala. Special dietary needs and non-meat entrees for Lent will be accommodated. Please indicate as such when registering.

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015 Conference Vehicle Information Labels Is Replacement Legal?

Programs

By Mitch Warren, Director, Division of Motor Vehicles Is it legal to replace door information labels or not?

There’s been some confusion regarding the legality of replacing these labels. Mitch will clarify this issue and talk about reconstructed vehicles and answer questions relating to vehicle inspections, reconstructed inspections, reconstructed versus homemade vehicles and more.

Taking on the Insurance Industry

By Attorney John A. Eaves, Jr. Repairers across the country have taken legal action against various insurance companies. Attorney Eaves will enlighten you on these legal actions. He is the plaintiffs’ attorney in this multi-district litigation.

Eaves has successfully litigated several high profile cases involving asbestos, pharmaceutical drugs and nursing home care, as well as insurance companies.

Eaves practices law with the Eaves Law Firm in Jackson, Mississippi.

There’s More to the Game than Blowing Up the Ball

By Pepper Burruss, Head Athletic Trainer for the Green Bay Packers Once again, Pepper will entertain us with his wit, stories and more. This will be the second time Pepper will speak at a WACTAL event and it’s one you don’t want to miss.

Burruss, a certified athletic trainer and physical therapist, joined the Green Bay Packers in 1993. He has won several awards and has been inducted into the Wisconsin Athletic Trainers Association Hall of Fame.

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Maximizing the ROI of Everything

By Jeff Peevy, Senior Director at I-CAR “Willingness and capability to learn is the only source of sustainable competitive advantage.” Every repair shop and parts supplier has its own culture within their operations. That culture ultimately determines whether the business will close, simply survive or if it will thrive. After four years of studying the role knowledge plays in operational performance, Jeff Peevy will highlight the learning culture your business needs to remain at the top of its performance game.

Jeff Peevy, senior director at I-CAR, is a well-known international speaker and learning culture advocate. He is a board member for the National Auto Body Council and an active member of the Society of Organizational Learning.

Membership Meeting

(For members only) Learn what has been happening for you and your business. Learn about WACTAL’s legislative agenda, future goals and plans. This is your association. Take this opportunity to learn and become involved.

Legendary Tour

Two-hour guided tour. Visit the Bob Harlan Plaza, walk through a game-day suite, experience the players’ tunnel and view the Lee Remmel Press Box and Visitors’ Locker Room*. Everyone receives a Packers souvenir. *Tour routes subject to change

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WACTAL 2015 Conference March 6-7, 2015

Tundra Lodge 865 Lombardi Avenue, Green Bay

REGISTRATION FORM Name(s):__________________________________________________________________________________________________ Business:________________________________________________________ Phone: (______) __________________________ Address: _______________________________________________________ Fax:

(______) __________________________

City, State, Zip: __________________________________________________ Email: __________________________________ REGISTRATION FEES Conference Package includes Seminars (except ICAR APR01), and Dinner _______ @ $100 WACTAL Member (per person) _______ @ $125 Non-WACTAL Member (per person)

= $______________________ = $______________________

Friday Only includes Friday Seminars, NO Dinner _______ @ $35 WACTAL Member (per person) _______ @ $50 Non-WACTAL Member (per person)

= $_______________________ = $_______________________

Saturday Only includes Saturday seminars ______ @ $35 WACTAL Member (per person ______ @ $50 Non-WACTAL Member (per person)

= $______________________ = $______________________

Friday Dinner & Speaker - Chicken Marsala* ______ @ $50 per person

= $______________________

Lambeau Field Tour (2 hours) - Optional ______ @ $25/adult ______ @ $14/child 6-11

= $______________________ = $______________________

TOTAL DUE

$ ______________________

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Payment Options

____ Check (Payable to WACTAL)

_____ Credit Card (MasterCard or Visa)

Card Number:______________________________________ Expiration Date: __________________ V Code: ____________ Signature: ______________________________________________________________

Billing Zip Code: _______________

Mail or Fax this form with payment to: WACTAL W226 S1742 State Road 164 S, Waukesha, WI 53186 (262) 542-0906 fax • (800)366-9472 • (262) 542-7707 • info@wactal.com Lodging: Call the Tundra Lodge for room reservations (877) 886-3725. Room block will be released February 19, 2015. Mention Wisconsin Auto Collision when making reservations.

Registration Deadline: February 27, 2015 * Please indicate if you have any special dietary needs. All requests will be kept confidential.

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Feature

Future Fear: STORY

Will Self-Driving Cars (& More) Drive

by Joel Gausten

When President Obama made headlines last summer by riding a crash avoidance simulator at the TurnerFairbank Highway Research Center in McLean, VA, he demonstrated the motoring public’s growing fascination with rapidly developing safety technologies that are revolutionizing the way vehicles are made – and repaired.

These days, it’s virtually impossible to read up on the automotive world and not come across news on things like autonomous emergency braking systems (designed to help a driver avoid a low-speed crash or to reduce its severity), adaptive headlights, electronic stability control (to prevent rollovers), lane departure systems (which track a vehicle’s position within a lane, usually with a camera mounted on or near the rearview mirror and alerts the driver as the car begins to move out of the lane) and forward collision warning systems with auto braking. Of course, there is also the much-hyped self-driving car from Google. Naturally, these advancements have also sent shockwaves through the American collision repair industry.

These new technologies took center stage at a recent Collision Industry Conference (CIC), where industry consultant and CIC Governmental Committee member Steve Regan (Regan Strategies) outlined some of the many ways automated technologies are already impacting the automotive field. On the federal level, Regan shared that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is “aggressively” instructing auto manufacturers to implement these features in cars.

“They want this to be done because their goal is safety,” he said. “The less accidents, the safer the roads are going to be.”

On the state level, Regan noted that California, Nevada, Michigan, Florida and the District of Columbia

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already have some form of law on the books regarding the use of self-driving cars, despite the fact that these products have yet to even hit the market. In his mind, this is indicative of an escalating interest in addressing what could very well be the future of driving in the United States.

“Those of us who have worked with associations or have done any type of lobbying know how tough it is to get a law passed, so imagine what’s going on when [four] states have already passed laws to regulate the use of these vehicles [when] they’re not for sale at this time,” he said.

When can we expect these cars to officially hit the streets? Not surprisingly, money will play a huge role in determining how (and if) self-driving cars will impact society. According to a study by IHS Automotive (http://press.ihs.com/press-release/automotive/self-driving-cars-moving-industrys-drivers-seat), annual sales of self-driving cars worldwide (including models that would require at least some driver involvement) will grow from 230,000 in 2025 to 11.8 million by 2035. Additionally, selfdriving technology will add $7,000 to $10,000 to a car’s sticker in 2025. IHS Automotive expects self-driving cars (SDC) that include driver control to hit highways around the globe before 2025, while self-driving “only” cars are anticipated around 2030.

Note those dates above. Quite a long time to wait, isn’t it?

While many repairers are understandably interested in how evolving technologies will impact their bottom lines in the years to come, California-based auto body instructor Toby Chess cautions shops that there are still troublesome things for them to grapple with right here, right now before even beginning to fret about the future.

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“The biggest problem I’m seeing is that the technology is proceeding three, four, five times faster than our training,” he says. “Get your house in order, guys. Start looking at whether you have the right equipment, the proper training for the equipment and the understanding of how this stuff works.”

Over the last several years, Chess has actively reached out to repairers to educate them on such current technologies as the electronic stability control and steering angle sensor. If his travels have taught him anything, it’s that even some of the most extensive repair facilities in the country are behind the eight ball when it comes to properly identifying the advanced features in cars today, let alone in 2025.

“I don’t care if they’re high-end or low-end, people aren’t asking questions,” he opines. “They’re just grabbing keys, filling out some forms and leaving without asking the pertinent questions. Do the customers have a lane departure system on their car? Do you have ‘hill descent’? That’s going to change how you write a sheet.”

According to Chess, the steering angle sensor is perhaps the most critical component of any current vehicle on the road.

“You know what works off that steering angle sensor?” he asks. “Crash avoidance, lane departure, adaptive cruise control, adaptive headlamps, ‘hill ascent’ and ‘hill descent.’”

With crash avoidance, autonomous braking systems and similar breakthroughs reshaping how cars operate on the road, does that mean that repairers will find themselves out of work as this technology does away with accidents?

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Additionally, it is important to remember that the cars presently on the road without these technologies won’t completely disappears from America’s roadways overnight.

According to research by the Highway Loss Data Institute, the average lifespan of a vehicle is 11 years. If you couple that with the fact that pickup trucks and collectible cars last even longer, it might end up taking quite a long time before something that’s added to all new cars turns up on the majority of vehicles. For example, a 2012 federal mandate required all new vehicles to be equipped with electronic stability control, but the Institute anticipates that it will take decades before the impact of this change is truly felt.

Even if many of the changes discussed in this feature won’t truly start impacting most repair shops for a long time, it is still a good idea for repairers to start doing their homework now to be prepared for the technological revolution ahead.

As Regan told the CIC body, “It’s not on the back burner anymore. Everybody is talking about it; everyone is thinking about it. Really, that’s why we need to talk about it.”

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) offers an extensive online database of current vehicles with crash avoidance features – as well as numerous educational videos – at www.iihs.org/iihs/ratings/crash-avoidancefeatures.

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Member Program

“Recruit-aMember”

For each member an existing WACTAL member recruits, the sponsoring (existing) member will receive a one-time $50 credit toward their membership dues.

There is no limit on the number of members an existing member can recruit.

If the dollar amount of the credits exceeds the sponsoring member’s annual dues, the excess amount will carry forward to subsequent years.

No monies will be paid out and credits cannot be cashed out.

Credits cannot be split amongst multiple members.

The sponsoring member’s individual and business name must be listed on the new member’s Application for Membership as the sponsoring member.

If the new member had been a WACTAL member during the prior calendar year, no commission will be allowed.

This program can be rescinded or amended without prior notice. In the event the program is rescinded or amended, credits for applications received after the change will be processed under the new program. No credits will be issued if the program is rescinded.

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WISCONSIN AUTO COLLISION TECHNICIANS ASSOCIATION, LTD. W226 S1742 State Road 164 S Waukesha, WI 53186 PH: 262-542-7707 or 800-366-9472 FAX: 262-542-0906 info@wactal.com

APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP Business Name ______________________________________________________________________________

Address ____________________________________________________________________________________ City ______________________________________

State ______________Zip ______________________

Contact ____________________________________

Title__________________________________________

Phone ____________________________________

Fax __________________________________________

Email ______________________________________________________________________________________ Preference for communications from WACTAL: Number of Employees (including owners):

Number of years in business: __________________

Email

Fax

Technicians______

Mail

Office______

Date of Application: ____________________________

I hereby apply for membership in the Wisconsin Auto Collision Technicians Association, Ltd. I promise to abide by the association’s By-Laws and Code of Ethics. I understand that any signs, decals or emblems provided by the association remain the property of the association, and I agree to return them to the association upon termination of membership. I understand that the use of the association logo and identification is authorized only as long as my membership is maintained.

Authorized Signature __________________________________________________________________________ DUES: Membership dues are based on the number of employees, including active officers, partners & owners.

Part-time employees count as 1/2. Annual dues schedule is as follows:

Sole Owner, No Employees 2-4 Employees 5-9 Employees

$145 $235 $275

10-15 Employees 16-19 Employees 20-29 Employees

$325 $375 $445

30+ Employees Associate Member School Member

$495 $250 $250

WACTAL accepts Mastercard & VISA. Contact the WACTAL office if you wish to make payment with Mastercard or VISA.

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