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Rising Fuel Costs Under Discussion at CIC

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Monday, 04 August 2008

SCOTTSDALE, AZ -- August 4, 2008 --  Running concurrently with the I-CAR Annual Internation Meeting, the Collision Industry Conference (CIC) met and reported developments from its committees. One highlight was discussions about fuel surchages and rising fuel prices resonated with attendees. Rising fuel costs are helping to raise prices, and some shops have agreements with insurers to absorb fuel surcharges, thereby cutting further into shop revenues. Also among the meeting's highlights was a clever way of demonstrating the properties of Advanced High-Strength Steel (AHSS). Attendees were invited to drop their business cards into a box for the opportunity to win a trip to Hawaii. The skill testing portion of the contest? Those who had their cards drawn had to cut through a part made of AHSS. No trip was awarded. The contest was engineered by Toby Chess to demonstrate the difficulties firefighters and other emergency workers face when they must cut through wrecked automobiles. Chess then led attendees outside where local firefighters demonstrated new equipment that could move AHSS parts so vehicle occupants could be rescued. CIC has elected Russell Thrall as the new chair of the organization. He will replace Stacy Bartnik at the end of her term in 2008. For more information, please visit ciclink.com.

Last Updated ( Monday, 04 August 2008 )

 

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