About I-CAR - Current Events/News: E-newsletter: E-newsletter: October 13, 2003

The I-CAR Tech Centre is asking for your help in evaluating a vehicle-specific online training program recently developed in cooperation with the Saturn Corporation. The online training covers the vehicle-specific procedures for sectioning the lower rail on the 2002 Saturn Vue. This online training program not only provides the Saturn Vue service manual steps for performing the lower rail sectioning procedures, but also provides a detailed look at how those steps should be performed. To develop this training, I-CAR technicians performed each step of the sectioning procedure under the guidance of Saturn engineers. Detailed text, close-up pictures, and videos document the entire repair process. Additionally, topics on part locations, equipment, materials, information requirements, and related repair procedures help answer all those repair questions that seem to surface on every repair. There are even some interactive quizzes to ensure that you understand the repair procedures.

This online training program is NOT designed to be a regular feature of the I-CAR e-newsletter. As a matter of fact, this is the only one that I-CAR has currently developed. However, you are invited you to review this trial edition and complete the product survey at the end of the training program. Your survey input about this product is important for I-CAR and will be used to determine the feasibility of future online training products.

Please select the link below to start the Saturn Vue lower rail training. To ensure that your computer is properly configured, please be sure to read the software plug-in requirements and other information on the first page of the program. To ensure that your input is used in our evaluations please complete the training demonstration and survey no later than November 23, 2003.

Complete the training through this link.

I-CAR RECOGNIZES NEW AND LONG-TERM GOLD CLASS BUSINESSES

I-CAR would like to recognize and thank the long-term members of the Gold Class Professionals program and welcome its newest Gold Class members. We are proud of the many businesses that have taken on the challenge of qualifying for Gold Class and look forward to seeing the number continue to expand.

An elite group has qualified as Gold Class Professionals for over a decade eleven of which joined in the latter part of 1990. These businesses are quickly approaching 13 consecutive years as Gold Class Professionals. They are listed below in the order that they joined the program:

8/31/1990	EAST ROCKFORD COLLISION CENTER	ROCKFORD	IL
8/31/1990	ERIC'S AUTO CENTER SOUTH	TUCSON	AZ
8/31/1990	VIC'S AUTO BODY	SAINT PETERS	MO
10/10/1990	RED'S BODY SHOP	WASHINGTON	NJ
10/12/1990	EXCEL AUTO BODY INC	MARION	IN
10/15/1990	TOP SERVICE BODY SHOP	COOS BAY	OR
11/12/1990	CALIBER COLLISION-DOWNTOWN FORT WORTH	FORT WORTH	TX
11/20/1990	ABC BODY & FRAME	PRESCOTT	AZ
11/30/1990	DANLAR COLLISION	ALBUQUERQUE	NM
12/5/1990	JACKSON'S BODY SHOP	SALEM	OR
12/20/1990	COLLISION PLUS OF SWANSEA	SWANSEA	IL

The following businesses celebrated their anniversary as consecutive ten-year Gold Class Professionals between August 2, 2003 and October 1, 2003. They are listed alphabetically by region. Businesses are only listed if their anniversary falls in the above timeframe.

Please note: Gold Class recognition will occur every other month in the e-newsletter. The next recognition article will appear in the December 22, 2003 issue and only businesses whose 10-year anniversary date occurs between October 2, 2003 and December 1, 2003 will be recognized for their long-term Gold Class status.

The Gold Class program continues to grow and welcomed 130 plus businesses as Gold Class Professionals between August 2 and October 1, 2003. I-CAR would like to commend these businesses on their commitment to collision repair.

I-CAR is grateful for the dedication shown by all of its Gold Class businesses, and looks to a future where every person in the collision industry has the necessary technical knowledge and skills relevant to their position to achieve complete and safe repairs.

		I-CAR Gold Class Professionals Businesses Consecutive 10 or More Years ( 32K) in Adobe Acrobat Format
		New I-CAR Gold Class Professionals Businesses ( 86K) in Adobe Acrobat Format

VENDORS SHOW FULL SUPPORT DURING FIRST I-CAR NORTH COAST EXTREME EVENT

On October 10-11, 2003 the I-CAR Northeast Ohio Committee held its first North Coast Extreme Event and local vendors showed strong support. For the 250 event attendees, there were a total of 42 vendors. This event was so successful that some vendor participants were unable to participate due to the fact that booth space was completely filled. Next year’s event promises to be even bigger and better!

Vendors included:

3M ADP Advanced Auto Glass ASE Auto Color & Equipment BASF BCI Equipment Car Quest CCC Chief Automotive Cleveland Carstar Cleveland Spray Booth Collision Services Inc. Creative Colors Duramend Enterprise Rent-A-Car Farley Sales Get Web Intelligence Global Finishing Solutions Greenleaf Ohio Hertz	Hunter JSL Sales Kent Automotive Keystone Automotive Lew Kinney & Assoc. Lincoln Electric Lord Corp. Maserati-Concepts Medina Mitsubishi Motomotion Trans Wheel North Coast Bumpers Northgate Technologies PCC & CVCC PPG Rabbit Enterprises Saylor Beall Sherwin Williams Source Products Triplett/LKQ Universal Equipment Wayne Auto Parts & QRP

Misc. Extreme Event Vendors Booths

Through the incredible generosity of many businesses and individuals, there were a wide variety of prizes that were awarded during the event. The grand prize was an Auto Arc 115/135 MIG Welder, with stand from Farley Sales. This was awarded to Shawn Winters, 17, a senior from Willoughby South High School Vocational Auto Body in Cleveland. "The award could not have gone to a better person. He is a very enthusiastic young man who plans on a career within the collision industry," said committee member Larry Fielder, who helped organize the event.

Over 50 students attended the I-CAR Enhanced Delivery training programs that were provided during this event. The I-CAR Northeast Ohio Committee has seen a strong surge in I-CAR class registration since the event, and with the committee’s mission being that of awareness and education, the event was obviously a tremendous success.

Northeast Ohio Committee District Chair Norm Kuppe, who helped make this informative and educational event possible through many hours of hard work, recently became ill and was not able to attend. He was sorely missed and we wish him a speedy recovery!

SOUTHWEST I-CAR INSTRUCTOR HELPS THE PUBLIC ARRIVE "HOME SAFE FOR THE HOLIDAYS"

I-CAR Southwest Instructor Todd Hoffman is teaming up with auto dealers in Texas and Arizona to provide Emergency and Safety Training. The goal is to ensure that everybody is "Home Safe For The Holidays."

Along with the Larry Miller Auto Dealers of Arizona and the James Woods Auto Dealers of Texas, Hoffman is presenting the "Home Safe For The Holidays" events free of charge on Saturday, December 6, 2003 (at James Woods Autopark-3906 I-35E South, Denton, Texas) and Friday, December 19, 2003 (at Larry Miller Bodyshop-17295 N 84th Ave Peoria, Arizona). Local chapters of Mothers Against Drunk Drivers (MADD) and Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) are also supporting the events.

Both days will follow the same schedule:

Emergency Services Presentation (9 a.m. - 12 noon)

Designed for first responders and emergency personnel.
Airbag and other restraint systems, with safety while working in and around collision-damaged vehicles as the primary focus.
Airbag locations, handling and disabling procedures, and dangers and myths.
Scanning the vehicle for hazards.
Alternative fuel vehicles and new hybrid vehicles.
The future of airbags and restraint systems in relation to first responders and emergency personnel.

Extrication and Vehicle Construction Training (1 - 4 p.m.)

Designed for firefighters and first responders.
New vehicle construction and collision energy management, with late model vehicles available for training.
When to cut or pry, where to cut or pry, and identifying danger zones.

Public Safety Presentation (5 - 8 p.m.)

The importance of airbags and seat belts.
Emphasis will be placed on educating younger drivers in safe driving procedures.

For information or to register for the Texas event, contact Todd Hoffman at 713.553.6279 or Kyra Tusant at 940.349.9663 or 800.616.9663. For information or to register for the Arizona event, contact Todd Hoffman at 713.553.6279 or Larry Crouse at 623.815.2280.

TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE…

Can you correctly answer the following questions?

1. All of these are types of front suspensions EXCEPT:

short arm long arm
twin I-beam
solid axle
single wishbone

2. Technician A says that the coil spring used on a strut type suspension helps support the weight of the vehicle.

Technician B says that lower ball joints are used on all types of vehicle suspension systems.

Who is right?

A only
B only
Both A and B
Neither A nor B

3. Technician A says that strut assemblies contain high-pressure gas.

Technician B says that drilling holes in the strut rod depressurizes struts.

Who is right?

A only
B only
Both A and B
Neither A nor B

To find the answers to these questions and additional information attend the Steering and Suspension Program 2 - Suspension Systems I-CAR Enhanced Delivery program!

To find a class near you, simply enter in your local zip/postal code to I-CAR’s online advance class schedule search or contact an I-CAR field manager at 800.ICAR.456 for more information.

ENHANCED DELIVERY STATUS

As we introduce new Enhanced Delivery training programs, we will continue to update you on recently completed programs, as well as those in development. For a list of the latest Enhanced Delivery programs available, you can view or download the PDF below. Available programs are highlighted in red. You can also search our online class schedules to find an Enhanced Delivery program near you.

		Enhanced Delivery Courses and Programs Development -04/26/2006 ( 32K) in Adobe Acrobat Format

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