April - June - Auto Body Association
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April - June - Auto Body Association
ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED NDABA, 1507 19th St. NW, Turtle Lake, ND 58575-9492 PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID BISMARCK, ND PERMIT NO. 222 APRIL-JUNE 2011 VOL. 26 NO. 2 INSIDE: CONVENTION HIGHLIGHTS VISIT OUR WEBSITE: www.ndautobody.com NEWS REPORT Send all News Report articles to home address listed below: Clyde Nelson 1507 19th St. NW Turtle Lake, ND 58575-9492 701-448-2568 Cell 701-460-0954 Fax 701-448-2568 Email [email protected] Publisher......................... Larry Berget Co-Editors..... Bonnie & Clyde Nelson 2010-2011 Officers President..........................Ed Barnhardt Washburn, 462-3374 1st Vice President...................Tom Ose Lisbon, 683-4462 2nd Vice President......Kent Meidinger Edgeley, 493-2301 Treasurer..........................Verla Rostad Minot, 852-2392 Secretary............................... Lana Ose 683-4462 Past Presidents.............. Paul Mohagen Grafton, 352-3180 Jeff Pfau New Rockford, 947-5511 Exec. Director.....Clarence Meidinger Edgeley, 493-2301, 493-2788 (h) Board of Directors District 1....................... Robert Zantow Forman, 724-6368 District 2.......................Chuck German Ludden, 783-4395 District 3...................... Bryant Retzlaff Bismarck, 663-7484 District 4......................Jerome Hohertz Cooperstown, 797-3418 District 5.................................Jeff Pfau New Rockford, 947-5511 District 6............................................... District 7.......................... Ron Knutson Devils Lake, 662-3324 District 8...................... Bryce Hancock Medicine Lake, MT, 406-789-2321 District 9.................... Scott Heintzman Fargo, 293-1266 District 10............................ Miles Doll Bismarck, 258-9571 District 11............................................. District 12............................................. 2012 Convention Chairperson.....................Ed Barnhardt 462-3374 Published quarterly for the North Dakota Auto Body Association. Copyright 2011 by the North Dakota Auto Body Association. All rights reserved. Materials may not be reproduced without written permission of Clyde Nelson, North Dakota Auto Body Association, 1507 19th St. NW, Turtle Lake, ND 58575-9492. APRIL-JUNE 2011 Contents VOL. 26, NO. 2 President’s Letter................................................................................................ 3 New Website Address......................................................................................... 3 NDABA Code of Ethics...................................................................................... 3 Please Complete This Survey!............................................................................ 3 NDABA 25th Annual Convention & Trade Show Highlights: Meeting Minutes - March 3, 2011 - Seven Seas, Mandan............................. 4 Next Meeting Information............................................................................. 4 Thank You, Vendors!...................................................................................... 5 Recognition.................................................................................................... 8 NDABA Hall of Fame................................................................................... 9 Technician of the Year.................................................................................... 9 Friday Night Banquet................................................................................... 13 Miracle System Demo.................................................................................. 19 Join Now Application........................................................................................... 17 Advertisers Gateway Chevrolet.................................................................. Inside Front Cover Sturdevant’s Refinish Supply Center.................................................................. 2 Luther Family Ford............................................................................................. 2 Valley Imports..................................................................................................... 6 Kupper Chevrolet................................................................................................ 7 Fargo-Moorhead Auto Dealers.................................................................... 10-11 Rydell Auto Center............................................................................................ 12 Hedahls Auto Parts............................................................................................ 14 Dakotaland Autoglass, Inc................................................................................ 15 Corwin Wholesale Parts.................................................................................... 15 Luther Parts Express......................................................................................... 16 FOR SALE - Hofmann 460 Geoliner............................................................... 18 Free For Members NDABA Classified Ads...................................................... 18 Minot Chrysler & Toyota Center...................................................................... 18 Dakota Bumper and Body Supply.................................................................... 20 St. Paul-Mpls. Wholesale Parts Association/dentsmart...........Inside Back Cover Ryan GMC/Buick/Cadillac................................................................ Back Cover Thank You!!!! Issue February-March Issues for NDABA News Report Copy Deadline Mar. 1 (Note: Dates for the pre-convention issue may vary.) May-June August-September November-December June 1 Sept. 1 Dec. 1 Printing Date Mar. 15 June 15 Sept. 15 Dec. 15 CLASSIFIED ADS: Classified ads are divided into two categories - member and nonmember. Each member is allowed 5 lines, 25 characters per line, plus name & phone number. If you’d like to put your address in, please include that within the 5 line, 25 character portion. FREE to members only. For nonmembers the charge is 50 cents a word, including the words, “For Sale” and name, address and phone number. Initials and numbers count as words. All ad copy must be received by the 15th of the month prior to publication. See ad elsewhere in this magazine. POSTMASTER: Send Form 3579 to Clyde Nelson, NDABA, 1507 19th St. NW, Turtle Lake, ND 58575-9492. Send front cover with address only. 1 2 2601 S. Shirley Ave. 605.362.6950 1.800.582.5235 Eagle Butte Jackson an LKQ Company 3215 Main Ave. 701.232.4715 1.888.831.7145 925 Elk Vale Rd. 605.342.8839 1.866.544.3403 PRESIDENT’S LETTER As I sit down to write this article for the magazine, I am thinking about how nice our convention was back in March. It is sure nice to get our members and venders together once a year for a convention. Miles and crew did a wonderful job with the convention. If you see him, make sure you thank him because it takes a lot of time to coordinate the convention. If you run into the vendors who attended our convention, please thank them. Without those venders, we could not do this. If there are any other venders out there that would like to be part of our convention, please let me or a board member know. The next convention will be held March 22 and 23, 2012 in Minot, ND, at the Holiday Inn. I am currently looking Code of Ethics Please complete this survey! 1. To promote good will between the motorist and members of the Association. 2. To have a sense of personal obligation to each individual customer. 3. To perform high quality repairs at a fair and just price. 4. To employ the most skilled mechanics obtainable. 5. To use only proven merchandise of high quality sold by reputable firms. 6. To itemize all parts and adjustments in the price charges for services rendered. 7. To retain all replaced parts for the customer’s inspection. 8. To uphold the high standards of our profession, always seeking to correct any and all abuses within the automotive service industry. 9. To uphold the integrity of all members of the North Dakota Auto Body Association. Support our advertisers. Without them we will not have a magazine. for some people to help me put on this convention from the Minot area. I also would like some ideas on what kind of speakers or technical seminars we would like to have at this convention, and what kind of activities we could have for the ladies. The 2013 convention will be held in Grand Forks. We are still looking for somebody to chair this convention. Please get a hold of me if you are willing to help with this convention. In closing, I hope everyone has a fun and safe summer. See you this fall. Ed Barnhardt, President The North Dakota Auto Body Association would like to do a survey of labor rates in North Dakota. We are doing this survey so we can list them in our News Report Magazine twice a year. They will be listed by district so if there is any question of prevailing labor rates in your area you will have a little information for your area. We will list all that we receive and would like everyone to fill one out. We would like the shop’s name so we can put it in their district of North Dakota. What is your shop rates for: (1) Labor_ ___________________________________ (2) Paint_____________________________________ (3) Frame____________________________________ (4) Mechanical________________________________ (5) Paint & Materials_ _________________________ Shop Name (optional)___________________________ Area of ND___________________________________ Please return your survey to the News Report editor: Clyde Nelson, 1507 19th St. NW, Turtle Lake, ND 58575-9492. NDABA has a new Web Site address! Check it out at www.ndautobody.com 3 4 NDABA 25TH ANNUAL CONVENTION & TRADE SHOW HIGHLIGHTS Meeting Minutes March 3, 2011 – Seven Seas, Mandan The NDABA meeting was held on March 3, 2011 at the Seven Seas in Mandan. Members attending were Bonnie and Clyde Nelson from Turtle Lake, Jeff and MarJean Pfau from Pfau Brothers Auto Body, Jim Jacobson from NDSCS, Scott Heintzman from Progressive Auto Refinishing, Duane Geir from Fargo’s Finest Auto Body, Bryce Hancock from Hancock Body Shop, Ed Barnhardt from Washburn Auto Body, Bob and Bill Shadwell from Campbell County Collision, Herried, SD, Duane Vetter from Duane’s Body Shop, Don Ressler from Mandan Collision Center, Verla and Jim Rostad from Minot’s Finest, Robert Zantow from A-Z Body Shop, Rob Isakson from Steele Auto Body, Miles Doll from Brendel’s Collision, Stan Freeman from Freeman Oil and Body Shop, Kent Meidinger from Edgeley Auto Collision Center, and Tom and Lana Ose from Lisbon Body Shop. Clarence Meidinger from Edgeley arrived late. The secretary’s report and treasure’s report were read and approved. All shops in attendance reported lots of work this winter. Clyde Nelson reported on the magazine. We have lost several advertisers this past year, mainly because of lack of content in the magazine. Clyde will work on it one more year and if it doesn’t improve he will retire. Get the articles to him with the source and he will get permission to print. Bob Shadwell is going to have his office girl look through magazines and find some articles in her spare time. Human interest stories are also most welcome. Discussion was held on compensation for the secretary and treasure positions. Miles Doll made a motion to put the positions on the payroll at $1000 per position per year. He amended this motion to include back pay for the past year of 2010. It was seconded by Duane Geir. Motion carried. Jeff Pfau made the motion that the pay period would be the calendar year as the organization runs. Second by Scott Heintzman. Motion passed. 2012 convention will be in Minot. Dates and motel info will be e-mailed as soon as they as set in stone. The new web site is up and running. The web designer is doing a great job but if anyone has any ideas, please let Clyde Nelson or Ed Barnhardt know. If shops who have a web site want to link to the NDABA site, it is possible. Again, contact these men. There will be a conference call set up for our next meeting to wrap up the convention on April 16, 2011 at 10 AM. Verla Rostad will assist in setting it up. Thank you Verla. It was decided to renew the CD that is coming due in April and to leave it in Steele for now. Discussion was held on ways to get more men to come to the board meetings. Ed led a discussion on comparing the estimating systems at our February meeting. Any ideas for topics are welcome. Also discussed the possibility of moving the meeting place to other cities. Miles Doll made a motion to do a survey of prevailing rates and will hand sheets out at the banquet and also have sheets available at the booth. Second by Scott Heintzman. Motion carried. The audit committee of Bryce Hancock and Kent Meidinger will examine the treasures book and the magazines bookwork. Discussion was held on what to do with the old copy machine that Tom Ose has stored for the past year. Jim Rostad thought that it was obsolete and Tom should do with it what he wants. If anyone wants this copy machine, please contact Tom. Robert Isakson brought to the attention of the members that maybe the association should sponsor the winners of the college and high school competition in collision and refinishing to help with expenses at the National Convention in June. Duane Geir made a motion to give $300 to the college winner and $250 to the high school winner. Second by Stan Freeman. The recipients will have to go to the competition to receive the money, Motion carried. Bryce Hancock moved to adjourn the meeting. Second by Tom Ose Awards were handed out at the banquet. Congratulations to each and everyone of the recipients. Lana Ose, secretary NEXT MEETING ASSOCIATION BOARD MEETING Saturday, Sept. 24, 2011 11:00 am Carrington NDABA 25TH ANNUAL CONVENTION & TRADE SHOW HIGHLIGHTS THANK YOU, VENDORS! I would like to thank all the vendors who participated in this year’s Convention & Trade Show. Without your support we couldn’t do it. For those who couldn’t make it this year, it was a fun and knowledgeable time. It’s a good time to meet the vendors that you deal with and put a face to them and possibly find some other sources to different things also. It’s also a good time to meet other shop owners around the state and exchange ideas with them. Thanks to PAMS AUTO for sponsoring the Thursday Tech Night meal. Thank you to MINOT CHRYSLER TOYOTA SCION CENTER for sponsoring Friday morning breakfast. Thank you to all the vendors who donated prizes throughout the weekend. Thank you for all the other miscellaneous donations for Tech Night & Friday Night Banquet from vendors that were present and from Corwin Chrysler Fargo and DSI Fargo who were unable to attend the conference. Miles Doll, Chairman Brad Zander, Co Chairman Bryant Retelaff, Co Chairman Ryan Fode, Co Chairman NOT PICTURED: St. Paul-Mpls. Wholesalers A-1 Radiator StraIght & Square Stan Puklich Chevrolet Rydells Chevrolet Fargo Bumper Luther Family Ford & GMC Hedahls Parts Plus Dupont Sturdevants Mitchell International Dakotaland Auto Glass PPG Industries Praxair Pam’s Auto Gateway Chevrolet BC Marketing Valley Imports Rubber Seal APS CCC Information PRO SPOT Kupper Chevrolet 3-M Automotive Mills Parts Center Chassis Liner/ Chief Automotive Radiator & A/C Warehouse Dakota Bumper Supply / Akzo Noble Coating Inc. Minot Chrysler Toyota Scion Center 5 6 NEWS REPORT ND AUTO BODY ASSOCIATION THE BEST PLACE FOR YOUR ADVERTISING Call for Rates: 701-448-2568 Tony Hirchert PARTS SPECIALIST Duane Dube PARTS SPECIALIST Tyler Braaten PARTS SPECIALIST THIS IS AN 1/8TH OF A PAGE AD SPACE… (2 1/4” x 3 3/4”) This space would ONLY cost you $75 for a one-time and $65 each for a 4 issue contract. (It’s even less expensive if you prepay.) Sign up now for our Fall 2011 issue. Jason Hendrickson PARTS SPECIALIST 7 8 NDABA 25TH ANNUAL CONVENTION & TRADE SHOW HIGHLIGHTS Recognition Michael Little, student at BSC, received a $500 scholarship. Two students at NDSCS were equally deserving of a scholarship so it was divided this year. McKenzie Meidinger and Dane Kainz received $250 each. Stan Puklich introduced Brian Ova as the autobody tech of the year. Ed Barnhardt announced that Tom Ose was inducted into the NDABA Hall of Fame. Those receiving 5 year recognition were: Luther Collision Center, Northwest Auto Body, City Side Collision Center, and A to Z Auto Body. Those receiving 20 year recognition were: Hancock Body Shop, Lars’ Body Shop, Chuck’s Body Shop, Unique Auto Body and Sales, Nybakken Body Shop, Stan Puklich Chevrolet, Gateway Chevrolet, Fargo’s Finest, Corwin Collision Center, Bob’s Collision Service and Sales, and Zander Body Shop. Miles Doll was also given recognition for being the 2011 convention chairman. Michael Little Scholarship Winner McKenzie Meidinger Scholarship Winner Miles Doll, left, 2011 Convention Chairman Fargo’s Finest Auto Body 20 year membership award Gateway Chevrolet 20 year membership award Nybakken Body Shop 20 year membership award Zander Body Shop 20 year membership award Minot Chrysler Breakfast Stan Puklich Chevrolet 20 year membership award NDABA 25TH ANNUAL CONVENTION & TRADE SHOW HIGHLIGHTS North Dakota Auto Body Hall of Fame: Tom Ose The 2011 recipient of membership into the ND Autobody Hall of Fame is a charter member of the association and has contributed all these years to the organization. He has been a board member the majority of those years and is now serving as vice president. A young boy’s interest in cars has turned into 45 years of successful business in the auto body industry. Tom Ose, owner of the Lisbon Body Shop, has been selected to receive this honor. Tom’s home town is Brinsmade, North Dakota. He is a graduate of Leeds High School and a 1966 graduate of the NDSCS in auto body repair. After graduating he moved to Lisbon to work at the Lisbon Body Shop owned by Wally Shelver. In 1973 Tom formed a partnership with Tore Bratvold and purchased the business. In 1986 Tom became sole owner of the business. His son, Todd, a 1986 graduate of NDSCS in auto body repair, began working for him and grandson, Jordan, joined the team in 2010. Three generations of Ose’s working under one roof. In his spare time Tom enjoys restoring old cars and has several in his collection. He enjoys golfing during the summer. The Lisbon Golf Course is located right across the highway from the business and on a nice summer day you might see him sneaking over for a game of golf. Tom was presented the 2002 Distinguished Service Award by the Lisbon Civic and Commerce for his community involvement. He served on the fire department for 21 years and Technician of the Year: Bryan Ova was fire chief for four of those years. He was a board member of the teen canteen, he served on the city council, he was a past president of the Civic and Commerce serving on many committees over the years and continues to be an active member. He is a member and past president of Kiwanis. He is on the board of the Sales Tax for Area Development. He is a member of Trinity Lutheran Church where is has been on the council and a Sunday School teacher. Tom and his wife, Lana, have a son and twin daughters. Todd and his wife Mary Jo have four children Jordan, Aaron, Matthew, and Destini. Daughter Stacey and her husband Fred live in Fargo with their two daughters Taeya and Kyra. Stacey is manager of Maurices in West Fargo. Daughter Tracey and her husband Bill live on a farm east of Lisbon with their daughters Aleigha and Ausha. Tracey is a teacher of high school math in the Lisbon School. Bryan Ova, auto body technician employed at Puklich in Bismarck, was awarded the Technician of the Year award by the ND Auto Body Association at their annual convention. Bryan received his award at the annual convention held at the Best Western Seven Seas in Mandan on March 3rd & 4th, 2011. The Association’s board of directors voted, choosing that person whom they believe has contributed greatly to the auto body profession. They try to choose a person who lives in the area where the convention is being held. Bryan lives in Bismarck. He graduated from Gackle High School in 1980 and from NDSCS in 1982 with a degree in Auto Body Repair. Bryan began his career at Don Fredrick Buick in Jamestown and worked there for two years. He then moved to Bismarck and began his twenty-seven year career with Stan Puklich Chevrolet. He has been a master Chevrolet technician for 16 years. He is also ASE, I-CAR and DuPont certified. Bryan’s family includes his wife Coraine, whom he married in 1988, a cosmetologist in Bismarck, originally from Linton, and one son, Kyle a Century High School graduate and in his third year at UND majoring in Mechanical Engineering. Bryan’s hobbies include fishing, golfing, traveling and did we mention FISHING. Thanks you, Bryan, for your contribution to our industry! 9 10 11 12 www.rydellcars.com staff has over 200 years of parts experience. parts department will ship parts to your door via our own truck (where avail able), SPEEDEE, Cross Country, Common Courier, UPS, or mail; whichever you prefer. parts department offers competitive prices and a “No-Hassle” return policy. inventory of Powertrain and Collision parts is the largest in North Dakota. At your satisfaction is #1 goal. Grand Forks, ND Toll-Free Nationwide: 1-800-354-7278 Parts Direct Local: 1-701-746-0412 Fax: 1-701-772-3377 Honda-Nissan: 1-800-344-1022 NDABA 25TH ANNUAL CONVENTION & TRADE SHOW HIGHLIGHTS FRIDAY NIGHT BANQUET ENTERTAINMENT! Prizes! 13 14 ARE YOU YOU SEEING SEEING DOUBLE? ARE DOUBLE? The News Report mailing list was created through the help of distributors, associations, and suppliers. As with many lists, there is always the chance of duplication. So, if you get more than one copy of the News Report, please let us know. It will save us the cost of mailing something that you don’t need two of. On the other hand, we want to reach every possible person we can that is part of the Auto Body profession. We include owners, service technicians, brokers, distributors and suppliers. So, if you know of someone that is not receiving the News Report, please provide us with their name and address below. Thank you!! DO YOU WANT TO BE ADDED TO OR REMOVED FROM OUR MAILING LIST? DO YOU HAVE A CHANGE OF ADDRESS? CHECK YOUR ADDRESS LABEL. IS IT CORRECT? Please add the following name to the mailing list for the ND Auto Body News Report. (Please print) Please remove the name on the attached mailing label from the ND Auto Body News Report. _____________________________________________ Name _____________________________________________ Business Name (If applicable) _____________________________________________ Mailing Address Please cut and tape mailing label here. _____________________________________________ City, State, Zip Code If this is an address change,what was the old address? (Or you can attach the mailing label.) _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ Please mail this notice to: Clyde Nelson NDABA News Report 1507 19th St. NW Turtle Lake, ND 58575-9492 or [email protected] Support our advertisers. Without them we will not have a magazine. 15 16 NDABA 25TH ANNUAL CONVENTION & TRADE SHOW HIGHLIGHTS Jeff Pfau, District 5 representative Robert Zantow, District 1 representative 3M Seminar Ed Barnhardt, NDABA President 17 18 For Sale ATTENTION NDABA MEMBERS!! 4 years old, last serviced 4/2010 Includes calibration bar and fixtures $4000.00 Ed Barnhardt • Washburn Auto Body 701-462-3374 • 701-315-0098 We would like to keep our email address list up to date. Also, if you have an employee who would like to know about association’s happenings, please supply us with an email address, so that can happen. You can contact Clyde @ 701-448-2568 or [email protected], or Lana Ose @ 701-683-4462 or Verla Rostad @ 701-8522392. Please let us know if you have an addition or change to our list. THANKS!! Hofmann 460 Geoliner Support our advertisers. Without them we will not have a magazine. NDABA 25TH ANNUAL CONVENTION & TRADE SHOW HIGHLIGHTS Miracle system demo 19 20 The Fickle Pickle By Scott Shriber I would like to start off this month with a quirky and unsettling statement: “Customers are fickle.” There. I said it. To some, that may seem obvious. Others probably haven’t thought much about it. For those of you who know what I’m getting at, you’re on your way to overcoming the problem. For the rest of us, it’s time to take notice. Every year that goes by, it becomes increasingly more difficult to keep our customers interested in or even aware of us. This concept of customer loyalty, which I sometimes refer to as the “fickle pickle,” isn’t a new one. And I’m not necessarily talking about loyalty itself. My concerns are a level under that: the thought process that goes through a consumer’s mind when they’re making a decision about a given product. This is where those of us in the collision repair business are severely challenged. Like it or not, a consumer doesn’t consider the process of getting their vehicle repaired a positive experience. It seems like no big deal to those of us in the business because we deal with it every day, but that’s because we understand how it works and we control the process. For those outside the business, it’s nothing short of painful. Think of what goes through their mind: How long will it take? Will it be done right? Will it look good? What about diminished value when I go to trade? The list of unknowns for a customer goes on and on. So you ask, “What does this have to do with customers being fickle?” Well, if a customer isn’t looking forward to experiencing the good or service you provide, it makes them tend to search for something better. In the automotive production world, product life cycles used to be five to six years, and there might have been a refresh every three years. Development time on those products was about 36 to 40 months, so it was important to get it right. Today, customers want the vehicles to change every two years, and the industry is working with development times around 24 months or less. Consumers are searching faster than ever, and with it goes decreased brand loyalty. Searching by your customer is a bad thing. What are you doing in your business to stay in front of your customer? Do they hear from you when they don’t have a collision-related issue? Is there any positive communication to keep your brand front and center so that when they or their friend needs a repair, they think of you? Something as simple as a birthday card or a sticker in the owner’s manual can be a friendly reminder. I’ve seen shops that offer a free clean-up on the customer’s birthday or a free oil change once a year. The options are endless, and they don’t need to be expensive. We just need to be sure our customers associate our businesses with positive things. Whatever your strategy is, it needs to be often and upbeat. Give that customer a reason to think positively about your place of business. Be sure they understand what to expect when they do need you and you’ll have gone a long way toward fighting the fickle factor. Here’s to long and prosperous relationships! Reprinted from BodyShop Business March 2011 Issue with permission. Thanks for your interest! Jason Stahl Editor BodyShop Business Ph. 330.670.1234 ext. 226 Fax 330.670.0874
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