• Time Lapse Video: Happy Memorial Day!

    Time Lapse Video: Happy Memorial Day!

    Thank you all veterans and armed services personnel, Dabler Auto Body is truly grateful for your service.  

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  • The Power of Our Customer’s Voices: Review Dabler

    The Power of Our Customer’s Voices: Review Dabler

    As with any local small business, word of mouth and online reviews are an essential part of what drives the health of Dabler Auto Body.  When our customers talk, we listen!  We are very proud of our review history on all of the social review platforms that we participate in. Here, take a look: Facebook…

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  • Article: A technology on the fast track: 3-D printed cars

    Article: A technology on the fast track: 3-D printed cars

    Source – Andrew Zaleski – CNBC.com It was the last Monday of March, and the McLaren Formula 1 racing team needed a new rear car wing. Over the weekend, the team competed in the Australian Grand Prix, the opening race of the 2017 Formula 1 season. The next race, in China, was less than two weeks away,…

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  • The Sun: Protect Your Car’s Finish

    The Sun: Protect Your Car’s Finish

    It’s getting into May, and the sun is starting to show itself more and more in the Willamette Valley.  Your car’s paint finish breathes and even has pores! In the hot sun the paint’s pores expand and can absorb more dirt and moisture. This means increased rates of damage to your car’s paint finish, and that’s no good!…

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  • Article: 7 ways auto technology impacts drivers, consumers & insurers

    Article: 7 ways auto technology impacts drivers, consumers & insurers

    Tom Rubenacker – propertycasualty360.com – Source Automotive technology is evolving faster than ever before. Semi- and fully-autonomous vehicles are on the horizon, car-sharing has become the norm, and consumers expect their insurance to be capable of adjusting premiums based on real-time driving feedback. All of these issues are having a fundamental impact on the driving…

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  • Time to Tow: Towing Safety Tips

    Time to Tow: Towing Safety Tips

    Towing a trailer doesn’t have to be a hassle.  If you are prepared, have the right equipment, and follow these tips you can be sure that this towing season goes safely for you.  Here’s some tips from TrailerLife.com that are an essential read for the safe tower: Source – TrailerLife.com Towing a trailer is certainly not…

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  • AutoBody News Exclusive: CCC Repair Workflow Software Features Dabler Auto Body

    AutoBody News Exclusive: CCC Repair Workflow Software Features Dabler Auto Body

    CCC Repair Workflow Software Helps Salem, OR Body Shop Manage and Grow Business by Autobody News Staff When Mike Brockway and Dennis Dabler purchased Dabler Auto Body in 2015, one of their goals was to streamline operations to maximize profitability. That included purchasing CCC Repair Workflow software for their Salem, OR, business. Not only have…

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  • 11 States with the Fastest Speed Limits

    11 States with the Fastest Speed Limits

    CarInsuranceComparison.com – Source Ever find your right foot inadvertently gets heavier? Does your speed increase with a great song? Before you know it, you’re going 80 mph where the limit is 55 mph.  If you have a tendency to speed, you must keep a close eye on your speedometer and know the various speed limits…

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  • Orrin Hatch on PARTS Act

    Orrin Hatch on PARTS Act

    Body Shop Business Staff Writers – Source U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch has reintroduced a bipartisan bill that would reduce the 14-year time period that OEMs can enforce design patents on crash parts such as bumpers, fenders and door panels against suppliers of aftermarket parts. Reintroduced on April 4, the Promoting Automotive Repair, Trade and Sales…

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  • Subaru WRX Takes on Downhill Bobsled Track

    Subaru WRX Takes on Downhill Bobsled Track

    Automotive News – Source “Bobsled” is a nearly two-minute clip of a Subaru WRX STI that’s been outfitted to handle the twists and turns of a bobsled course. The course featured in the video is the Olympic bob run at St. Moritz-Celerina in Switzerland. The car, driven by rally driver Mark Higgins, takes some bumps…

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