RTS Portal Delivers Access to DEG News Blog and Repairer Driven News
Through our efforts to bring you the collision repair information that matters, I-CAR Repairability Technical Support has partnered with DEG News Blog and Repairer Driven News.
We are bringing you this relevant industry information right from the RTS Portal. Simply click on the button in the left bar with the DEG and Repairer Driven News logos. This will take to you all of their most recent stories.
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Estimate Tip – Solera Qapter (Audatex) – Refinish Backside
01 October 2026
DEG Inquiry 6128, “Audatex does not provide refinish allowances for the backside of quarter panels. The refinish of the backside of the quarter panel would require a manual
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CCCONE – Frame mounted hardware for Bed R&I / R&R
21 September 2026
Recent DEG Inquiry 41986, replacing or transferring frame-mounted cage nuts and bed-mounting hardware is not included in Pick Up Box R&I / R&R labor operations.
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Estimate Tip – Mitchell – Adding a Child Line
14 September 2026
Mitchell users may need to use the “add additional labor” function to add a “child line” to certain repair situations where R&I and Repair of a component cannot be added
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Collaboration in Action: How a DEG Inquiry Sparked an I-CAR RTS “Linking Pin” Article
11 September 2026
Collaboration in Action: How a DEG Inquiry Sparked an I-CAR RTS “Linking Pin” Article Identifying and resolving incomplete repair procedures starts at the shop
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Estimate Tip – Solera Qapter (Audatex) – Application of lubricant
03 September 2026
Solera Qapter DBRM Section 4-2 Labor Exclusion states “application of lubricant or similar material” & “Body Materials” are not included. An example of “lubricant
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Repairer Driven News (RDN) Feed
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Vehicle sensors, body types, and collisions: How technology ‘could one day save you’
02 October 2026A Detroit Free Press article explores how tailoring vehicle sensors to individual body types could one day aid in crash safety for those involved in...
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CEOs discuss why skilled trades are essential to the economy during Ford event
02 October 2026The essential economy is not a category on a spreadsheet, Ford CEO Jim Farley said during the “ACCELERATE the Essential Economy” event Wednesday. “It might...
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LendingTree: 50% of insured Americans avoid filing auto, home claims
02 October 2026Half of Americans with auto or home insurance have avoided filing a claim largely because they fear their premiums would be raised, according to new...
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LKQ, GM patent case moves forward on willful infringement question
01 October 2026Recent court documents leave in question whether LKQ willfully infringed General Motors’ patents. LKQ sued GM in November 2021, arguing that it doesn’t infringe two...
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‘Who Pays for What?’ shows more shops recognize not-included replacement bumper procedure
01 October 2026More collision repair businesses recognize that additional repair work sometimes needed before refinishing new replacement bumpers is a not-included procedure in estimating...