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This article originally appeared in the June 2003 Issue of INSIGHT

Rates and Allowances

Current Rates and Standard Allowances

SHOP RATES & STANDARD ALLOWANCES	Huntsville AL	Indianapolis IN	Huntington Beach CA	Rockford IL	Toledo OH	Macon GA	Auburn ME	Joplin MO
Metal/Refinish	34	38	32-36	46	36	38	38-40	40-42
Frame/Structural Labor	40	50-55	50	55-65	45	55	45	50-55
Frame Set-Up in Hours	2.0	1.5-2.0	2.0-3.0	1.5-2.5	2.0-2.5	2.0-3.0	2.0	2.0
Mechanical Labor	54-70	65-70	80-95	55-65	65-69	55-68	45-72	45-68
Material Allowance $	22-24	22-25	24-26	26-29	19-20	24	18-20	28-30
Cap	300-400	350-450	350-400	350-400	250-300	350-450	No Cap	250-450
Vehicle Storage Day - INSIDE	-	25	30	-	-	-	-	-
Vehicle Storage Day -OUTSIDE	10	10-15	25	20	8-10	10-15	15-30	10-15
Business Conditions vs 1 Yr. Ago	even	even	down	down	down	even-up	up	even
Business Conditions Expected Movement	even	even	even-up	even	even-up	even-up	even	even-up
Towing (Typical Local)	45-100	35-85	45-75	50-75	45-75	35-75	30-45	35-60
Shop Supplies/RO	0.75-3.75/hr	-	-	-	8	-	-	-
Hazardous Waste Disposal $/RO	3-5	3-5	3.50-5	3	1-5	2.50-5	1.50-3.50	5
Frequency of payment	most	most	all	most	all	all	all	most
Color Tinting - hrs./RO	-	0.5	1.0	0.5	1.0	0.5-1.0	0.5-1.0	1.0
Color Sand and Buff - hrs./RO	-	-	0.5-1.0	0.2-0.5	-	0.3	0.5-1.5	-
Car Covering - $/RO in additional material	3-5	5	7.50-10	5	5-8	2.50	3-5	-
Car Covering - Labor/RO	0.3	0.2-0.3	0.3-0.5	0.5	0.3	0.5	0.2-0.3	-
Discount for PARTS	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no
Insurance Work LABOR	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no
Direct Repair PARTS	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no
Program Discount LABOR	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no
Approximate Last Change in Rates & Allowances	2-3 yrs	recent-1 yr	recent-1 yr	recent-1 yr	1 year	1 year	1 year	1-2 yrs

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