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This article originally appeared in the November 2007 Issue of INSIGHT

Rates and Allowances

Current Rates and Standard Allowances

SHOP RATES & STANDARD ALLOWANCES	Fort Worth TX	Grand Rapids MI	Huntington Beach CA	Auburn ME	Rockford IL	Macon GA	Tampa FL	Mesa AZ
Metal/Refinish	38-40	44-47	40-45	42	50	42	40-42	44
Frame/Structural Labor	38-42	60-65	60-65	42-45	60-65	50-65	40-42	44-65
Frame Set-Up in Hours	2.0	1.5-2.0	2.0	2.0	1.5	2.0-2.5	2.0-2.5	2.5
Mechanical Labor	68-75	70-80	85-95	42-52	60-80	50-65	65-72	80-95
Material Allowance $	26-28	24-26	26-30	20-22	30-32	28	24-25	29
Cap	450	350	350-500	No Cap	No Cap	350-400	350-400	350-550
Vehicle Storage Day - INSIDE	-	25-30	-	35	35	-	-	50
Vehicle Storage Day -OUTSIDE	25	20	-	15-25	20-35	20	-	25
Business Conditions vs 1 Yr. Ago	even-up	even-up	even-down	up	even-up	up	even	down
Business Conditions Expected Movement	up	up	up	even	up	even	even	even-up
Towing (Typical Local)	125-300	110-150	60-100	35-100	65-95	60-75	75	70-200
Shop Supplies/RO	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Hazardous Waste Disposal $/RO	5-6	3	5-6	3-5	3	5	5	5
Frequency of payment	all	all	most	all	all	most	all	all
Color Tinting - hrs./RO	0.5-1.0	0.5-1.0	0.5-1.0	0.5-1.0	0.5-1.0	1.0	1.0	0.5
Color Sand and Buff - hrs./RO	-	-	0.5	0.5-2.0	0.2-0.5	1.0-2.0	-	0.5
Car Covering - $/RO in additional material	10	5	18	5	5-10	6-10	5-15	5-10
Car Covering - Labor/RO	-	0.2	0.2-0.5	0.2-0.3	0.3	-	0.2	0.2
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	yes	no	no	no	no	no	no
Program Discount LABOR	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no
Approximate Last Change in Rates & Allowances	1 year	1 year	recent	1-2 yrs	2 years	1-2 yrs	2 years	2 years

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