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This article originally appeared in the February 2008 Issue of INSIGHT

Rates and Allowances

Current Rates and Standard Allowances

SHOP RATES & STANDARD ALLOWANCES	Des Moines IA	Albuquerque NM	Lake Charles LA	LaCrosse WI	Worcester MA	Albany NY	Detroit MI	Concord CA
Metal/Refinish	50-52	45	48	52-58	35-44	44-45	38-40	80-85
Frame/Structural Labor	58-65	70	50-55	62-78	42-55	44-45	45-50	98-99
Frame Set-Up in Hours	1.5-2.0	2.0	2.0	1.5-2.5	2.0	2.0	1.0-2.0	2.0-2.5
Mechanical Labor	60-90	70-85	50-55	60-80	85-103	44-89	72-83	98-99
Material Allowance $	30-32	28	25	33-37	25	23	20-22	32-35
Cap	No Cap	No Cap	400	350-550	No Cap	No Cap	350	350-500
Vehicle Storage Day - INSIDE	15	15-20	18	20-40	40	45-50	-	40
Vehicle Storage Day -OUTSIDE	15	15-20	12	10-20	20	45-50	12-15	40
Business Conditions vs 1 Yr. Ago	up	even	up	up	even-up	down	up	even-down
Business Conditions Expected Movement	up	even-up	even-up	even-up	up	even	even-up	even-up
Towing (Typical Local)	45-55	55-80	45-125	50-150	75-90	45-55	100-175	78-90
Shop Supplies/RO	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Hazardous Waste Disposal $/RO	4-5	5	2-5	2-5	3	3	3-5	5
Frequency of payment	all	all	all	most	some	all	all	all
Color Tinting - hrs./RO	0.5-1.0	0.5	1.0	0.5-1.0	0.5	1.0	1.0	0.5
Color Sand and Buff - hrs./RO	-	-	-	0.5-2.0	-	-	-	0.3-0.5
Car Covering - $/RO in additional material	5	5-10	3-5	5-8	5	5	5-10	8
Car Covering - Labor/RO	0.2	-	-	0.2-0.5	0.2	-	-	0.3-0.5
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 yrs	2 yrs	1 year	recent-1 yr	1-2 yrs	1 year	1 year	recent

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