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Autumn Driving Can Be Hazardous Here in Billings, Montana, we had our hottest day of the year on September 4th when the thermometer tipped 101 degrees.  There have only been two other years when we exceeded 100 degrees in September: 1950 and 1983.  Coincidentally, both of those years we also received snowfall before September ended. Despite the warm temperatures, fall is coming.  And with fall comes a whole new method of driving so that you remain safe on the road,...

Four Steps to be a Better Communicator Communication.  The name alone implies it’s more than just speaking.  It’s more than just hearing as well.  Communication is a two-way street that requires both parties to have some sort of vested interest.  As we strive to be the best collision repair shop in Billings, we want to make sure that you’re the best human you can possibly be.  We have put together a simple (not to be confused with easy), 4 step...

Safe Driving for Our Future School District 2, the Billings area schools, have started up again.  That means there is more traffic in the morning, teen drivers, and school zones have started to flash again.  It means that your morning commute may take a little longer.  As we strive to be the best auto body repair shop in Billings, we want to make sure that you, and our future leaders, are safe out there. Staying Safe in School Zones We...

The Five Step Plan to Accomplishing Goals Leadership is all about influencing others to achieve goals.  These goals aren’t just your goals, but they are the goals for the entire organization.  If you’re in a leadership position, have you taken the time to set goals?  Have you reviewed them?  Here at Big Sky Collision Center, we believe that in order to be the best auto body repair shop in Montana, we have to train everyone who works here as a...

7 Tips Before You Head back to Class In a couple of weeks, you’ll be heading back to school.  Maybe it’s your first year after high school, maybe you’re an upperclassman.  The point is that you’re going to be getting back into the groove, and you need to make sure that your vehicle is ready for the semester. Here at Big Sky Collision Center, we want to make sure that you are driving a safe vehicle.  As the best auto...

How Technology Saves Your Life in a Car Most of us take technology for granted.  Many of the marvels of tech common in vehicles today are extremely complicated machinery tied to computers, yet we don’t even realize that they are working behind the scenes.  Some are so sophisticated that your vehicle can actually seem to run like normal even if some major maintenance is needed. In the coming years we will see even more technology integrated into vehicles.  This technology...

Help Reduce Your Chances of Being a Victim Billings sees a lot of vehicle theft.  There are a variety of reasons, not the least of which that the police have their hands full with a lot going on in the city.  While it would be nice if we could all leave our doors unlocked and valuables in plain sight, that’s not the case. To help keep your possessions under your control, we have rounded up the 7 best ways to...

Make Sure Summer Doesn’t Cause Your Auto Issues In the 1935 opera Porgy and Bess, we hear the lyrics “Summertime, and the livin’ is easy” crooned out.  The idea is that the crops are ripening, and overall life is good.  All is good until your vehicle breaks down because of the intense heat, of course. We have rounded up the 7 most common problems that you will experience during the summer.  Many of them are inconveniences, but some, if not...

How to Know When You Need New Brakes We don’t need to go through how important brakes are on your vehicle.  We know that without them, you can’t stop and you end up crashing and necessitating a trip to the best auto body repair shop in Billings. But what if your brakes don’t give off that scratching noise that is indicative of brake pad wear?  What if you don’t know that your brakes are about to go out?  We have...

Understanding Collision Repair at a Direct Repair Provider Shop When you get in a wreck, you have the right to choose which auto body repair shop you take your vehicle to.  This law protects you against unscrupulous insurance company dealings, and lets you choose who gets to work on your vehicle. However, there are preferred provider shops that insurance companies choose to deal with.  With a direct repair provider (DRP) relationship, the insurance company has teamed up with the shop...