Driven Brands Collision Group, which operates Abra, CARSTAR and Fix Auto USA, has established a relief fund to assist franchise employees affected by the devastating wildfires in California.
Researchers said analysis of two-vehicle crash data shows extra-heavy vehicles don't make occupants any safer, but they are a bigger danger to other people on the road.
Founded by brothers Brenden and Kerwin Bishop as a backyard operation, the collision shop has moved into larger facilities twice and added a mechanical shop.