Russell Thrall III

Russell, a second-generation collision repairer, has experienced the shop from the bottom up, starting as a clean up person and working his way to assistant manager by age 17. Thrall joined the staff of Chilton's Automotive Body Repair News in 1991 as technical editor and as senior editor in 1992. From 1993 through 2000, Thrall served as editor of Collision Repair Industry INSIGHT. Thrall returned to the staff of ABRN in June 2000 and served as editor-in-chief of the industry's largest monthly trade magazine. Thrall is a frequent speaker at industry events including the Collision Industry Conference (CIC), NACE, and numerous other local and regional events. He has served co-chairman of the Collision Industry Conference Electronic Commerce committee and as a member of the board of directors of the National Auto Body Council.