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title: "CollisionWeek: Property Damage Appraisers Launches PDA Virtual Photo Appraisal Solution"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/29fe9570-3d29-41e8-b293-a282654fb081
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/collisionweek-property-damage-appraisers-launches-pda-virtual-photo-appraisal-solution-2714077
category: "Collision"
industry: "Automotive"
segment: "Collision"
topics: ["Technology"]
published: 2020-10-15T07:02:26.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:27:47.323Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/b19a4d66e0e0d1037623017c4fffe8963471.jpg
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# CollisionWeek: Property Damage Appraisers Launches PDA Virtual Photo Appraisal Solution

**TL;DR:** Property Damage Appraisers (PDA) launches a virtual photo appraisal solution, PDA Virtual, providing quick estimates for auto and heavy equipment damage. The launch enables the company to continue providing clients with the fastest cycle times in the industry.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2020-10-15. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/collisionweek-property-damage-appraisers-launches-pda-virtual-photo-appraisal-solution-2714077).*

## Story

**Property Damage Appraisers** **(PDA), a national independent damage estimating firm, was featured on** **CollisionWeek****, a publication providing information to the collision repair industry. As COVID-19 has resulted in a 60% increase in virtual estimates industry-wide, the publication shared information on** **PDA’s** **latest virtual photo appraisal tool, PDA Virtual, that provides quick estimates on auto and heavy equipment damage for customers.**

**“To further support our position as the nation’s leader in cycle times, PDA Virtual is another option that we provide our clients and their customers to get a speedy auto or heavy equipment damage estimate in an easy, safe manner,” said PDA’s Executive Vice President Tom Slimak.**

**The launch of PDA virtual enables the company to continue to provide clients with the fastest cycle times in the industry.**

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Automotive (sector)
- damage estimating (topic)
- cycle times (topic)
- virtual photo appraisal (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/collisionweek-property-damage-appraisers-launches-pda-virtual-photo-appraisal-solution-2714077). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/29fe9570-3d29-41e8-b293-a282654fb081).