Sixteen tire industry companies – including Tire Review magazine – have stepped up to serve as sponsors of TIA’s 2013 nationwide ATS Training Tour.
Supporting this year’s tour are 31 Inc., American Tire Distributors, Ateq Corp., Bartec USA, Ken-Tool, Mighty Auto Parts, Modern Tire Dealer, Myers Tire Supply, O’Reilly Auto Parts, Parts Plus, Patch Rubber, Redi-Sensor, Rema Tip Top, Rubber Inc., Tire Review and Tuffy Manufacturing.
The four-day, hands-on training classes will be conducted across the country, with the goal of educating hundreds of retail tire techs and dealers on the proper safety procedures and guidelines for servicing passenger and light truck tire and wheel assemblies.
TIA has confirmed six dates so far:
• Feb. 5-8 – Miami
• Feb. 12-15 – St. Louis
• March 5-8 – Ghent, W. Va.
• March 10-22 – Phoenix
• March 26-29 – Charlotte, N.C.
• Nov. 12-15 – Jacksonville, Fla.
The other 11 cities in which TIA will hold the ATS Tour classes are Boston; Toledo, Ohio; Los Angeles; Rochester, N.Y.; Pittsburgh; Milwaukee; Seattle; Tampa; Oklahoma City; Minneapolis; and Houston.
For information on the 2013 ATS Training Tour, contact Christine Marnett at [email protected] or 800-876-8372 x106.