The Tire Industry Association set dates for seven of its 2014 ATS Training Tour locations. The schedule is as follows:
Feb. 4 8: Charlotte, N.C.
March 4 8: Sarasota, Fla.
March 25 28: Houston
May 20 23: Minneapolis
June 24 27: Denver
Aug. 5 7: Chicago
Sept. 16 19: Cincinnati
The ATS Tour will also visit the following cities with specific dates still to be announced: Anchorage, Ala., Baltimore, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, Boston, Tallahassee, Fla., and Los Angeles.
These 4-day, in-depth classroom and hands-on training classes educate tire technicians on the proper safety procedures and guidelines for servicing passenger and light truck tire and wheel assemblies. There will also be a full day of instruction on Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems (TPMS). Classes are generally hosted at local community and technical colleges.
The 2014 ATS Tour Sponsors to date include the following: 31 Inc., American Tire Distributors (ATD), ATEQ Corp., Bartec USA, Counteract Balancing Beads, Ken-Tool, Mighty Auto Parts, Modern Tire Dealer, Mohawk Rubber, Myers Tire Supply, Patch Rubber Co., REDI-Sensor, REMA Tip Top, Rubber, Inc., Standard Motor Products, Team Torque, Inc. and Tuffy Manufacturing.
For registration, please visit www.tireindustry.org or email Christine Hoogenboom at [email protected].