BOWIE, Md. (Jan. 4, 2013) — The Tire Industry Association's (TIA) Automotive Tire Service Instructor Tour will visit 17 cities in 2013.
TIA has announced the first six dates for the ATS tour in 2013. They are as follows:
- Feb. 5-8, Miami, Fla.
- Feb. 12-15, St. Louis.
- March 5-8, Ghent, W. Va.
- March 19-22, Phoenix, Ariz.
- March 26-29, Charlotte, N.C.
- Nov. 12-15, Jacksonville, Fla.
The Bowie-based trade association said it will announce dates later this year for Boston; Toledo, Ohio; Los Angeles; Rochester, N.Y.; Pittsburgh; Milwaukee; Seattle; Tampa, Fla.; Oklahoma City; Minneapolis; and Houston.
The ATS tour consists of four-day, in-depth training classes, combining classroom and hands-on work, educating tire retailers on proper procedures and guidelines for servicing passenger and light truck tires and wheel assemblies.