BOWIE, Md. (Feb. 4, 2013) — The Tire Industry Association (TIA) will bring its 2013 Automotive Tire Service (ATS) Instructor Tour to Boston May 7-10 and Seattle July 9-11.
This increases to eight the ATS Tour dates the association already announced. The previous six were: St. Louis, Mo., Feb. 12-15; Ghent, W. Va., March 5-8; Phoenix, March 19-22; Charlotte, N.C., March 26-29; and Jacksonville, Fla., Nov. 12-15.
TIA has not yet announced dates for the nine remaining cities on the ATS Tour itinerary. These are Los Angeles, Pittsburgh, Milwaukee, Tampa, Houston, Minneapolis, Oklahoma City, Rochester, N.Y., and Toledo, Ohio.
The ATS training seminars are four-day sessions comprising both classroom and hands-on instruction, with the goal of educating tire retailers on the proper safety procedures and guidelines for servicing passenger and light truck tire and wheel assemblies. Students who successfully complete the seminars are certified to go back to their workplaces and certify tire technicians there.