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TIA Contact: Roy Littlefield
May 5, 2006
301-430-7280
TIA Announces ATS Training Partnership with IITDA
BOWIE, Maryland – May 5, 2006, The Tire Industry Association (TIA) today announced its partnership with the Indiana/Illinois Tire Dealers Association (IITDA) in offering the Automotive Tire Service (ATS) Certified Technician Training course to IITDA members this summer. The IITDA will be sponsoring 12 ATS Technician Courses in 6 cities over two weeks beginning July 24 and ending August 5, 2006.
Each city will host two 1-day courses on ATS training so dealers can send half of their technicians the first day, and the other half on the second day. The dates for each city are as follows:
July 24 & 25 Indianapolis, IN
July 26 & 27 South Bend, IN
July 28 & 29 Chicago area
July 31 & Aug. 1 Decatur, IL
Aug. 2 & 3 Mount Vernon, IL
Aug. 4 & 5 Evansville, IN
The ATS Certification course covers all aspects of passenger/light truck tire service including lifting, balancing, mounting/demounting, installation and removal, tire pressure monitoring systems, repair procedures, and industry charts and tables. Each student completes a Certification Exam at the conclusion of the course. Those students who pass will receive a Certified ATS Technician certificate and 13 uniform emblems.
For information on registration for IITDA courses, please contact John Buettner, IITDA Executive Vice President, at
1-888-754-8372, 1-317-889-7808 fax, or iitda@comcast.net .
Organizations and/or state associations interested in setting up a similar program can contact TIA’s Director of Training, Chris Bell at cbell@tireindustry.org or 800-876-8372 ext. 106.
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TIA is an international association representing all segments of the tire industry, including those that manufacture, repair, recycle, sell, service or use new or retreaded tires, and also those suppliers or individuals who furnish equipment, material or services to the industry. The Tire Industry Association (TIA) has a history that spans more than 80 years and includes several name changes. Originally known as the National Tire Dealers & Retreaders Association (NTDRA), the organization gave birth over the years to the American Retreaders Association (ARA) and the Tire Association of North America (TANA). ARA changed its name to the International Tire & Rubber Association (ITRA) and merged with TANA in 2002 to form the current Tire Industry Association (TIA), which now represents every interest in the tire industry.
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