Dec. 19, 2014—The Tire Industry Association (TIA) has dates set for five of its 2015 Automotive Tire Service (ATS) training tour locations.

The schedule is as follows:

• Feb. 24-27 - Charlotte, N.C.

• May 19-22 - Minneapolis, Minn.

• June 23-26 - Denver, Colo.

• July 14-16 - Chicago, Ill.

• Sept. 22-25 - Baltimore, Md.

The ATS Tour will also be visiting the following cities with specific dates still to be announced:  San Diego; Wasilla, Ala.; Portland, Maine; Seattle; Cincinnati; Sarasota, Fla.; and Phoenix.

These four-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. It also includes a full day of instruction on Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems (TPMS). Classes are generally held at local community and technical colleges.

For registration, visit tireindustry.org/training