A new website, www.certifiedtireservice.com, featuring
complete contact information for Tire Industry Association
(TIA) members who provide commercial truck tire and wheel
service is being launched by the organization.
TIA members with current Certified Commercial Tire Service
(CTS) Technicians linked to a member location will be listed
in red, and will have a logo to represent their active CTS
participation.
They have the opportunity to customize their listing and
provide additional information for those in need of service.
Locations can be searched by city, state or ZIP code, and
the results also include a map to show the exact
address.
“Commercial members have been asking us to provide this
website for years, and we’re confident that they will find
it has been well worth the wait,” reports TIA Senior Vice
President of Training Kevin Rohlwing.
“Now that the website is updated automatically to reflect
the most current membership and certification status,
technicians in need of recertification can literally take
the exam online, and the member location will change to red
with the logo the following day,” he explains. “It’s as
‘real time’ as it gets,” Rohlwing points out.
“We believe that certifiedtireservice.com has the potential
to become a recognized brand name for commercial truck tire
and wheel service,” says TIA Executive Vice President Roy
Littlefield. “It gives the driver or the company in need of
service the option of selecting a vendor that has made the
commitment to train and certify their technicians.”
In 2011, the organization will launch a promotional campaign
that will highlight the 1,500 member locations and the 665
member locations that currently employ TIA-Certified
Technicians. It is also in discussions to partner with other
associations in the trucking and transportation industries
to include links to certifiedtireservice.com on their
respective Internet sites.
For more information visit www.tireindustry.org.
