Auto Value And Bumper To Bumper Announce The 2018 Technician Of The Year U.S. Finalists

These finalists have been recognized as some of the industry’s top professional technicians across the U.S. for their superior knowledge, attention to continued education and training, and commitment to their valued profession.

Auto Value and Bumper to Bumper are proud to announce their 13 Technician of the Year finalists for 2018. These finalists have been recognized as some of the industry’s top professional technicians across the U.S. for their superior knowledge, attention to continued education and training, and commitment to their valued profession.

Finalists will be sent to the Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving in Phoenix, AZ where they will take a custom tailored Automotive Service Excellence test to determine the 2018 Auto Value Technician of the Year as well as the 2018 Bumper to Bumper Technician of the Year

The two Technicians of the Year will be honored on stage this fall at the 2018 Auto Value and Bumper to Bumper Aftermarket Jackpot Convention in Las Vegas, NV, and the ASE Technician of the Year Awards Ceremony in Ft. Lauderdale, FL.  In addition, each will receive a $2,500 cash prize to go along with this national recognition.

To qualify as a finalist, professional technicians must have met a stringent set of requirements that included attending over six hours of live training; participating in over 10 supplier channel partner classes either in a live environment or online, all while maintaining current ASE certifications.

The Auto Value and Bumper to Bumper Technician of the Year program was open to all Auto Value and Bumper to Bumper Certified Service Center shops. Each Auto Value and Bumper to Bumper shareholder member across the United States was able to submit their finalists to compete at the national level.

U.S. Technician of the Year Finalists

Technician Name

Shop Name

City, State

Shareholder Member

Andrew Langello

Treasure Coast Automotive

Vero Beach, FL

Bennett Auto Supply

Scott Chaney

Trojan Auto Care

Troy, OH

Hahn Automotive Warehouse, Inc.

Christopher Broom

Broom Auto

Ruston, LA

Parts Warehouse Inc.

Colin Harris

Highway 7 Service Center

Newall, IA

The Merrill Company

Daniel LaFlower

RG Automotive

Halifax, MA

Norwood Motor Parts Co. Inc.

Don Lim

Ward Service

Monrovia, CA

Hanson Distributing

John Long

John’s Auto Service

Cleburne, TX

4M Parts Warehouse

Matthew Wilson

Angelina Tire and Auto

Lufkin, TX

ABC Auto Parts

Michael Creighton

Creighton’s Auto Repair

Newton, PA

Eastern Warehouse Distributors

Nate Brindley

Shoemakers Garage

Kalamazoo, MI

Auto-Wares Group of Companies

Robert Queneau

Morrison Tire and Service

Garden Cove, CA

Warren Distributing, Inc.

Tim Bowling Jr.

T-N-T Performance

Syracuse, IN

Auto-Wares Group of Companies

Ronald D. Leach, Jr.

Byrne’s Garage

New Albany, IN

Moog Louisville Warehouse

This training program is supported by the Aftermarket Auto Parts Alliance and is also available to the professional technician membership in Canada and Mexico.  The Auto Value Technician of the Year for Canada and Mexico will also be in attendance at the Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving with the U.S. Technician of the Year finalists. 

For more information, visit http://autovalue.com/technician-of-the-year and http://bumpertobumper.com/technician-of-the-year.

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