Mumbai, March 10 -- The Tire Industry Association (TIA) has honoured Tony Pass, an OTR tyre technician at Jim Whitehead's Best One Tire and Service in Oakwood, Georgia, with the first Marvin Bozarth ETS Technician of the Year award during the recent OTR Tire Conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Pass received this esteemed distinction after being recommended by both his management and a client. He should be honoured as the inaugural ETS Technician of the Year, they said, because of his professionalism, attention to detail and safety emphasis. A fully compensated vacation to Puerto Rico, including flights, lodging, conference registration and a leisure activity, was given to Pass and his spouse, Donna. He received the Golden Hard Hat plaqu...