What Can ATRA Membership Do For You?
It's as simple as 1…2…3…

1. Get Immediate Returns on Your Investment

• Reduced rates with ATRA's Bankcard Program, which saves you money on every credit card transaction that goes through your shop.
• Increased savings on Health Insurance and bigger savings on Garage Liability Insurance.
• Check Verification, which offers instant approval for your customers’ checks. Additionally, if a verified check bounces, you’re guaranteed payment through the verification company.
• Debt Collection at unheard-of prices: As little as 5% for simple collections (recovered within 90 days).
• Reduced rates with Hertz Rental Car services allow you to offer rental cars to your customers.
• Reduced rates with Freight & Shipping Services

2. Increase Your Efficiency!

• Get answers to your many varied questions by calling ATRA's full-time, professional technicians toll-free. ATRA’s world-class HotLine, provides instant answers to difficult diagnosis, repair questions and procedures. Save the cost of many phone calls.
• Through ATRA's Online Tech Center, a collection of information resources that includes custom research, the profession's body of knowledge, books and online research services. In any profession, information and advancement go hand-in-hand.
• Lower your employee turnover rate through attendance at ATRA Technical Seminar* - trained employees are satisfied employees.
• Attend ATRA's Powertrain Expo* - Our annual convention where you can hear professional speakers, share ideas, learn about new products and services available to you.
• Monthy Technical Bulletins, designed to keep your technicians up-to-date on the latest diagnostic and repair procedures, for the transmissions they see every day.
• Hear about new ideas to make your operation more cost effective in each issue of GEARS Magazine. This publication will help you keep up on current information about the industry.
• No matter what the difficulty, your technicians are never left out in the cold... ATRA is always right there with them, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

* ATRA members receive a discount on all ATRA events!

3. Increase Your Sales!

• ATRA Golden Rule Warranty program allows you to offer your customers the same peace of mind that the big chains provide. And with nearly 2000 members, ATRA’s network is over three times the size of the next largest organization.
• The Consumer Financing Program, which allows you to provide your customers with the credit they need...instantly. No more lost sales because: ‘I just can’t afford it.’ A short application, a simple phone call, and your customers can afford to get their cars fixed - at your shop.
• By using the Point-of-Sale Support products that ATRA offers, you can provide a detailed explanation to your customers on diagnosing and repair of their vehicle. Using brochures, counter mats and posters gives your customer more information that makes you the professional they need.
• Website Design - Attract new customers from the internet with a website. Not just any ordinary website, we've designed these sites with the most important features specifically for transmission shops.
• ATRA can provide virtually all of your continuing education needs.
• Through its publications, which bring the latest in opinions, trends, and in-depth, practical information right to your doorstep.  GEARS Magazine (a quality magazine geared to the transmission rebuilding industry), What's Working (community forum), and the ATRA eNewsletter (ATRA's monthly electronic newsletter), ATRA Membership Directory, area all part of your membership package - convenient, concise and indispensable.
• Through ATRA Chapter Events such as Technical Seminars and professional development meetings, they allow you to set your own course, you can be a part of the profession right where you live and work. ATRA Chapters meet regularly to help members overcome real-life problems with real-life solutions.
• By taking advantage of just one of ATRA’s money-saving programs, your shop can actually make money on your ATRA membership! No one - in any industry or trade organization - offers you so many ways to drive more work into your shop, while still saving you money. And all for just a couple bucks a day!

ATRA offers four classes of membership

1. Rebuilder Membership
2. Technical Subscriber
3. Supplier Membership
4. International Online

Rebuilder Membership is for shops who service, repair, and rebuild automatic transmissions. In addition to the benefits we’ve already described, a Rebuilder Membership allows you to advertise your membership in ATRA, vote in association elections, and participate in the Golden Rule Warranty program. You must have the facilities to serve as a Golden Rule Warranty repair center if you wish to be a Rebuilder Member.

Technical Subscriber is for those who do not need the full range of services and benefits ATRA offers or who do not qualify for full membership. By subscribing to our technical subscriber services, you will have access to the same technical information and assistance ATRA Rebuilder Members do, including ATRA’s Online Tech Center and our Technical HelpLine.

Supplier Membership is for those who manufacture or rebuild automatic transmissions or who offer products or services to the transmission industry.

International Membership for transmission professionals located outside the United States, Canada and Mexico.