Rebuilder Member — Each Repair Business or Repair Business Owner must have been continuously in operation at its present location for a minimum term of two years prior to its application for Rebuilder Membership to ATRA & placed on a 90-day probation period pending review. During the 90-day review period members will be applied as Technical Subscribers. Additionally, each Repair Business or Repair Business Owner must have conducted its business operations during this timeframe without any unfavorably-resolved governmental regulatory agency or Better Business Bureau violations, complaints and/or actions.
ATRA membership applications are typically approved within a few hours of receiving your request. Employees applying for individual accounts must be employed by a currently active member and will be verified prior to approval. Approval may take up to two business days.
NOTE: Rebuilder Members are the only member type that may issue a Golden Rule Warranty. Franchises are not eligible for the warranty program unless every location is a member, however individual locations may apply as Technical Subscriber Shops to receive all of the other benefits of ATRA membership.
Call ATRA Membership services at (805) 604-2000 for assistance with the application process. ATRA business office hours are 7:00 am – 3:30 pm PST.
Technical Subscriber — Any individual, partnership, corporation or limited liability company (LLC) having an interest in the automobile repair industry is eligible to be a Technical Subscriber Member of the association. Technical Subscriber Membership is available to businesses in operation at its present location. The minimum term of being in business two years prior to this application does not apply.
Supplier Member — ATRA offers suppliers one thing no one else can. Access to the entire Transmission Rebuilding Industry! When you need to reach the professional automatic transmission repair community, there's no better place to turn than ATRA. Because ATRA is the largest association for transmission professionals in the history of the world!
ATRA offers dozens of ways for you to reach out to your target market. Media exposure is provided to transmission professionals in the U.S. and Canada using GEARS Magazine, Technical Seminars, ATRA's Powertrain Expo and around the world with ATRA Books and the world wide web. So, whether you're looking for a way to reach local transmission centers, or the entire worldwide market, ATRA is your best choice.
For Rebuilder Members only - Golden Rule Acknowledgement — BY MY SIGNATURE, I ACKNOWLEDGE that if we fail to comply with the terms of the Golden Rule Program, we may be involuntarily expelled from Association membership per the directive of the ATRA By-Laws, and held liable for any debts incurred up to that time. We specifically agree to comply with the Golden Rule Warranty Program Terms.
Additional Acknowledgements — Applicant understands and agrees that resignation from membership in the association together with the applicant’s continuing obligation to pay monthly membership fees shall only take effect and cease at the end of the last month during under which all advertisements and promotional materials identifying the applicant as a member of the association (including but not limited to the display of the ATRA logo) ceases to be displayed at the applicant’s place of business, in any local telephone directories, business cards, brochures and/or any other type or kind of promotional communication, material, means or device. *Rates subject to change.
When cancelling a monthly, 3-month, 6-month, or annual subscription, all charges after the period of subscription will be cancelled. You may notify ATRA of your intent to cancel at any time; your cancellation will become effective at the end of your current billing period. You will not receive a refund, prorated or otherwise, for the remainder of the 3, 6, or annual term.
Your subscription access and/or delivery and accompanying subscriber benefits will continue for the remainder of the current month, 3-month, 6-month, or annual billing period.