Lance Wiggins

Lance Wiggins is ATRA’s technical director and the technical editor for GEARS Magazine. Every technical article that reaches the pages of GEARS must first pass his requirements for technical accuracy and validity. Lance got his start in the auto repair industry through a regional occupational program offered through school. His natural aptitude and attraction to all things mechanical made him a perfect fit. He went on to work for a Ford dealership, earning their highest educational certification. And he’s since earned certifications through Chevrolet, Chrysler, Nissan, ACDelco, and ASE. Since joining ATRA in 1999, he’s helped reshape the landscape of transmission technical education, having supervised the creation of ATRA’s latest Testing and Certification program. He’s written several books, available through the ATRA BookStore, hundreds of articles for GEARS, and created a wide range of seminar programs and handout material. And he’s been honored with more than a dozen IAMA awards for writing.