Top A/C Tech Takes Prize

Tom Massey of Auto Air and More, Las Vegas, Nev., bested a dozen other A/C techs to be named the Carquest Auto Parts/MACS Mobile A/C and Heat Transfer Technician of the Year.

It is the second time Massey has won the competition. He also received the award in 2007.

Competitors were put to the test of answering a wide variety of questions posed by Carquest Auto Parts vendors.

Massey’s prizes included US$1,500 and a SPX Robinair DiscovR refrigerant identifier. The second-place winner was Kit Wickenkamp of DC Electrical, Clarkston, Wash., winner of US$1,000 and a TIF IR-1 infrared leak detector. In third place was Martin Duvic of Louisiana Technical College, Baton Rouge, La., who was awarded US$625.

The competition is open to a/c techs in Canada and the U.S.