IRVING, Texas -

The American Recovery Association recently finalized a partnership with AW Direct; a pact expanding across ARA events, tradeshows and webinars to offer more benefits and opportunities to association members.

Officials described the development as a “one-of-a-kind” partnership aimed at making AW Direct a pivotal part of ARA, which added that it strives to provide the best possible benefits exclusively for its membership. 

AW Direct will take an active role in writing safety related articles and participating in ARA events and tradeshows, as well as leading webinars for the ARA Continuing Education Webinar Series.

“Partnering with AW Direct allows us to add another resource to our team,” ARA president Jerry Wilson said. “We know this partnership will benefit our members, as well as AW Direct, tremendously. We are extremely glad to have them on board.”

 AW Direct national account manager Michele Smedberg added, “We are excited to partner with ARA and look forward to the relationship growing.

“The only way to move our industry forward is by working together, and we are thrilled to see what this collaboration brings to the table,” Smedberg went on to say.

The AW Direct partnership is just one of the many benefits offered to ARA members. Some of ARA’s other partnerships and member benefits include:

— Goodyear Tires
— Cruise One
— Harding Brooks Insurance
— Northern Star Management
— OPENLANE
— Digital Recognition Network
— National Independent Auto Dealers Association
— PRIOS

For more information about ARA, its partnerships and its member benefits, visit repo.org.