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Tire Shop Operating Manual — Free Printable SOPs

A complete set of standard operating procedures for a tire and wheel shop — write up the vehicle, inspect and recommend, repair within the rules, mount and dismount safely, balance and torque to spec, align, and run the shop. Print them, keep one in the bay, or hand them to a new tech on day one.

13 procedures · source-anchored · free · no signup

The Service Lane

Inspect, repair, mount, balance, align.

📋 Vehicle Intake & Write-UpVehicle intake SOP for tire shops 🔍 Tire Inspection & RecommendationTire inspection SOP 🩹 Tire RepairTire repair SOP 🛞 Tire Mounting & DismountingTire mounting SOP ⚖ Wheel Balancing & TPMS ServiceBalancing & TPMS SOP 📐 Wheel AlignmentWheel alignment SOP

Safety & Shop

Lift safe, store right, open/close.

🛗 Vehicle Lift & Jack SafetyLift and jack safety SOP ♻ Tire Storage & Scrap DisposalTire storage and scrap disposal SOP 🔑 Shop Opening & ClosingShop opening and closing SOP

Business

Schedule, authorize, warranty, train.

🗓 Appointment & SchedulingSOP for booking tire-shop appointments 📝 Estimate & AuthorizationSOP for written tire-shop estimates & authorization 🛡 Complaint, Warranty & Road-HazardSOP for tire complaints & warranty claims 🧑‍🏫 Tire Technician OnboardingSOP for onboarding tire technicians

What is a tire shop operating manual?

A tire shop runs on safety-critical routines done the same way every time: a puncture is only repaired inside the repairable area, a tire is never inflated past its bead-seating pressure outside a restraining device, and lug nuts are always torqued to spec. An operating manual turns each routine — intake, inspection, repair, mount/dismount, balance & TPMS, alignment, the clean-down — into a standard operating procedure (SOP): the sequence, the standard, and the why. New techs reach your standard faster, and the safety rules that prevent tire explosions and wheel-off accidents become automatic.

This manual is organized into the three areas a shop runs on: the service lane (intake, inspection & recommendation, repair, mounting/dismounting, balancing & TPMS, alignment), safety & shop (lift & jack safety, tire storage & scrap disposal, open/close), and business (scheduling, estimate & authorization, complaint & warranty, onboarding). Every SOP is source-anchored to independent authorities — TIA, USTMA/RMA, OSHA, NHTSA, the ALI, and the EPA — cited in each printed footer. SOPs describe the workflow and the safety rule; every repairability limit, torque/inflation/alignment number, lift-safety step, and disposal rule defers to USTMA/RMA, TIA, OSHA, the ALI, the tire/vehicle manufacturer, the EPA, and a qualified technician.

Frequently asked questions

What SOPs does a tire shop need?
Vehicle intake & write-up, tire inspection & recommendation, tire repair, mounting & dismounting, wheel balancing & TPMS, wheel alignment, vehicle lift & jack safety, tire storage & scrap disposal, shop open/close, appointment scheduling, estimate & authorization, complaint & warranty, and technician onboarding. This manual covers all 13.
Do these cover tire-safety rules?
They build the safety rules in — never repair a sidewall/shoulder puncture, use a combination patch-plug from inside the tire, never exceed the bead-seating pressure (inflate in a restraining device), torque lug nuts to the vehicle spec in a star pattern. But the exact repairable area, torque values, and inflation specs defer to USTMA/RMA, TIA, OSHA 1910.177, and the tire/vehicle manufacturer, noted on each page.
Are these tire shop SOPs really free?
Yes — free to print and use, no signup, no watermark. Each is source-anchored to independent authorities (TIA, USTMA/RMA, OSHA, NHTSA, ALI, EPA) cited in the printed footer.
Can I adapt these to my shop?
Yes. Use them as the framework and set your specifics — your equipment (per its manual), your torque/alignment specs (per the vehicle manufacturer), your warranty and road-hazard programs (per the tiremaker), your scrap-tire hauler, and your state’s auto-repair and environmental rules. The SOPs give the process; you fill in the regulated specifics.