The Tire Industry Association’s 57th annual Off-The Road (OTR) Tire Conference set an attendance record of 495 dealers, retreaders and suppliers. The conference took place Feb 15-18, 2012, in Rancho Mirage, Calif.

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Larry Brandt is a man who believes in education. As a college student, Brandt unloaded tires at a Minnesota warehouse on his summer break. He broke into the tire business full time in 1979 as a wholesale tire and antifreeze broker. In 1985 he merged that company with Tires Plus and he became the vice president of wholesale for the five-store company.

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What’s learned in Vegas won’t stay in Vegas. The Tire Industry Association (TIA) is offering educational sessions packed with take-home, practical advice at the first-ever Global Tire Expo - Powered by TIA. The expo will be held Nov. 2-5 in Las Vegas, Nev., as part of the 2010 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show.

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Dan Beach, the incoming president of the Tire Industry Association (TIA), knows retail. During his 40-year career in the tire industry, Beach ran retail operations for one of the world’s largest tire manufacturers, operated his own chain of stores and until the end of 2008 will continue to serve as CEO and president of the Tire Alliance Groupe (TAG), a buying group comprised of large regional tire dealerships that encompass more than 1,400 retail outlets throughout the United States.

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