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    You should already be investing in what it takes to separate your customer experience from the rest.
    Butler Tires and Wheels
    'Dealer commentary suggests consumer demand for passenger and light truck tires in the replacement market was positive on a net basis in September, compared to the prior year,' says Healy.

    John Amato, director of training for Autel, answers frequently asked questions about how tire dealers can maximize TPMS profit potential.
    Gray's Tire & Service Center
    David Gray wants his company, Gray's Tire & Service Center, to be 'the Chick-Fil-A' of tire dealerships. He explains why in this episode of The Modern Tire Dealer Show.

    What You Need to Know About EV Tires

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    MTD
    Nearly 95% of the tires that Discount Tire sells, including the Scottsdale, Ariz.-based dealership’s own, private label products, are evaluated at Treadwell Research Park. The facility is “a quantum leap for us,” John Baldwin, Discount Tire’s chief product and technical officer, told MTD during a recent media event, Treadwell Experience ‘24.
    Suppliers

    Treadwell Research Park a ‘Quantum Leap’ for Discount Tire

    Mike Manges
    Oct. 21, 2024
    Discount Tire is augmenting the power of its online Treadwell tire selection tool with data generated at Treadwell Research Park, the company's tire testing facility.
    Photo: Hunter Engineering Co.
    “Alignments are a virtuous service that’s in the customer’s best interest - especially, when taking into account modern tire prices,” says Pete Liebetreu, vice president of product management and marketing at Hunter Engineering Co. (Pictured, a technician from Blain’s Farm & Fleet in Morton, Ill., performs an alignment.)
    Retail

    How to Add an Alignment to Any Tire Sale

    Kim Klimas
    Oct. 21, 2024
    With the right equipment, alignments don’t require a hard sell — that is, if you operate proactively.
    Photo: South Carolina Ports Authority
    The U.S. Department of Commerce has found truck tires from Thailand should be subject to much higher dumping rates than it revealed in its preliminary investigation. Truck tires are now facing double-digit anti-dumping tariffs.
    Commercial Business

    Tariff Rates for Truck Tires From Thailand Are Set

    Joy Kopcha
    Oct. 16, 2024
    The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) has completed its share of the investigation of truck and bus tires imported from Thailand and the final rates are much higher than what ...
    Gills Point S Tire & Auto Service
    “We are proud to not only expand our reach but to welcome the dedicated employees of Peerless Tire into the Gills Point S family,' says Eric Gill, CEO of Gills Point S Tire & Auto Service (left). 'We look forward to continuing the legacy that Sam (right) has built.”
    Retail

    Gills Point S Acquires Peerless Tyre

    Oct. 15, 2024
    Gills Point S Tire & Auto Service has acquired Peerless Tyre Co. dba Peerless Tires 4 Less, bringing its total store count to 121 locations.

    Photo: Wonderland Tire Co.
    “To get buy-in, you need to understand your people,” says Ryan Seidel, director of operations for Wonderland Tire Co., a 14-store dealership based in Byron Center, Mich.
    Retail

    How to Manage Store Managers

    Mike Manges
    As a multi-store operator, what’s the key to overseeing the people who run your locations?

    Southern Tire Mart LLC
    Southern Tire Mart LLC’s newest store is located in Mobile, Ala.
    Commercial Business

    Southern Tire Mart Adds Location

    Southern Tire Mart LLC, the largest commercial tire dealership in the United States, has opened a new outlet in Mobile, Ala.

    Photo: Prinx Chengshan Tire North America Inc.
    The Prinx Chengshan tire factory in Thailand produces nearly every tire in the Prinx and Fortune lineups destined for the North American market. The truck and bus tires manufactured there and imported into the U.S. are due to be subject to tariffs of 12.33%.
    Suppliers

    A Tiremaker Reacts to the TBR Tire Tariff

    Joy Kopcha
    Prinx Chengshan Tire North America Inc. is "disappointed," but ready to move forward with its plans to keep growing, even with anti-dumping duties in place.

    TireHub LLC
    The new TireHub regional distribution center in the Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas, area will support 16 of the company’s logistics centers.
    Wholesale/Distribution

    TireHub Opens Second Regional D/C 

    TireHub LLC has opened its second regional distribution center, a 422,000-square-foot facility in the Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas, market.

    Photo: Continental Automotive Systems Inc.
    The formula of Continental’s ATE SL.6 Brake Fluid features additives that protect against rust and corrosion, which Continental says makes the brakes more resistant and durable.
    BendPak Inc.
    “All four Ergochair models leverage ergonomic principles to enable auto and aviation mechanics, car details, assembly line workers and other professionals to have proper support on the job,” says Sean Price, director of sales operations for BendPak.

    Wholesale Tire Distributors
    Boxer Leo Santa Cruz will engage in various promotional activities on behalf of the Arroyo brand.

    MTD
    More than 95% of the tires that Discount Tire sells are tested at the company's Treadwell Research Park in Pearsall, Texas. Discount Tire's Treadwell tool then 'takes all of the testing data here and combines (it) with all the treadwear data we capture at our 1,200 stores across the country, pulls that all together, curates it for our customers and makes recommendations based on where they drive, what they drive and how they drive,' Discount Tire CEO Dean Muglia told attendees.
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    Photos: Discount Tire Hosts Treadwell Experience

    Mike Manges
    Discount Tire recently hosted Treadwell Experience '24 at its Treadwell Research Park tire testing facility in Texas. Here's a look!