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    • Joy Kopcha

    Managing Editor
    Phone: (330) 598 - 0338

    After more than a dozen years working as a newspaper reporter in Kansas, Indiana, and Pennsylvania, Joy Kopcha joined Modern Tire Dealer as senior editor in 2014. She has covered murder trials, a prison riot and more city council, county commission, and school board meetings than she cares to remember.

    Photo: David’s Discount Tires Point S
    Wholesale/Distribution

    Tire Distributors Try to Stand Out

    Joy Kopcha
    July 12, 2024
    There can be many bumps in the road for a tire moving from warehouse shelf to sellout. The economy, production and shipping snafus and stiff competition are all at play for wholesaler...
    Coats Co.
    Retail

    22 Tips to Perfect Tire Balancing

    Joy Kopcha
    June 17, 2024
    Do you know the most common cause of vehicle vibration complaints in modern automobiles?
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    Commercial Business

    K&R Tire Center Isn't Your Typical Tire Dealer

    Joy Kopcha
    June 12, 2024
    Thirty-five years ago Ed Rietman transitioned from diesel mechanic and truck rebuilder to business owner. In the decades since, he’s grown what once was a two-man operation into...
    MTD
    Photo Galleries

    Photos: A Truck Dealership Dives Into Tires and Retreading

    Joy Kopcha
    June 12, 2024
    In a little over a decade, K&R Tire Center has grown to encompass commercial, ag and OTR tires and most recently, its first retread shop.
    Photo: Dobermann North America
    Suppliers

    Tube & Solid Tire Rebrands and Doubles Warehouse Count

    Joy Kopcha
    June 5, 2024
    Tube & Solid Tire Ltd. has rebranded and is dba Dobermann North America. And the company is in expansion mode, with the second of two new warehouses set to begin shipping products...
    MTD
    Retail

    Monro Taking Action to Combat Weak Tire Market

    Joy Kopcha
    May 23, 2024
    Monro Inc. closed its 2024 fiscal year in March with a 3.7% decrease in overall sales, attributed to consumers who have either deferred tire purchases or traded down.