S&S Tire Opens D/C in Georgia

Lexington, Ky.-based S&S Tire has opened its 14th distribution center, a 135,000-square-foot facility in Acworth, Ga.

The new distribution center "significantly expands inventory and product offerings to Atlanta-area customers with increased delivery capabilities to the surrounding markets and an onsite customer pickup option for local customers," according to S&S Tire officials.

"Now customers serviced by one of the surrounding S&S Tire warehouses in Birmingham, Ala.; Columbia, S.C..; and Knoxville, Tenn., will benefit from an additional next-day transfer option for products housed in the larger Atlanta-area warehouse,” says Jay Yenter, director of S&S Tire's wholesale operations.

S&S Tire opened its first retail auto service center in 1974 in Lexington and is a third-generation family owned and operated business.

“To ensure longevity, it is important that we continue to focus on creating value to our customers," says S&S Tire Wholesale President Brock Swentzel. "Planting roots in the Atlanta market allows us to improve service to our existing customers in the area as well as an opportunity to introduce the S&S Tire family to customers we haven’t been able to serve previously."

In addition to 14 distribution centers across a multi-state area, S&S Tire also operates 14 commercial truck tire centers, plus two retreading plants.