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Photo: ITDG
The Independent Tire Dealers Group LLC (ITDG) will add new vendors in 2023. (Pictured at ITDG’s 2022 meeting are in the back row, from left to right, Nancy Anderson of George Oren Tire; Scott Highfill from Penn Tire; Chris Barry, ITDG vice president of sales; Shannon Deeter from Ray Deeter Tire Town; and Doug Anderson of George Oren Tire; and in the front row, from left to right, Leon and Jaine Throckmorton of Pinky’s Tire and Linda Deeter of Ray Deeter Tire Town.)
Retail
Dealer Groups Offer More Perks Than Ever
May 3, 2023
Photo: CTDA
Unlike some other state and regional tire dealer associations, the California Tire Dealers Association (CTDA) continues to thrive. Here, CTDA President Chris Barry addresses attendees of the group’s annual luncheon.
Retail
Why Membership Is Declining at Regional Tire Dealer Associations
May 3, 2023
Photo Mitchell 1
The tire pressure sensor, valve stem and all valve stem components including the cap and valve core can be serviced and replaced individually.
Service
TPMS: Chrysler Pacifica – 2022
April 20, 2023
Photo: MTD
Barry Steinberg was MTD's first Tire Dealer of the Year Award winner. He won the award in 1993.
People
Who Will Be the Next Tire Dealer of the Year?
April 20, 2023
Photo: McCarthy Tire Service
The first medium truck retread of McCarthy Tire Service's newest Bandag plant was completed on Dec. 14, 2022.
Commercial Business
Retreaders Wait For Import Dust to Settle
April 11, 2023
More content from April 2023
Photo: Rad Air Complete Car Care
Andy Fiffick offers regular training on the new details of A/C service for his employees at Rad Air Complete Car Care and Tire Centers. He says the systems are getting more complex and technicians need plenty of training.
Service
Servicing a Modern A/C System
The turn toward warmer weather historically has signaled the start of air conditioning repair season in automotive service bays.
April 10, 2023
Photo: Ford Motor Co.
When you need an existing employee to develop a new skill, what do you do? How do you talk to them? In the case of a technician, has “the talk” come up about electric vehicle (EV) training? If it did, how did it go?
Retail
Getting Buy-In on EV Service
When you need an existing employee to develop a new skill, what do you do? How do you talk to them? In the case of a technician, has “the talk” come up about electric vehicle ...
April 4, 2023
Photo: MTD
Tire dealers report to John Healy that tier-one tires made a bit of a rebound in February.
Retail
There Are Hints of Sellout Improvement
Retail sellout trends continue to show softness on a year-over-year basis, marking a third straight month of negative retail sellout.
April 4, 2023
Photo Credit: Yokohama Off-Highway
“Good decisions on tires can have great impacts on fuel costs,” says Blaine Cox, national product manager – agriculture, golf and turf, Yokohama Off-Highway Tires America Inc.
Commercial Business
AG Tire Talk: How to Reduce End Users’ Fuel Costs
How can ag tire dealers help farmers and growers reduce their fuel costs? What role do certain tires play?
March 23, 2023