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    Photo: Jared Navarre | Romph Pou Agency
    Beth Barron, CEO of Morgan City, La.-based Chabill's Tire & Auto Service, was MTD's Tire Dealer of the Year in 2024.
    As MTD celebrates its 2025 Tire Dealer of the Year award winner, we take a look back at past winners and their words and wisdom.
    Sept. 19, 2025
    MTD
    What was business like during the third quarter of 2025? Let MTD know by taking this short survey.
    Some people don't know what being a bad operator looks like because all they know is how to run their store.
    Sept. 17, 2025
    Photo: K&M Tire Inc.
    “Our dream and our vision is to be the leading and most trusted provider of tires,” says Langhals.
    You could argue that Ken Langhals — having spent the last 55 years building his company, K&M Tire Inc., into one of the largest, most successful tire distributors in North America...
    Sept. 16, 2025
    MTD
    'We see a lot of potential in the rugged-terrain segment,' Shawn Denlein, president of sales and marketing, Kumho Tire U.S.A. Inc., told MTD after a recent ride-and-drive event in California’s Mojave Desert
    Kumho Tire U.S.A. Inc. has entered the rugged-terrain light truck tire segment with the new Kumho Road Venture RT.
    Aug. 22, 2025
    Yokohama Tire Corp.
    'From our view, it looks like the onset of summer inspired a slight increase in consumer tire replacement,' says Healy.
    Our latest check-ins with tire dealers show retail sellout trends were up again in July, which gives us two consecutive months of unexpected improvement.
    Aug. 22, 2025
    Nealey Tire & Auto
    “I’m trying to rally our employees and remind them of why we’re doing what we’re doing,” says A.J. Nealey, “chief cheerleader” at Nealey Tire & Auto, a five-store dealership based in Edgewater, Md.
    A.J. Nealey doesn’t call himself the president or CEO of his dealership, Nealey Tire & Auto. He refers to himself as “chief cheerleader.”
    Aug. 11, 2025
    Fremont Tire & Cycle
    'Every time I buy something, I try to find a spot for it,' says Greg Gustafson, owner of Fremont Tire & Cycle in Galesburg, Ill. 'You have to get creative sometimes!'
    Customers take a stroll down memory lane each time they set foot in Greg Gustafson’s dealership.
    Aug. 1, 2025
    MTD
    “We’re investing in state-of-the-art automation equipment for mixing, filling and packaging, which improves product consistency and throughput,” said Kyle Sinks, general manager, Americas, Technical Rubber Co., pictured at what will be the company’s new facility in Johnstown, Ohio.
    Technical Rubber Co. says its One Roof Initiative will provide customers with faster lead times, insulation against tariffs and other benefits.
    July 24, 2025