In western Michigan, Ed Rietman has expanded K&R Truck Sales to cover nearly every facet of the business that touches his fleet and independent operator customer. Ten years ago, that led to the start of K&R Tire Center, and in 2024, the tire operation has expanded yet again — to include a Goodyear retread shop in Flint, Mich. MTD had an exclusive look at the retread shop, and the larger K&R enterprise.
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.
