Pam Gatto Named 2010 Entrepreneur of the Year
September 2, 2010
Pam Gatto, president of Gatto’s Tires & Auto Service, will be honored on Sept. 28 when the Founders Forum of central Florida names her t...
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Employee in Armed Standoff at Nashville Tire Store
August 31, 2010
A disgruntled employee barricaded himself into a Nashville, Tenn., tire store on Aug. 30, holding police at bay for nearly three hours before finally giving himself up.
The standoff at Robin Hood Tire started in the morning, according ...
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Tire-Laden Semi Trucks Burn at California Dealership
August 30, 2010
At least six semi trucks loaded with tires caught on fire outside a tire dealership in Bloomington, Calif., last week.
San Bernardino County firefighters responded to a call at 11:18 p.m. Thursday about a fire in the 18000 block of Val...
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Va. Tire Dealer Named to Inc. List
August 27, 2010
Sterling, Va.-based Curry’s Auto Service, a 2009 Tire Review Top Shop Award finalist, has been named to Inc. magazine’s Inc. 5000 fas...
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Memphis Hires New Dealer to Take Tire Contract
August 26, 2010
The city of Memphis, deep in an investigation of its tire service contracts involving one independent tire dealer, has hired another to take over service to the entire city vehicle fleet.
Big Foot Tire and Trucking has taken over the c...
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Texas Dealer Sued Over Two-Tire Sale, Accident
August 25, 2010
A Texas tire dealership and its parent company are being sued by the family of a woman killed in a hydroplaning accident, claiming the dealer should have told the woman that buying only two new tires was not safe.
Further, according to...
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Tire Dumpers Tracked by Assaulted Worker
August 25, 2010
An employee of a New Jersey tire dealership was assaulted after he found two men dumping their old tires at the store.
Police are investigating the Aug. 12 incident at Morris Turnpike STS Tire & Auto in Milburn.
The ...
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Men Arrested in Big Easy Used Tire Thefts
August 25, 2010
Two New Orleans men have been arrested after a strong of used tire thefts from a local tire dealer.
The men were caught Aug. 21 in a rental truck loaded with used tires that had been taken from Direct Tire Town in the city. It was the ...
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Car Dealers Dominate State Nitro Grants
August 23, 2010
Car dealers were the big winners in getting grants for nitrogen inflation systems from the state of Pennsylvania.
The Pennsylvania D...
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Employee Killed After Tire Explosion
August 20, 2010
An employee at Tom’s Tires in Bronte, Texas, was killed after the tire he was working on exploded.
The Coke County Sheriff’s Department reported the accident happened Wednesday at about 2:30 p.m.
Chief Depu...
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DSP Launches New Tire Dealer 20 Group
August 20, 2010
Dealer Strategic Planning (DSP) announced that an additional tire retailer 20 group will hold its first meeting later this month. This dealer group represents independent tire retailers from Iowa, Mississippi, North Carolina, Minnesota, Missouri, Flo...
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Pirelli Wraps Up First F1 Tire Test
August 20, 2010
Pirelli, along with newly-appointed Formula One test driver Nick Heidfeld, completed a two-day test at the wheel of a Toyota TF109 Wednesday....
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Red Sox Pitcher is Sullivan Tire Spokesperson
August 19, 2010
Sullivan Tire has reached an agreement in which Boston Red Sox pitcher Jon Lester will become a spokesperson for the company during the 2011 baseba...
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Former Les Schwab Leader Phil Wick Dies at Age 66
August 19, 2010
G. Phillip (Phil) Wick, president of Les Schwab Tire Centers for 22 years, passed away on Aug. 17 in Oregon. He was 66 years old.
Born in Puyallup, Wash., Wick began his career with Les Schwab in 1965 as a 21-year-old hourly sales and ...
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U.K. Tire Dealer Victim of Credit Card Fraud
August 19, 2010
Kevin Ecclestone’s For Tyres shop in Bucknall, Stoke-on-Trent, has lost nearly £600 after Streamline – his credit card handler – reclaimed the money paid by people using cloned cards, reports The Sentinel. “They are all p...
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Pumpelly Tire Now AskPatty.com Certified Female Friendly
August 18, 2010
Pumpelly Tire, with locations in Lake Charles and Sulphur, La., has become the latest major North American tire dealer to earn certification as an ...
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Top Shop Winner Gatto's Tire Now AskPatty.com Certified
August 17, 2010
Florida's Gatto's Tires & Auto Service, with seven locations in Brevard County, has had a long history in this part of Florida as a place where ...
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Arizona Firestone Stores Get Green Certification
August 17, 2010
Six Firestone Complete Auto Care stores in the Phoenix area have been certified as “green shops” through the Automotive Service Assoc...
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CIMS Partners With Tire POS Software Firm
August 17, 2010
CIMS Tire Registration has partnered with ABMS/Tire Guru Software to develop an interface between tire dealers and CIMS Electronic Tire Registration Clearinghouse.
The interface will allow Tire Guru Software users to electronically re...
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Gunman Robs San Diego Area Tire Store
August 16, 2010
An armed man robbed a tire shop in Normal Heights, Calif., on Aug. 12.
According to police, the gunman forced the manager of Courtesy Tire Shop in the San Diego suburb to lie on the floor with a towel over his head.
Poli...
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