Madeleine Winer is Editor of Tire Review magazine. She joined the Tire Review staff as a senior editor in 2017. Before joining the tire industry, she worked as a producer and reporter at the Louisville Courier Journal. She is a graduate of Kent State University with a bachelor's degree in journalism and speaks Spanish fluently.
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For the fifth year in a row, Tire Review hosted its Top Shop Event, inviting this year’s Winner and three Finalists to Nashville for three days to spend time with their fellow tire dealers and share best practices to elevate the industry.
During the event, Burt Brothers Tire & Service, with 15 locations in the Salt Lake City, Utah, area, was named this year’s winner of the Tire Review Top Shop Awards Program, presented by Coats. This year’s Top Shop Winner and Finalists were also honored with a plaque, Top Shop magazine cover and their choice of a tire changer or wheel balancer from Hennessy Industries, makers of Coats tire changers, wheel balancers and inspection equipment. This year’s Top Shop Finalists include Telle Tire & Auto Centers, Plaza Tire Service and Lex Brodie’s Tire, Brake & Service Company.
In addition to the Top Shop Winner reveal dinner, shops were interviewed for upcoming content that will appear on Tire Review and were treated to lunch at the historic Miss Mary Bobo’s Restaurant, in addition to a tour of Jack Daniel’s Distillery in Lynchburg, Tennessee. The following day, dealers were treated to a tour of Hennessy Industries and selected their prize of a tire changer or wheel balancer to bring back to one of their shops.
Check out some can’t miss moments from the three-day event below.
This year’s Top Shop Winners and Finalists pose with their covers. From left, Sam and Mark Rhodes of Plaza Tire Service; Laura and Aaron Telle of Telle Tire & Auto Centers; Scott Williams of Lex Brodie’s Tire, Brake & Service Company; and Jake and Jason Burt of Burt Brothers Tire & Service. Scott Williams of Lex Brodie’s Tire, Brake & Service Company and his wife, Teri, look at this year’s Tire Review Top Shop covers at the Top Shop Awards Dinner in Nashville on Aug. 16.Don Vanderheyden, vice president of marketing at Hennessy Industries (far left) with 2021 Top Shop Winners Jason and Jake Burt from Burt Brothers Tire & Service. Burt Brothers Tire & Service was added to the Top Shop Winner Hall of Fame at Hennessy Industries.Top Shops were treated to a tour of Jack Daniel’s Distillery in Lynchburg, Tennessee. From left, Stewart Peregrine, regional sales manager at Hennessy Industries; Aaron and Laura Telle of Telle Tire & Auto Centers; Marlene Folkerts, marketing communications manager at Hennessy Industries, Mary DellaValle and Maddie Winer from Tire Review; Teri and Scott Williams of Lex Brodie’s Tire, Brake & Service Company; Sam and Mark Rhodes of Plaza Tire Service; and Jason and Jake Burt of Burt Brother’s Tire & Service. This year’s Top Shop group enjoyed a lunch at Miss Mary Bobo’s before heading on a tour of Jack Daniel’s Distillery.
McCarthy Tire Service recently opened a new in-house commercial wheel refinishing facility. According to the company, the facility has the ability to refinish over 1,000 wheels per day and technicians will utilize equipment for inspection, surface preparation, pre-treatment, and automated coating techniques at the facility.
“We're thrilled to unveil this wheel refinishing facility,” John McCarthy Jr., president of McCarthy Tire Service said. “This investment reflects our dedication to providing our customers with unparalleled efficiency and a one-stop shop for all their commercial tire and wheel needs. By streamlining the refinishing process, we can help fleets minimize downtime and maximize productivity.”
Miller previously spent four years with Snap-on as an equipment specialist, and most recently with GPC/NAPA at the St. Louis company-owned auto parts stores.
