Denise Koeth - Senior Contributing Editor, Tire Review
Finding the Right Employee Health Care Benefits for Your Team

According to MetLife’s 2018 “Employee Benefit Trends Study,” 54% of millennials cite their benefits as a determining factor in deciding where to work. Simply put, you could be losing out on young, passionate employees simply because your benefits package — if you offer one at all — is not competitive.

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Using Tiremakers’ National Campaigns to Your Advantage Locally

Whether your shop represents one or one dozen tire brands, it’s worthwhile to find out what opportunities exist to expand your own marketing efforts by riding the coattails of tiremakers.

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2018 Top Shop Finalist: Tire Source

For Tom White and Drew Dawson, founders of Canton, Ohio-based Tire Source, success has come from making a move, assessing the results and quickly reacting if an adjustment is needed. Perhaps the most important part is doing so objectively and without ego with an eye toward the health of the company and the future of

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Tire Shop Profit Centers: 12 Add-Ons to Bring in More Revenue

Find riches in niches – areas of specialization to help your business grow – by adding some unique potential profit centers.

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The Advantages of Roadside Service Trucks for Tire Dealers

Dealers and industry professionals help you sort out the basics of how mobile service units can fit into your business.

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Tire Dealer Incentives: Getting More From Associate Dealer Programs

See how the programs you use stack up against the rest,and learn to get the most rewards for the amount of inventory purchased for your shop.

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Running a Healthy Business

To say that tire dealers are hard working is an understatement. With every Top Shop feature, every dealer profile, every article for which dealers weigh in with their experiences, we hear about the level of deep dedication held by the vast majority.

Loaner Car Programs: Adding Convenience and Value for Customers

It’s no secret that vehicle repairs and maintenance are not high on your customers’ lists of things they’d like to do.

Tire Dealers and the Military Tire Dealers Recognize the Military in a Variety of Ways

Whether it’s due to personal experience, family history or a sense of appreciation for those who have served, many tire dealers throughout the U.S. make a conscious effort to support military service members and veterans, both locally and nationally.

Staying Safe At Work

Well-run tire dealerships all have one basic thing in common: workplace safety as a foundation. Unsafe working conditions are likely one of the top preventable issues that can cost a shop such a significant amount of time and money – or worse, injury or death.

A Look Inside Two Tire Dealerships’ Drug Policies

Bud’s Tire and Wheel and Dunn Tire share insight into their dealerships’ drug policies.

Drugs in the Workplace

As states legalize marijuana use and heroin addiction reaches epidemic levels, shops are pressed to balance a shrinking supply of employees and technicians with an increase in illegal – and legal – drug use. This 420, get a handle on employees and drug use in the workplace.