TIA Selects Dick Gust as Next CEO
Dick Gust, who chairs the association’s Environmental Advisory Council, will replace current CEO Roy Littlefield III.
American Tire Distributors Closes Lending and Debt Refinancing
ATD’s debt capital structure changes include amending and extending its asset-based lending facility with an expanded $1.2 billion asset-based line of credit maturing in five years, as well as a new term loan B maturing in seven years.
Virginia Tire & Auto Opens 18th Location
The Leesburg location, which opened in June 2021, is its 18th facility in Northern Virginia and the seventh location in Loudoun County.
The Switch to Scheduling Out Tire & Service Work [Audio]
To manage the flow of traffic in their shops during the pandemic, many tire dealers switched to taking appointments and scheduling out walk-ins as they came in. So, how does one masterfully manage the flow of work for optimal shop productivity?
Tire Ladies Take the Spotlight at Women of Tire Pros Event
About 100 women connected to the tire industry gathered to celebrate Women of Tire Pros, a group formed by female Tire Pros members in April with a mission to recruit, support and mentor females in the industry.
Tire Pros Debuts New Branding, Tagline for National Campaigns
The new tagline “Love the Drive” replaces “Hassle Free. Guaranteed.” It will roll out in Tire Pros’s national marketing this year.
A Digital Tire Wall? Tire Pros Revamps Customer Experience
Tire Pros unveiled how it sees the business trending in its “Showroom of the Future” products, which dealers experienced for the first time during the group’s annual Dealer Conference from Oct. 12-14 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee.
Goodyear Names New Chief Operating and Integration Officer
In this newly created role, Ryan Patterson will lead both the North America consumer and commercial business units, directly overseeing the implementation of the Americas integration plan with Cooper Tire, while retaining his responsibility for global integration.
Bridgestone’s Paolo Ferrari Elected USTMA Board Chair
Bridgestone’s Paolo Ferrari succeeds Stephen R. McClellan, president of Goodyear’s Americas business, who served as USTMA’s board chair since 2018.
Continental, Major League Soccer Renew Partnership
Continental Tire’s multi-layered approach includes strategic brand integration across broadcast, digital, video, content and in-stadium exposure.
Yokohama Adds to Off-Road Racing Wins
The Trick Truck class was won by Justin Lofton driving his 2WD Jimco trophy truck outfitted with specially tuned versions of the commercially available Geolandar M/T G003 tires.
Gallery: 2021 Kenda Light Truck Boot Camp
This year, Kenda’s sales team took more than 100 dealers from Phoenix to Prescott, Arizona on an off-road trail called, “Backway to Crown King.” Take a look at photo from the ride-and-drive.
