Sale Away Provides Tate Boys Tire & Service Training
Tate Boys Tire & Service partnered with Sale Away to provide sales, customer service and professional development training for all of their company sales and service employees. In January, all Tate Boys Tire & Service retail team members participated in the initial full-day Pinnacle Performance Training Program, produced and hosted by Sale Away CEO Steve
North Carolina Tire Dealers Association To Induct Industry Leaders
North Carolina Tire Dealers Association will induct their North Carolina Dealer of the Year & Hall of Fame inductees at their 2014 Annual Expo/Trade Show to be held at the Marriott City Center, Raleigh, N.C., on March 28. The inductees are: J.H. ‘Shorty’ Parrish (Hall of Fame) and Ricky Benton Sr., Blacks Tire Service (Dealer
Wrenchers Warehouse Appointed as Distributor
BendPak-Ranger appointed Wrenchers Warehouse as a new distributor for its growing U.S. market. Wrenchers Warehouse is poised to become a leading supplier, according to the company. Chuck Rimlinger, vice president of sales and marketing for Wrenchers Warehouse, is leading this initiative. “Chuck’s eagerness and determination to open his own business makes Wrenchers Warehouse a perfect
Sale Away Provides Tate Boys Tire & Service Training
Tate Boys Tire & Service partnered with Sale Away to provide sales, customer service and professional development training for all of their company sales and service employees. In January, all Tate Boys Tire & Service retail team members participated in the initial full-day Pinnacle Performance Training Program, produced and hosted by Sale Away CEO Steve
AVI Presenting Free Webinars
Automotive Video Innovations will host two free webinars Feb. 7. One webinar will focus on TPMS and the other will discuss battery, starter and alternator diagnostics. AVI’s “Practical TPMS Service” live training webinar will be hosted by Mike Rose of Bartec USA at 10 a.m. Rose, TPMS product manager for Bartec, will host this one
FTR Reports: Class 8 Orders Exceed 30,000
Preliminary data from FTR has shows January Class 8 truck net orders at 34,403. This is the the second consecutive month with orders above 30,000, and the first time back to back months have exceed this mark since 2006. “Orders were way beyond expectations. This is another great order month to kick-start 2014. Order strength
Falken Expands Dealer Training Site
Falken Tire Corp. has relaunched its dealer training website, P.E.A.K. Training, in an effort to further help dealers with productivity and sales. P.E.A.K. is an internal acronym for performance, education, achievement, knowledge, Falken said. The program has a history of helping dealers with product information to better inform customer. The relaunched site will continue to
Rancho’s Spring Promo Offers Customers Rebates
Tenneco is offering a spring promotion through Rancho Suspension. Indiviudals looking to upgrade their suspension system and shocks can save money through the Rancho “Spring Promotion” program between March 1 and June 30. Consumers who participate in the program can earn up to $400 on a Visa prepaid debit card when they purchase a qualifying
SEMA Show Booth Applications Now Available
Interested exhibitors for the 2014 SEMA Show may now submit applications for space by visiting www.SEMAShow.com/buyabooth. The show is set for Nov. 4-7, 2014, in Las Vegas. The SEMA Show typically attracts more than 130,000 individuals from more than 125 countries, making the annual show the world’s premier automotive trade event where buyers and sellers meet
Tire Distributors of Georgia’s Plumstead Becomes Stockholder of Del-Nat Corporation
President John Plumstead of Tire Distributors of Georgia became a stockholder in Del-Nat Tire Corp. “Del-Nat provides a protected territory which certainly is advantageous to what our company does,” said Plumstead. “We also get factory programs on a wide variety of tires which is beneficial to our customers. Of course, it’s a real positive to
Yokohama Debuting OTR Tires at ConExpo
Yokohama Tire Corp. plans to unveil two OTR radial tires at the upcoming ConExpo trade show. Both the RL45 and RL51 radial tires will be on display in the Yokohama booth at the Las Vegas Convention Center from March 4-8. “The new RL45 and RL51 spotlight our latest technology in OTR radial tire tread design,”
Nitto Sponsors Griffin King of the Hammers Race
Nitto Tire will return this year as presenting sponsor of the 2014 Griffin King of the Hammers off-road race. The eighth running of the Griffin King of the Hammers presented by Nitto Tire is set for Friday, Feb. 7, 2014, in California’s Johnson Valley. The 4×4 race will be the culmination of this year’s weeklong