Les Schwab Recalls Retreaded Radial Truck Tires
Les Schwab Tire Centers is recalling certain steel-belted radial truck tires that it retreaded for their customers.
Three Former Les Schwab Employees Seek Damages
Three former Les Schwab employees have filed a lawsuit against the tire dealership, claiming discrimination and unlawful retaliation. The plaintiffs are seeking $15 million in punitive damages and $750,000 in compensatory damages. According to court documents the defendants, which include HR, area, and store managers, “acted in malice or showed reckless and outrageous indifference” by
Les Schwab Workers Halt Assault
Les Schwab workers came to the rescue of a woman who was being assaulted by a man outside a Les Schwab store located in Olympia, Wash. The man is facing multiple assault charges, according to local media reports. On March 31, officers were called to the Les Schwab Tire Center, responding to an alleged assault.
Truck Hauling Tires Crashes
KVAL TV reported that a Les Schwab Tire Centers truck hauling two trailers of tires went off the road for an unknown reason in Prospect, Ore., on Aug. 8, and collided head-on with a tree. The driver suffered serious injuries, according to the local media station.
Calif. Considers Two Tire-Related Bills
On May 23, the California Assembly Appropriations Committee will consider two tire-related bills. The first bill, A.B. 1665, would authorize the California Bureau of Automotive Repair to regulate businesses that change and repair tires as automotive repair dealers. In an effort for California to comply with federal safety regulations, the automotive repair dealers must be
Les Schwab Reaches Colorado with Five Stores
Bend, Ore.-based Les Schwab Tire Centers has expanded into Colorado, opening its first five newly-built locations in the Denver metro area. The first shop, located in Aurora, opened Sept. 21 and was used as a training store for the 60 or so employees hired to work the five locations. The remaining four locations are: Littleton,
CIMS Honors 85 With Tire Registration Seal of Certification
Independent tire registration group CIMS announced the first recipients of the Tire Registration Seal of Certification that acknowledges U.S. companies that are in compliance with tire registration regulations. "We are extremely pleased to officially recognize the first of those safety-focused companies that have tire buyers’ interests in mind as they lead the tire registration process,"
Schwab Store Fire Closes Road, Cuts Power
A two-alarm fire at a St. Helens, Ore., Les Schwab Tire Centers this past weekend closed part of a highway and cut power to some 800 customers.
Jury Sides With Assistant Managers in Schwab OT Suit
An Oregon jury yesterday ruled that Les Schwab Tire Centers ‘routinely and systematically’ failed to pay its assistant managers overtime even as it required them to work 60 hours or more per week. The Multnomah County Circuit Court jury found in favor of a group of former and current Les Schwab store assistant managers who sued
Les Schwab Readies for Expansion: Report
Despite the current economic conditions and uncertainty, Les Schwab Tire Centers anticipates growth and is making plans to expand. According to the Puget Sound Business Journal, Schwab Tire’s chairman and CEO Dick Borgman said the "company is looking at new markets, although the retailer is not ready to make any announcements." Borgman made the comments