Grow Your Business With Thorough Planning, Execution
The state of the U.S. economy is on the minds of everyone; especially business people. And tire dealers, specifically, are ever vigilant to the peaks and valleys of the financial health of their own industry as well as the industries that support theirs. Even in these challenging times, however, some of those dealers believe that
An Ounce of Prevention: Selling TPMS Preventative Maintenance Boosts Bottom Line
Among several things, winter always drops unpleasant reminders of the many issues that can affect automobile and tire performance for the rest of the year. Tire pressure monitoring systems are just one of the more recent components whose operation can be adversely affected by winter’s wrath. As is common, these issues last well into spring
Tire Seller Pursues Latest Spin-Off
(Financial Times) Michael Welch was just 22 when he launched Blackcircles, his online tyre-selling business, eight years ago.
Mighty Sets Consumer Rebate Promotion
Mighty Auto Parts has launched a spring consumer promotion to help shops grow sales and earn return business.
Don’t Let Your Cash Flow Freeze
Good times or bad, no onelikes collecting on late payments. But tire dealers need toproactively protect cash flow in this post-financial meltdown. Every company isgoing to have customers delaying payments, and lines of credit nationwide aregoing to be tighter. You may even have trouble securing short-term loans to covereven basic operating expenses. Here are some
RIP Yellow Pages
Our parent company – Babcox Publications – has a number of magazines that serve every aspect of the automotive and trucking aftermarkets.
LB Tires Exchange Closes
(Connecticut Post) The sound of car tires rumbling down State Street Wednesday couldn’t drown out the sound of a pneumatic drill echoing out of the bay of LB Tire Exchange, where the lifts are being dismantled.
Know Your Engine Oil
Withoutquestion the single most important criteria for choosing lubricatingautomotive engine oil is its viscosity. Understand that the thicker anoil, the higher its viscosity. Multi-grade oils work by adding apolymer to a light-base oil. As the oil heats up, the polymers unwindinto long chemical chains, which prevent the oil from thinning too muchas it warms up.
Police Wrap up California Tire Theft Stings
(Redlands (Calif.) Daily Facts) A multiagency task force led by the police department wrapped up a two-month operation in January to combat tire theft from truck and trailer businesses here and in neighboring cities.
AskPatty Provides Auto Advice for Moms Through Partnership
AskPatty.com has partnered with Parenthood.com to provide automotive advice for moms and expectant mothers.