Big O Waives Franchise Fees for Veterans
Big O Tires announced it will continue its commitment to veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces through its Vet Fran Program, which waives the $30,000 franchise fee for qualified veterans when opening their initial Big O Tires franchise. "We understand that veterans face many challenges returning to civilian life, especially in workforce development," said Kevin
TGI Names Hirst VP of Program Sales
Tire Group International has hired Bill Hirst as the new vice president of program sales for its domestic division. Hirst, who has been in the tire industry for more than 33 years, has experience in the passenger, light truck, truck, industrial, agricultural and OTR tire segments. He most recently served as executive vice president of
BKT Get Together Helps Dealers, Tiremaker Grow Together
It would seem counterintuitive that an Indian tiremaker would entertain a large group of North American tire dealers for a week in northern Italy. Oh, and call it a "day out."“At BKT, we believe in ‘Getting Together,’ which is a process that helps us in ‘Growing Together,’” said Arvind Poddar in his welcome letter to
Monro to Purchase Virginia’s Kramer Tire
Monro Muffler Brake will purchase all assets of Norfolk, Va.-based Kramer Tire Co., which operates 20 retail locations, two wholesale tire centers and two truck tire centers.
Sumitomo Looking for a Few Good Fans on Facebook
Fans of the new Sumitomo Facebook page can enter to win a set of Sumitomo HTRZIII high performance radials.
Finely-Focused BKT Attains Rapid Growth in Just Three Years
A few years ago, punitive tariffs sought by a U.S. tiremaker and the USW caused considerable disruption in the small/medium OTR and agricultural tire market. Then the economy went south and the U.S. dollar’s strength was sapped. Meanwhile, heavy growth in China and South America created a shortage of OTR and ag tires. Those conditions
EEOC Tackles Alleged Carroll Tire Discrimination
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has sued TBC Corp.’s Carroll Tire Co. unit, charging the business with discrimination. According to the EEOC’s suit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia, Carroll Tire’s location in Grovetown, Ga., fired warehouse assistant manager Terilyn Holliday after her branch manager was instructed to "get
Baltimore Dealer Team Takes CABA Open
The team from Emanuel Tire took top spot in the 41st annual Chesapeake Automotive Business Association golf outing. The team of Ron Carr, Len Harris, Bobby Paschall and Mark Rannie posted a 13-under par round during the June 10 event, held at Compass Point Golf Club in Pasadena, Md. Second place at 9-under par went
Big O Tire, Parent Firms Sued by Franchisees
Some 20 current and former Big O Tire franchisees in California have sued Big O Tires and its parent companies. The suit, filed on Dec. 2, 2009, in Los Angeles Superior Court, alleges various “breaches of franchise agreements, restraint of trade violations, interference with contractual rights, fraud in the inducement, negligent misrepresentation, violations of the
More Cooper-Made Tires Recalled
Two more Cooper-produced private brand tires have come under voluntary recall for potential tread chunking problems. Some of Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.’s own Discoverer H/T and Discoverer LSX light truck/SUV radials, in size 245/70R17 and produced between Nov. 15 and Dec. 12, 2009, were recalled late last month. Similar tires produced for TBC Corp.