The Evolution of the Tire Industry: The Struggle for Independent Tire Dealers
It’s a story you may have heard before: the consolidation of retail outlets, advancing technology and additional market shifts result in increasing pressure for those remaining independent dealers. But why is this shift happening? And what are options to support your success moving forward?
Atlantic Tire & Service Opens Fourth Shop in North Carolina
North Carolina-based Atlantic Tire & Service is expanding with plans to open a fourth shop in the Raleigh area.
Top Shop Finalist: Monroe Tire & Service
You’re driving down the road on a sunny, fall day when ‘boom’ you have a flat. You put on the spare and head to your local tire dealer.
ATD’s Roland Boyette Retires
Roland Boyette, ATD senior vice president of sales, retired after 44 years in the tire industry. Robert Kirkpatrick will replace Boyette.
North Carolina to Charge Labor Tax
North Carolina tire and automotive service companies will start charging tax on labor/service starting March 1. North Carolina is making an adjustment on how tax revenues are collected, switching more to a “user tax,” and this new tax is one step the state is taking to do so. The North Carolina Tire Dealers Association fought
N.C. Tire Dealer Association Inducting Hall of Famers, Dealer of the Year
The North Carolina Tire Dealers Association will induct the NC Dealer of the Year and the Hall of Fame inductees at the 2016 Annual Expo / Trade Show on March 4, hosted at the Marriott City Center in Raleigh, N.C. Anthony Blackman of Cary-based Atlantic Tire & Service, a two-time Tire Review Top Shop winner
2015 Top Shop Winner: Atlantic Tire & Service
Very little and yet so much has changed over the seven years since we profiled Atlantic Tire & Service when the Cary, N.C., dealership took top honors in the 2008 Tire Review Top Shop Awards, presented by Ammco/Coats. It’s still all about great people delivering great customer service. It’s still about a team built
North Carolina Dealers Schedule Expo/Trade Show
The North Carolina Tire Dealers Association is hosting its annual expo/trade show March 20 and 21. The event kicks off with a Friday night awards banquet featuring keynote speaker John Baratta, president of consumer replacement tire sales for Bridgestone Americas. On Saturday, March 21, there will be two business seminars for attendees. The first seminar
Black’s Tire & Auto Service Owner Named NCTDA Dealer of the Year
The North Carolina Tire Dealers Association (NCTDA) named Ricky Benton, owner of Black’s Tire & Auto Service, as its 2014 Dealer of the Year. NCTDA President Richard Leicht presented the award to Benton on March 28 during the NCTDA’s annual Trade Show and Expo in Raleigh, N.C. Benton’s son, Ryan, who is a past NCTDA president,
N.C. Tire Dealers Association Taps New Officers
The North Carolina Tire Dealers Association will induct new officers at its upcoming annual Buying Expo & Trade Show, which will be held April 19-20 at the Concord Hotel & Conference Center in Concord, N.C. The following officers will be inducted: as president, Richard Leicht, Atlantic Avenue Tire & Service, Raleigh, N.C.; as immediate past