Pirelli Race Chief Talks Tires, Personalities and the U.S.
Tire Review was a guest of Pirelli Tire North America at the recent Grand Prix of Mexico in Mexico City. During the event, we had the chance to sit down with Paul Hembry, Pirelli’s global director of motorsport, to chat about the tiremaker’s new Formula 1 supply deal and plans for the future. On preparing
Avoiding Internal Fraud
Businesses around the world lose roughly 5% of their revenues annually to occupational fraud, according to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. To avoid suffering from internal fraud, you must understand its causes: opportunity and need. Opportunity: You should know and trust any employee with direct or indirect access to business finances. At the same
Employee Handbooks
Providing clear expectations between employers, employees If you employ five people, an employee handbook probably isn’t at the top of your priority list. But if you’ve grown beyond that size, then this article is most definitely for you. A good employee handbook records the company’s rules and communicates them to your employees in an easy,
Finding and Keeping Quality Service Technicians
In the February issue, we discussed finding and keeping employees that enhance sales and management within your dealerships. This month we’ll focus on attracting quality automotive service technicians. Over the past several years I have been actively involved in several aftermarket associations where the topic of technician shortages has been discussed. Depending on the association,
Hiring and Firing the Legal and Correct Way
Welcome to You & The Law! While you face challenges at your business every day, my goal is take some of the mystery and confusion out of the employment law dilemmas faced by small businesspeople. One of the areas about which I get the most questions is hiring and firing employees. Hiring and firing employees
Soothing the Wild Beast
Basil is not known for blowing his own horn, but when a simple repair degenerates into an overhaul from hell, the soothing tones emanating from the lunchroom let the rest of us know that somebody is undergoing musical therapy. Basil calls it musical yin-yang. “So how long you been playing the clarinet, Basil?” “Yeah,” said
2014 Top Shop Finalist: Redwood General Tire Pros
Among the many personal mottos by which Alpio Barbara lives, “If you’re going to do something, do it right or don’t even bother” is one that succinctly describes his drive to succeed, passionate community involvement and the way he runs his business, 2014 Tire Review Top Shop Finalist Redwood General Tire Pros. The Redwood City,
Part 4: A Look Back at the Early Days of the Akron Rubber Industry
Ralph C. Busbey, a newspaper reporter and one time Akron bureau chief for the Cleveland Plain Dealer, became the third editor of the India Rubber Review (now Tire Review) in 1924. He wrote a section focused on the early days of the Akron rubber industry for “A Centennial History of Akron 1825-1925,” a book published
Part 1: A Look Back at the Early Days of the Akron Rubber Industry
Ralph C. Busbey, a newspaper reporter and one time Akron bureau chief for the Cleveland Plain Dealer, became the third editor of the India Rubber Review (now Tire Review) in 1924. He wrote a section focused on the early days of the Akron rubber industry for “A Centennial History of Akron 1825-1925,” a book published
Man Killed in Bust Outside Tire Store
Tampa Bay area detectives fatally shot a suspected prescription-drug dealer in an undercover drug bust outside a tire dealership in Zephyrhills, Fla. After searching the suspect, the detectives found that he was unarmed. Pasco County Sheriff Chris Nocco said in a news conference on July 2, that the detectives didn’t know that when they moved
