2021 Top Shop Finalist: Lex Brodie’s Tire, Brake & Service Co.
Lex Brodie’s is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year, marking six decades of sustaining success and growth by valuing its employees, striving to give maximum value to its customers, and giving back to its community.
2021 Top Shop Finalist: Telle Tire & Auto Centers
Aaron Telle has expanded the 79-year-old company into a thriving 18-location business in the St. Louis and Kansas City markets.
2021 Top Shop Finalist: Plaza Tire Service, Inc.
Plaza Tire Service management positions its stores to meet customer needs with a level of efficiency and meticulousness that rivals their competitors.
5 Tips for Incorporating Sustainable Practices Into Your Shop
Tire Review’s Maddie Winer reviews five sustainable shop practices, from the Tire Review Continental Garage Studio at Babcox Media.
Burt Brothers Tire & Service Named 2021 Top Shop Winner
This year’s judges commended Burt Brothers on its stellar customer service, digital-focused convenience features, creative marketing campaigns and the heart it has for giving back to its community.
Shop Owners: What Would You Say to Your Younger Self?
Listen to Shop Owner Solutions, a new podcast from Tire Review sister publication Shop Owner, about how two shop owners have faced business challenges and turned them around into success stories that propel their businesses into the future.
The Road Map to a More Sustainable Future: Avoiding, Reducing & Offsetting
Emission and fuel economy regulations have become more stringent, driving the automotive industry to innovate with lighter vehicles, more fuel-efficient engines, and lower viscosity motor oils. Additionally, consumers are demanding more sustainable solutions for their vehicle maintenance. As a shop that services vehicles, it is important to be aware of the current environmental and industry
Bridgestone Business Update: Mobility Solutions for the Future
The theme of the meeting, “Today. Tomorrow. Together. We Thrive.” was touted throughout as Bridgestone executives remarked on economic challenges the company has faced as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, which has accelerated its vision for the future.
2020 Top Shop Winner: Waukegan Tire & Supply Co.
Having been a finalist in the Tire Review Top Shop competition three times (in 2010, 2017 and 2019), Jerry Nerheim and his team at Waukegan Tire have taken the top honor this year.
2020 Top Shop Finalist: Burt Brothers Tire & Service
Despite being at the helm of the business for a little less than two years, the five Burt Brothers’s owners stood strong, changed their business and remain confident in their vision for the future—building on the success of their fathers, expanding while keeping that grassroots, hometown feel and “doing it better” every day, now in a digitally-driven world.
