Plaza Tire Expands in Illinois
Plaza Tire Service has opened a new location in Mt. Vernon, Ill. The store expands the dealership’s footprint in southern Illinois where Plaza Tire also operates eight other stores. “We’re excited to bring Plaza Tire Service to Mt. Vernon,” said Mark Rhodes, president of Plaza Tire Service. “We have been doing business in southern Illinois
Meet the 2015 Tire Review Platinum Performers
It is always exciting and instructive to be in a tire dealership and watch it in action. The conversations, the customers, the equipment, the movement and process…small businesses are themselves an organism that lives and grows because of those actions and flourishes on the results. Rarely do we consider a tire dealership as a set
Plaza Tire Opens New Location
Celebrating 52 years of operation, Plaza Tire Service is opening a new location in Columbia, Mo. The new store marks the fourth Columbia area tire dealer location. “We’re excited to be opening this new location in the Columbia market,” said Mark Rhodes, president of Plaza Tire Service. “As we were considering where to place our
Multiple Burglaries Hit St. Louis Area Tire Businesses
A string of tire store burglaries in the St. Louis area are allegedly connected, according to media reports. On the night of Feb. 5, thieves broke into a storage room and stole $4,200 in used tires, wheels and batteries at a Plaza Tire Service location, said local media. Later that same night, investigators believe the
NTSB Symposium To Address Tire Safety Issues
The National Transportation Safety Board will host a symposium over two days in December to gather information and expert opinion on the causes of tire disablement, the role of safety recalls and consumer awareness, ongoing safety-related initiatives, and advances in tire technology. The symposium, which is free and open to the public, convenes Dec. 9–10
Plaza Tire Marks 50 Years With New Flagship Store
Plaza Tire Service is celebrating 50 years in business with a short move: its William Street flagship property in Cape Girardeau. Mo. – where the company first opened in 1963 -is being replaced by a larger, newly-built location on the opposite corner of the same block. The old flagship store will close April 27 and
Plaza Tire Adds Five Stores in Acquisition
Cape Girardeau, Mo.-based Plaza Tire Service increased its store count to 56 with the purchase of five Ewers Tire and Service locations. The five stores, located in mid-Missouri, join three existing Plaza Tire locations already in the region. The acquired stores are located in Columbia (two stores), Jefferson City (two stores) and Mexico, Mo. Of
$10,000 Worth of Tires Stolen from Pa. Truck Stop
About $10,000 worth of tires was stolen Friday from a Love’s Service Plaza in Lebanon County, Pa. The burglary occurred between 10:30 p.m. and 6:30 a.m. in a detached garage at the truck stop. Two air impact wrenches also were reported missing, according to local reports. Police are investigating the theft.
2012 Top Shop Winner: Chapel Hill Tire Car Care Center
Chapel Hill Tire Car Care Center is not a puzzle in either the literal or figurative sense. It is not confusing or an enigma, and the entire operation moves harmoniously and unconfusingly forward. But it is the dealership’s almost magical ability to put often-divergent pieces together to deliver something beyond “world-class customer service” – and
CIMS Honors 85 With Tire Registration Seal of Certification
Independent tire registration group CIMS announced the first recipients of the Tire Registration Seal of Certification that acknowledges U.S. companies that are in compliance with tire registration regulations. "We are extremely pleased to officially recognize the first of those safety-focused companies that have tire buyers’ interests in mind as they lead the tire registration process,"