Vehicle Service: Most Dealers Offer Service, But Opportunities Remain
Profit Handbook Vehicle Service: Most Dealers Offer Service, But Opportunities Remain Most tire dealers don’ consider themselves as vehicle service outlets, but most dealers derive a substantial portion of their revenue – and overall profits – from vehicle service sales. According to Tire Review’s 1999 Tire Dealer Profile Study, 81% of tire dealers do some
Business Operations: Minding Your Business Can Be Simple Way to Profit
Profit Handbook Business Operations: Minding Your Business Can Be Simple Way to Profit Independent tire dealers are truly entrepreneurs. Some have the past experience or education necessary to navigate the travails of being an independent businessperson in today’s world. Others rely on pure guts, guile and plenty of hard work, accepting that they will make
Takin’ Care of Business
Profit Handbook Takin’ Care of Business There is an over-used, oft picked-on phrase that goes something like "TCB." Better known as "Takin’ Care of Business." It’s a business model for some, a laugh for others. While the phrase is trite, it is still accurate in describing tire dealers that handle commercial accounts – especially time-sensitive
Programs Offer Options
Profit Handbook Programs Offer Options There’s a quiet confidence about Dave Crawford. He can get animated, mind you, especially when it comes to discussing "the program." When you ask him why a tire dealer wouldn’t want to join American Car Care Centers (ACCC), the group’s marketing director answers bluntly, "I don’t think they understand the
Custom Wheels: Solid Source of Shiny Profits
Profit Handbook Custom Wheels: Solid Source of Shiny Profits It’s unfathomable the amount of money that a dealer can make carrying custom wheels. At an average of at least $500 per wheel, a dealer is almost forced to take a long, hard look maintaining custom wheels. But making the money isn’t easy. As with everything
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Making the GradeMichelin to Start Grading and Rating Its Truck Tire Dealers
Truck Tires for Work or Play
Truck Tires for Work or Play Truck tires for light- and medium-duty Class 3-6 trucks have historically been general-purpose offerings. This made perfectly good sense for many years as these vehicles, such as the Class 3 dually pickups, often served in personal-use applications.Even most commercial uses, such as pickups and vans used by plumbers, electricians
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Cooperative e-ventureSix Tire Giants Join Forces to Create Cost-Saving Internet Exchange
It’s all about logistics, not trucks
This is a perfect issue for me to stroll down memory lane and talk trucks. No, not SUVs, pickups or delivery trucks, but the big boys.
An Evolution that Significantly Changed Component Management
Sharppoints Savvy truck fleet maintenance managers who’ve been around the business for awhile recognize an evolution that has significantly changed their approach to component management. While the basics of selecting good quality components and maintaining them in service is still the primary focus, what could be generally described as "problem management" has slowly been replaced