Are Your Compressor Air Lines Leaking Profits?
As a tire dealer, you know the challenge of maintaining profits while facing ever-increasing costs. What you may not know is you can cut your compressed air costs substantially simply by updating your air piping system. Generating and maintaining compressed air is typically a tire shop’s second largest energy expense. A new, efficient air
New Retread/Repair RP Now Available
TRIB announced that it is offering the latest version of Industry Recommended Practices for Tire Retreading & Tire Repairing. The document is available as a hard copy (for $325 for non-members, $75 for members), in a CD-ROM ($315 for non-members, $65 for members) or as a digital download ($300 for non-members, $50 for members). Digital
Car Care Month POS Kits Available
With April’s National Car Care Month just around the corner, the Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association is reminding tire dealers that its has Be Car Care Aware POS kits available. The $59 Car Care Starter Kit provides a variety of marketing and promotional materials to help the ongoing "Be Car Care Aware" consumer-education campaign. As an added
New Tire Balancing Method Patented
[Disclaimer: I am not making any comment on this one. I will leave it all to you. This is from KAIT-TV’s (Jonesboro, Ark.) Web site, and concerns a Leachville, Ark., man’s recent tire balancing patent. Click on the Web link to see the actual video.] http://www.kait8.com/Global/story.asp?S=12119293 KAIT-TV – Leachville Man Earns Patent for No Lead
Focus on ‘Moments of Truth’ for Customer Loyalty
There is perhaps no greater customer service story than the remarkable true account of Jan Carlzon and the business turnaround around that he led as the president of Scandinavian Airlines. In 1981, Scandinavian Airlines reported an $8 million loss and the future of the company looked bleak at best. When the then president resigned,
Explosion, Fire Destroys Iowa Dealership
Kalona Tire’s location in Kalona, Iowa, was totally destroyed when an explosion and subsequent fire ripped through the facility on Mar. 2. Fire officials said the business was a total loss, with little of the company’s equipment salvageable, according to reports. There were no injuries reported. Four fire departments battled the mid-day blaze, which took
But She Was Employee of the Month in June!
A service shop owner in Limerick, Ireland, (stop laughing, it’s a real place) was ordered by authorities to take down his nudie calendars or be shut down. A letter from Ireland’s Health and Safety Authority claimed the calendars contained a “display of pornographic material at the place of work,” something that is not allowed in
New Touchless Tire Changer from BendPak/Ranger
BendPak/Ranger has released its new Ranger RX3040 Touchless RimGuard tire changer. Announced at last year’s AAPEX Show in Las Vegas, the new unit is now available to tire dealers and service shops. The new Ranger RX3040 features an integrated wheel lift, pneumatic drop center tool, precision foot-pedal controls, a quick-nut mounting system, and BendPak’s “Turbo-Blast”
While Government ‘Acts,’ Dealers Take the Reins
When bad things happen, there is usually a Congressional hearing in the aftermath. And they all start with the same premise: How did this happen? Easy. As apparent as the stupefied look on the faces of committee members is this fact: Government is never proactive. The Zero to 60 time for a government agency is
Blackcircles.com Wins Hitwise Award
Blackcircles.com’s newly updated Web site recently received a Hitwise award for being in the top 10 in the United Kingdom "Shopping and Classifieds – Automotive" category. Mike Welch, Blackcircles.com’s managing director and founder said: “I’m delighted with what the guys have developed. The site is looking great and is a lot easier to get to