TBC Adds to Commercial Team
TBC Brands has expanded its commercial truck tire team with the addition of David Smothers as field sales engineer, and Dave Dugan as regional sales manager for the Midwest region. “Both David Smothers and Dave Dugan bring significant industry experience in the truck tire segment to our growing sales team,” said Aaron C. Murphy, vice
7 Things You Should Know About Payroll Tax
Any time the federal government, a state government and a small business intersect, there are bound to be nuances. And when it comes to payroll taxes, those details matter; tax authorities take very seriously the withholding and remitting of funds from employees’ paychecks. Here are seven things you may not know about payroll taxes and
Update: TBC Corp. Moving Tenn. Distribution Center
TBC Corp. has secured a new location in Fayette County, Tenn., where it will relocate its Memphis distribution center operations. Panattoni Development Co. is leasing a 1.5 million-square-foot warehouse located in the Gateway Global Logistic Center to TBC, which the company will begin renovating as soon as possible, TBC said. The Fayette County warehouse will be
TBC Moving Tenn. Distribution Center
TBC Corp. has outgrown its distribution center in southeast Memphis and has plans to start construction on a new facility in Rossville, Tenn., according to local media. According to TBC, construction on a 1.5 million-square-foot warehouse will start as soon as possible and the company will move into the new facility between December 2016 and
Alliance Growing North American Team
Alliance Tire Americas has made several additions to its sales, engineering and logistics staff in North America. Among the new hires, Trent Wallin will fill an agricultural product manager position. In his role as agricultural product manager, Wallin will assist in the development of new products as well as promote the tiremakers current offerings, Alliance
Sentury Responds to DOC Antidumping, Countervailing Duties
Sentury Tire Americas said the recent Department of Commerce final determination on antidumping and countervailing duties hasn’t altered its plans for growth in the U.S. tire market. “We are a global brand with a marketing and manufacturing presence beyond China and the United States,” said Maxwell Wee, director of sales for. “We view this recent
Conti’s BestDrive Opens in Detroit Area
Continental Tire the Americas hosted a grand opening at its newest BestDrive location just outside Detroit in Taylor, Mich., this week. This is the third BestDrive location in the U.S. Continental has also set up the commercial tire retreader and distributor locations in Memphis and Phoenix. “We’re opening BestDrive outlets in markets where key fleet
Conti, BestDrive Open Mich. Truck Tire, Retread Facility
Continental Tire the Americas will hold a grand opening later this week for a new BestDrive commercial tire and retread facility in Taylor, Mich. The 60,000-sq.-ft. facility will service the Great Lakes region and represents an investment of more than $1.5 million, according to the tiremaker. BestDrive is a commercial tire retreader and distributor specializing
FRAM, Autolite Traveling the U.S.
UCI Holding’s brands FRAM and Autolite are hitting the road this summer to visit auto enthusiast events across the U.S. Master technicians from FRAM and Autolite will be on site at all stops to lead training sessions about filtration and spark plug technology and the mobile education unit will also feature displays of FRAM and
CTA Expanding Retread Business with Company-Owned Stores
As Continental Tire the Americas seeks to ramp up its retreading business, the company is opening up company-owned stores in certain markets. In March, the tiremaker began operations at its third commercial tire, service and retreading center in Taylor, Mich. CTA also owns and operates a facility in Tolleson, Ariz., and Memphis, Tenn. The stores,