Continental Tackles TDI-Panamericana
Continental’s new CrossContact LX20 with EcoPlus Technology is carrying a 2011 Volkswagen Touareg TDI from Argentina to Alaska on the TDI-Panamericana Endurance Challenge. The crew, led by off-road driver Rainer Zietlow, departed Ushuaia, Argentina, on June 30 and is scheduled to arrive in Deadhorse, Alaska, 14 days later – a total of 16,000 miles. The
NTSW Starts, Tiremakers and Dealers Set Programs
It’s National Tire Safety Week, and tire companies, dealers, chain stores, the federal government and others have lined up with the RMA to promote proper tire care. The 10th annual NTSW began June 5 and runs through June 11 with a wide range of national and local events. Dealers from the Florida Keys to Alaska
Dealers Celebrate Big Anniversaries
A pair of west coast dealers – one extremely west coast – recently celebrated important anniversaries. Kelly’s Tire and Wheel in Fairbanks, Alaska, turned to calendar to its 61st birthday just before the holiday. Founded in 1950 by brother Beryl and Halford Kelly as Kelly’s Service Station, the company is now on its third generation
Fountain Tire Co-Founder Named to Alberta Hall of Fame
Bill Fountain, the late co-founder of Canada’s Fountain Tire, was recently inducted into the Alberta Business Hall of Fame. In 1956, Bill and Jack Fountain opened the first Fountain Tire store in Wainwright, Alb. Bill’s vision and drive led the company to add agricultural tire services to meet the needs of local farmers, and to
Time Passes and so do Some Tire Dealers
I am quickly learning to hate reading these stories, much like one hates seeing a friend’s obit in the daily paper. Two more independent tire dealers walked off into the sunset, their formerly thriving shops now closed for good. Bill Puroff, proprietor of long-time Tulsa fixture Bill’s Tire Service, hung up his tire gauge as
Abe Zhang and the Curse of the Forked Tongue
That zany Abraham Hengyucius! You just never know what he’s gonna do next…or who he really is, for that matter. Got an e-mail from someone the other day suggesting I visit the website of the Washington court system. Couple of mouse clicks later, there was another Washington Tire Corp. surprise. Seems Defendants “Washington Tire Corporation
June 2010 Sales Intelligence
Covering Albuquerque, N.M., Anchorage, Alaska, Atlanta, Ga., Cheyenne, Wyo., Pittsburgh, Pa., and Sacramento, Calif., retail tire markets during the period of May 27-28, 2010.Tire Review and InteliChek present up-to-date tire and service price information from U.S. metropolitan areas. For this monthly feature, InteliChek directly contacts a selection of independent tire dealers, mass merchants and car
Women Of Color = Women Of Economic Influence
When the Maria Shriver study titled “A Women’s Nation” was published during the latter part of 2009, it was big news for much of the nation. Finally, the impact of the women who entered the work force in massive numbers since the 1960s were being recognized for their impact on society, and the information
AskPatty.com Graduates Five More Dealers
Five more tire dealers have completed training and have been certified as “Female Friendly” tire retailers under the AskPatty.com for Tire Dealers program. A joint venture effort between AskPatty.com and Tire Review, the AskPatty.com for Tire Dealers Program helps tire retailers and their staffs to improve their marketing and sales skills and become “Certified Female
Buy a New Vehicle in 2009 and Save
The Internal Revenue Service and Treasury Department recently announced a tax break for the purchase of new motor vehicles, making now an ideal time to look at updating your shop’s fleet of service or “loaner” vehicles. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 provides a deduction for state and local sales and excise taxes