Proud to Be a Tire Dealer: Bill Simon
In 1966, an ad in the newspaper and a $1,500 loan helped a country boy from Oklahoma find work running an Esso service station in Baton Rouge, La. Fifty years later, 79-year-old Bill Simon, founder and president of Simple Simon Tires, has transformed that service station into two successful tire dealerships through hard work, trust
Proud to Be a Tire Dealer: Marc Yount
The year Marc Yount started Marc Yount’s Tire Pros in Evans, Ga., was a hectic one. Despite several hurdles that first year in business, becoming an independent tire dealer proved successful for Yount, 64, and something he is proud of today. “I’m proud to be an independent tire dealer because of our independence,” Yount says.
Tiremakers Deny Testing Manipulation
Following Nokian Tyres recent admission to cheating during tire testing, the tiremaker stated “several operators in the field… have been suspected or evidence has been presented against them of differences between tires in magazine tests and tires that are for sale in stores.” Nokian’s claim implies other tire manufacturers cheat in testing, which has lead
Proud to Be a Tire Dealer: Paul Sullivan
After 48 years in the tire business, there isn’t much that hasn’t been said about Paul Sullivan, vice president of Sullivan Tire & Auto Service. The strategies and methods behind his leadership of the company – which celebrated its 60th anniversary last year – have been chronicled in industry publications and local newspapers alike, making
Proud to Be a Tire Dealer: Mark Kauffman
Kauffman Tire’s CEO Mark Kauffman always knew he would continue his family’s legacy in the tire business. For generations the tire business has been in the Kauffman’s blood, and as a third-generation tire dealer, he continues his family’s legacy. The Kauffman family has built a tire empire since Harry and Eva Kauffman, Kauffman’s grandparents, opened
Proud to Be a Tire Dealer: Bob Nance
After retiring last year, former owner Bob Nance of Bob’s Tire Center in Red Bluff, Calif., is far from retired. Nance still can’t stay away after nearly 55 years in the tire business, 30 of those in Red Bluff. He’s still proud to be an independent tire dealer and a part of what he believes
Proud to Be a Tire Dealer: Tire Pros Dealer Council Members
For more than 25 years, Tire Pros, a subsidiary of American Tire Distributors (since 2009), has supported the independent tire dealer. Tire Pros helps dealers strengthen their business and enhance their bottom line through marketing programs, training, financial enhancements, profitability assessments and more. Another way Tire Pros is able to help its dealers is by
Year of the Tire Dealer
The long-term survival of independent tire distribution depends on dealers. The best ones are the smart businesspeople that build customer-first cultures, make finding and nurturing good employees a priority, and spend their time on the business and not in the business. We created the Top Shop Award program with a single purpose: leverage the very
Are You Proud to be a Tire Dealer?
As Tire Review celebrates its 115th anniversary in 2016, we also celebrate the people that make our industry what it is today – the locally owned and operated Independent Tire Dealer. This year-long celebration kicks off in January with a special issue focus – Proud to be an Independent Tire Dealer – which will feature
Kal Tire, BFGoodrich Partner with Canadian Football League
The Canadian Football League will partner with Kal Tire, Canada’s largest independent tire dealer, and Michelin’s BFGoodrich brand. Kal Tire will be the official partner and the official tire retailer of the CFL and BFGoodrich will be the official tire of the CFL. Both Kal Tire and BFGoodrich will sponsor the 2015 CFL playoffs and
