N.C. Tire Dealers Association Taps New Officers
The North Carolina Tire Dealers Association will induct new officers at its upcoming annual Buying Expo & Trade Show, which will be held April 19-20 at the Concord Hotel & Conference Center in Concord, N.C. The following officers will be inducted: as president, Richard Leicht, Atlantic Avenue Tire & Service, Raleigh, N.C.; as immediate past
Four Named to Tire Industry Hall of Fame
The Tire Industry Association announced the inductees of the 2012 Tire Industry Hall of Fame, as well as two recipients of the Ed Wagner Industry Leadership Award.
Calif. Dealers Plan Another Meeting for May
The California Tire Dealers Association recently held a meeting at Dapper Tire in Orange County, Calif. The March 8 meeting used a new concept of "vendor table top participation," and included exhibits from the Ultimate Wheel & Tire Plus Sizing Guide, Performance Plus – Vintage Wheels, Federated Insurance, NetDriven, Orotek, Myers Tire Supply, Vogue Tyre,
N.C. Hall of Fame to Add Two
The North Carolina Tire Dealers Association is adding two men to its Hall of Fame this year. The induction ceremony will be held during the association’s upcoming Convention and Buying Expo, Feb. 17-18 in Raleigh, N.C. Entering the Hall of Fame are industry veterans Bucky Stein, founder of Target Tire in Jacksonville, N.C.; and George
TIA Names Six to Tire Industry Hall of Fame
The Tire Industry Association (TIA) announced the recipients of the 2010 Tire Industry Hall of Fame: Gus Hawkinson, owner of Hawkinson Tire Consulting; Nick Hodel, former CEO of Portland Tire Factory; Russell MacCleery, a retired tire industry veteran; Gary Nash, Director of OTR Sales for Yokohama Tire Corp.; Jerry White, chairman of White Tire Supply;
Prep Work: How Dealers Can Get a Jump on ESC Requirements
Overall traffic fatalities reported in 2008 hit their lowest level since 1961. TheU.S. Department of Transportation released this statement in July. Theywent on to say, “that fatalities in the first three months of 2009continued to decrease. The fatality rate, which accounts for variableslike fewer miles traveled, also reached the lowest level ever recorded.” Asdifficult as
Fins To The Left…
Sharks, as that nautical wheeler Jimmy Buffet reminds, are everywhere. And so this horror story of lawyers gone wild should be a lesson to all. California is renowned for its misdirected concerns – where else can 14 million people all drive at the same time, yet everyone worry about smoking in bars? – and goofy