Proud to Be an Independent Tire Dealer: Bill Bender, Boulder Tire
After years of working at various shops and creating businesses of his own across the country, Bill moved to Denver and served as a Master Technician at a Nissan car dealership. In 1983, he decided to set out on his own and do things differently.
Passing The Torch: Gen Xers, Millennials Becoming The Majority In The Classic Car World
In the classic vehicle world, 2018 will be remembered as the year that younger car lovers took their share of the wheel from older generations, according to a new book of data from Hagerty insurance.
The Power of KPIs: Meaningful Ways to Measure Your Tire Shop’s Performance
Key performance indicators are critical numbers used in your automotive repair business and across our industry to tell the business owner about the health of their business. Learn how to calculate them for your business and how you can use the to help you better succeed in business.
Tire Discounters to Offer On-the-Spot Interviews to Keep Pace with Rapid Growth
In response to a period of strong growth, Tire Discounters will be holding a “Walk-In-Wednesday” event to conduct on-the-spot interviews.
TIA Announces the 2018-2019 Board of Directors Election Results
The Tire Industry Association (TIA) has announced the winners from the 2018 Board of Directors election.
Apollo Tyres Helps Indian Province Affected by Flooding
With Apollo Tyres’ manufacturing facilities in the province of Kerala, India now nearing normalcy after flooding, the tiremaker is offering aid across the region.
Staying Safe At Work
Well-run tire dealerships all have one basic thing in common: workplace safety as a foundation. Unsafe working conditions are likely one of the top preventable issues that can cost a shop such a significant amount of time and money – or worse, injury or death.
How Much Should You Pay Yourself?
“I pay myself $100,000 per year, plus al the cash I can take!” That was the response I got when, as a young shop owner, I asked an older, established owner how much he paid himself. I was curious about how much I should make and how I should pay myself. His answer didn’t help
Ag Tire Dealers Face a Myriad of Challenges
For most companies, the single largest expense is employee benefits. Often, companies will consider that to include wages, bonuses, commissions, healthcare, and 401(k) programs. But what about the costs of keeping your largest investment safe and properly trained – not to mention, the costs of attracting and retaining the best possible talent? A long-emerging and
How ‘Buy Local’ Can Change Your World
To many people, the economy may seem like some far-off issue that we as individuals have no control over. In fact the opposite is true. The American public holds the power to have tremendous impact on the local and national economy in many ways. The easiest is through two simple words: ‘Buy Local.’ The Buy