Kathy McCarron

The TBC Corp. franchise system is considered healthy with goals to boost sales and increase store count.

Industry analysts at the recent AAPEX event predicted a healthy outlook for the industry based on current consumer trends.

Tire and auto trade associations — TIA, ACA and USTMA — discuss upcoming political shift in Washington.

Electric vehicles are coming — and automotive service shops can either be early adopters or stay on the sidelines.

After years of steady growth, electric vehicle adoption in the U.S. is expected to slow due to potentially curtailed regulatory forces; high selling and maintenance costs; and an underdeveloped charging station infrastructure.

Palmetto Garage Works rapid expansion came via acquisition opportunities presenting themselves, as the company has grown to 32 Midas and SpeeDee stores since its founding in 2008

2024 Humanitarian of the Year winner Gus Herlong, who operates 32 Midas and SpeeDee franchises, said giving back has boosted his business' reputation in the community.

Gus Herlong, co-owner of Palmetto Garage Works, started as an entry-level tech doing oil changes.

Snap-on Inc.’s Mitchell 1 introduced enhancements to its automotive repair information, shop management and marketing services during AAPEX 2024 to help auto repair shops run more efficiently.

Gus Herlong, president and chief operating officer at Palmetto Garage Works, is the 2024 Tire Business Humanitarian of the Year.

Tire monitoring, vehicle conditions and environmental data together could augment safer "navigation of tomorrow."

An employee of A Expert Tire & Service in Fort Myers, Fla., was killed Aug. 5.

<p>Dynamic Tire specializes in distributing opening-price-point tires and that strategy has been to its advantage, especially this year when customers are more cost-conscious.</p>

<p>The agricultural tire market is expected to remain fairly stable for the rest of the year, except for one possible disruption: the end of Ukraine’s war with Russia.</p>

<p>Yokohama TWS recently marked its one-year anniversary since YRC acquired and renamed it Trelleborg Wheel Systems.</p>

<p>With increasing demand for metals and minerals, the largest group of OTR tire applications (mining, construction and ports and handling) are forecast to grow 5.6% globally over the next five years.</p>

<p>Smaller construction tires may see a bump in sales this year as federal funds fuel the replacement of highways, bridges and other urban projects.</p>

<p>Agriculture tires account for about two-fifths of the North American OTR sales but they are expected to have the best growth rate in the next five years.</p>

<p>Houthi attacks on shipping in the Red Sea and drought impacting water levels at the Panama Canal are delaying tire shipments and raising prices.</p>

<p>AJ Nealey, owner of Nealey Tire & Auto Service, has aspirations to build an auto repair service chain in the Maryland/D.C. market.</p>