Dec. 5—A motorcyclist died Sunday after colliding into a semitruck, according to a Monday news release from the California Highway patrol. For unknown reasons, a Santa Maria man, 34, riding a 2014 Yamaha motorcycle went into the direct path of Terence Patt, a semi truck driver at Bear Mountain Boulevard near South Edison Road, the…
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (Aug. 19, 2013) — Big O Tires has achieved a customer recognition level “virtually unheard of” in the automotive service industry, the TBC Corp. business unit said recently. Big O Tires, part of TBC’s franchise business unit, achieved a Net Promoter Score (NPS) of 70, the company said, based on a…
I think they were hoping you’d still be stuffed from your Thanksgiving turkey, or too busy being bored watching the World Cup to notice. Over the weekend, the Biden Administration announced plans to green light Venezuelan oil. This, as the Biden Administration continues to undermine American energy producers. Furthermore, as Mary Anastasia O’Grady points out,…
Palm Beach Gardens, FL; October 9, 2018; Big O Tires (http://www.bigotires.com/) , one of North America’s largest retail tire franchisors with nearly 450 stores in 23 states, recently announced the company will waive the initial franchise fee for eligible first responders. This program is an extension of the previously established U.S. Military Veterans program. “We’re…
Big O Tires has opened a store in Clearlake, Calif. The store is owned and operated by first-time Big O franchisees Pete and Denise Loustalot, mayor of Clearlake, and their partner Victor Vigil, a longtime Big O franchisee. “I’ve done my research and have been in the business for quite some time so I know…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is asking Congress to provide more than $37 billion in emergency aid to Ukraine, a massive infusion of cash that could help support the nation as Russian forces suffer battlefield losses in their nine-month-old invasion. The administration’s funding request, which comes as lawmakers begin their post-election session, also seeks…
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — TBC Corp. is offering discounts and service options to active duty, reserve, veterans and first responders as the Veteran’s Day holiday is celebrated. NTB Tire & Service Centers and Tire Kingdom Service Centers, part of the TBC family of brands, is offering military families a conventional oil change for $18.99,…
2016: Anthony and Beth Blackman of Atlantic Tire & Service, Cary, N.C. 2015: Ricky and Dianne Benton of Black’s Tire & Auto, Whiteville, N.C. 2014: Bud Luppino of Bud’s Tire Pros, Riverside, Calif. 2013: Arthur Bradley of Ace Parker Tire Inc., Sumter, S.C. 2012: Dan Nothdurft of Tires, Tires, Tires, Sioux Falls, S.D. 2011: Scott…
Openbay has added the multi-location Greulich’s Automotive Repair network to the greater Pheonix area. Greulich’s has locations in Ahwatukee, Avondale, Cave Creek, Chandler, Fountain Hills, Mesa, Peoria, Phoenix, Queen Creek, Scottsdale, Surprise, and Tempe. All of these locations are now on the Openbay marketplace serving the automotive repair and maintenance needs of consumers and vehicle…
When technicians go out on a roadside service call, distracted driving and other on-the-job dangers could play a role in whether they make it to the job site or home safely at the end of the day. To update the industry on best practices to avoid injuries, McCarthy Tire Service and Snider Fleet Solutions welcomed…