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    • Joy Kopcha

    Managing Editor
    Phone: (330) 598 - 0338

    After more than a dozen years working as a newspaper reporter in Kansas, Indiana, and Pennsylvania, Joy Kopcha joined Modern Tire Dealer as senior editor in 2014. She has covered murder trials, a prison riot and more city council, county commission, and school board meetings than she cares to remember.

    Photo: MTD
    Robert Behar is a former oncologist and medical executive who is now investing in the tire industry as the owner and operator of 22 RNR Tire Express stores. He plans to have 100 locations, but says the timing is dependent on the economy, and ultimately, the November presidential election.
    Retail

    Former Doctor Is Growing a RNR Tire Express Franchise

    Joy Kopcha
    Nov. 8, 2024
    Retired oncologist Robert Behar has transitioned to a new industry: selling tires and wheels.
    Photo: South Carolina Ports Authority
    The U.S. Department of Commerce has ordered Bridgestone Corp. to pay 48.39% tariffs on the truck and bus tires it imports to the U.S. from Thailand, and the tiremaker must also pay tariffs retroactively — on shipments that date as far back as February 2024.
    Commercial Business

    Bridgestone Ordered to Pay Retroactive Tariffs

    Joy Kopcha
    Oct. 30, 2024
    The October ruling that tariffs on truck and bus tires from Thailand would be significantly higher than initially proposed was one market surprise.
    Photo: ATD
    In some markets an ATD subsidiary, FLX FWD Logistics, served as a third-party logistics provider for Discount Tire so the retailer could offer its customers winter tire storage. Discount Tire has asked the bankruptcy court to confirm that its tires won't be considered owned by ATD.
    Wholesale/Distribution

    Discount Tire Files Objection in ATD Bankruptcy Case

    Joy Kopcha
    Oct. 25, 2024
    Attorneys for Discount Tire have asked the bankruptcy court handling the American Tire Distributors Inc. (ATD) case for an order that clarifies Discount Tire retains ownership...
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    ATD's top 30 creditors in 2024 are owed, collectively, more than $612 million, according to bankruptcy court filings.
    Wholesale/Distribution

    ATD’s 30 Largest Creditors in 2024

    Joy Kopcha
    Oct. 23, 2024
    The bankruptcy filing for American Tire Distributors Inc. lists the 30 creditors with the largest claims against ATD and not surprisingly, that list includes the largest tiremakers...
    Photo: ATD
    American Tire Distributors Inc. (ATD) has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy with hopes of reducing its debt and emerging with new ownership.
    Wholesale/Distribution

    ATD Files for Chapter 11 Reorganization

    Joy Kopcha
    Oct. 23, 2024
    For the second time in six years, American Tire Distributors Inc. (ATD) has filed Chapter 11 proceedings in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. ATD says it...
    Photo: Prinx Chengshan Tire North America Inc.
    The Prinx Chengshan tire factory in Thailand produces nearly every tire in the Prinx and Fortune lineups destined for the North American market. The truck and bus tires manufactured there and imported into the U.S. are due to be subject to tariffs of 12.33%.
    Suppliers

    A Tiremaker Reacts to the TBR Tire Tariff

    Joy Kopcha
    Oct. 21, 2024
    Prinx Chengshan Tire North America Inc. is "disappointed," but ready to move forward with its plans to keep growing, even with anti-dumping duties in place.