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3 www.moderntiredealer.com Modern Tire Dealer is a proud member of: TIRE RETREAD & REPAIR INFORMATION BUREAU TRIB Member An Industry Association Features 21 Te incredible shrinking parts inventory Retail dealers have more space to play with thanks to half-hour delivery, but that is not all they want from their distributors 28 Cold? Snow? Ice? No problem! Dedicated LT winter tires feature the mountain snowfake, too Commercial Tire Dealer™ 37 From cost-cuting to tier trends MTD outlines the truck tire market with the help of three commercial dealers 43 Truck tire market share Here are the frst-half winners and losers 44 What is not verifed? SmartWay may soon become the only way 46 Benchmarking tires An inside look at how feets manage their tires 49 Value, high value, optimal value TBC's brand strategy keys on performance and price 50 Commercially viable 4 Editorial Status: single — Family-owned stores continue to lead the way 6 Online News and navigation tools for MTD's website 8 News/views 'We just didn't want the small guy to be knocked out of a market': 17 independent tire stores band together to form United Tire & Service 18 Your marketplace Consumer demand should remain solid 52 Counter intelligence Reeling in tire sales: You set the hook with value, not price 54 European notebook Too many tires and not enough sales: Europe looks toward recovery from an uncertain period 55 Focus on industry New York, New York: For Pirelli, the place to launch its Cinturato P1 Plus was perfect 56 Focus on industry Wet traction versus tread wear: There is no compromise in the Cooper CS5 Touring tires 58 Focus on dealers ITDG celebrates 20 years of growth: 'Band of Brothers' continues on fast growth track 60 Focus on industry Update on wheel weights: Minnesota bans use of lead and mercury balance weights 62 Focus on dealers Growth through service: This dealer took advan- tage of opportunities and grew his retail business by becoming his own wholesaler 64 TPMS Determine the system on a BMW 3-Series E-90 76 Your turn Offer customer service from start to end 68 Products 70 Quik-Link 72 Classifed Te Industry's Leading Publication June 2014, Volume 95, Number 6 Departments