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AERA Engine Rebuilders Association 500 Coventry Ln., Suite 180, Crystal Lake, IL 60014 (815) 526-7600 or (888) 326-2372 Email: info@aera.org www.aera.org Ofcers: Jim Rickof, Pres. Members: 2,100

American Trucking Associations Inc. (ATA) 950 N Glebe Rd., Suite 210, Arlington, VA 22203-4181 (703) 838-1700 Email: media@trucking.org www.truckline.com Ofcers: Bill Graves, CEO & Pres. Members: 50 afliated state trucking associations

Association of Equipment Manufacturers 6737 W Washington St., Suite 2400, Milwaukee, WI 53214 (414) 272-0943 Email: aem@aem.org www.aem.org Ofcers: Dennis Slater, Pres. Members: 850-plus

Auto Care Association 7101 Wisconsin Ave., Suite 1300, Bethesda, MD 20814 (301) 654-6664 Email: info@autocare.org www.autocare.org Ofcers: Kathleen Schmatz, CEO & Pres.; Alexis Medrano, Coordinator, Member Services Members: 2,000-plus companies representing more than 150,000 businesses

Auto International Association (AIA), a segment of the Auto Care Association 7101 Wisconsin Ave., Suite 1300, Bethesda, MD 20814. (301) 654-6664 Email: info@autocare.org www.aiaglobal.org Ofcers: Andres Castrillon, AIA Liaison

Automotive Fleet & Leasing Association N83 W13410 Leon Rd., Menomonee Falls, WI 53051 (414) 386-0366 Email: info@afa.org www.afa.org Ofcers: Brian Barber, Pres. Members: 400 Automotive Lift Institute Inc. P.O. Box 85, Cortland, NY 13045 (607) 756-7775 Email: info@autolift.org www.autolift.org Ofcers: R.W. (Bob) O’Gorman, CEO & Pres. Members: 21 Associate members: 198

Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association (APMA) 10 Four Seasons Pl., Suite 801, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M9B 6H7 (416) 620-4220 Email: info@apma.ca www.apma.ca Ofcers: Flavio Volpe, Pres. Members: 400-plus

Automotive Parts Remanufacturers Association 4460 Brookfeld Corporate Dr., Suite H, Chantilly, VA 20151-1671 (703) 968-2772 Email: kripli@apra.org www.apra.org www.hdrg.org www.BIGRShow.com Ofcers: Joe Kripli, Pres. Members: 1,000

Automotive Recyclers Association 9113 Church St., Manassas, VA 20110 (571) 208-0428 or (888) 385-1005 Email: michael@a-r-a.org www.a-r-a.org Ofcers: Michael Wilson, CEO Members: 1,000 direct member recyclers, 3,500 afliated recyclers

Automotive Service Association 8209 Mid Cities Blvd., North Richland Hills, TX 76182-4712 (817) 514-2900 Email: asainfo@ASAshop.org www.asashop.org Ofcers: Dan Risley, Pres. & Exec. Dir.; Tony Molla, VP

Automotive Warehouse Distributors Association 7101 Wisconsin Ave., Suite 1300, Bethesda, MD 20814 (240) 333-1023 Email: larry.northup@autocare.org www.awda.org Ofcers: Larry Northup, Exec. Dir. Members: 600-plus Battery Council International 330 N Wabash Ave., Chicago, IL 60611 (312) 644-6610 Email: info@batterycouncil.org www.batterycouncil.org Ofcers: Mark O. Thorsby, CAE Members: 245

Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers’ Association 170 Attwell Dr., Suite 400, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M9W 5Z5 (416) 364-9333 or (800) 758-7122 Email: mnantais@cvma.ca www.cvma.ca Ofcers: Mark A. Nantais, Pres. Members: 3 (FCA Canada Inc., Ford Motor Co. of Canada Ltd., General Motors of Canada Ltd.)

Canadian Tire Dealers Association 171 Ambassador Dr., Unit 5, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada L5T 2J1 (905) 795-3329 Email: ctdaofce@ctdealers.com www.ctda.ca Ofcers: Neil Maizen, Exec. VP & CIO; Ron Baugh, Exec. Dir. Members: 489

Car Care Council 7101 Wisconsin Ave., Suite 1300, Bethesda, MD 20814. (240) 333-1045 Email: rachel.weymouth@autocare.org www.carcare.org Ofcers: Administrator, Car Care Council

Commercial Vehicle Solutions Network 3943-2 Baymeadows Rd., Jacksonville, FL 32217 (904) 737-2900 Email: info@cvsn.org www.cvsn.org Ofcers: Dave Willis, Pres.; Edward Neeley, VP; Andy Robblee, Treas.; Angelo Volpe, Exec. VP Members: 90-plus independent aftermarket distributors operating 500-plus locations

Equipment and Tool Institute Inc. P.O. Box 82146, Rochester, MI 48308 (248) 656-5085 Email: jessiek@etools.org www.etools.org Ofcers: Jessie Korosec, Mktg. Mgr.; Greg Potter, Exec. Mgr. Members: 80 member companies, 400 total members

Global Automakers 1050 K St., Suite 650, Washington, DC 20001 (202) 650-5555 Email: info@globalautomakers.org www.globalautomakers.org Ofcers: John Bozzella, CEO & Pres. Members: 12 motor vehicle manufacturers

MEMA — Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association 10 Laboratory Dr., Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-3966 (919) 406-8850 Email: syamartino@mema.org www.mema.org Ofcers: Steve Handschuh, Pres. & CEO; Sheila Yamartino, Exec. Assist.; Wendy Earp, Sr. VP, Sec., Treas. & CFO; Paul McCarthy, Sr. VP, Strategy, Planning and Information Services Members: 1,000-plus companies

NARSA — The International Heat Transfer Association 3000 Village Run Rd. Suite 103, #221, Wexford, PA 15090-6315 (724) 799-8415 Email: info@narsa.org www.narsa.org Ofcers: Wayne Juchno, Exec. Dir.; Douglas Shymoniak, Mgr. Sls. & New Business Dev. Members: 500-plus

National Automotive Service Task Force (NASTF) 2220 CR 210 West, Suite 108-435, St. John’s, FL 32259 (855) 636-2783 Email: admin@nastf.org www.nastf.org Ofcers: Allen Pennebaker, Chair.; Skip Potter, Exec. Dir. Members: 5,000

National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) 101 Blue Seal Dr., SE, Suite 101, Leesburg, VA 20175 (703) 669-6600 Email: tserratore@ase.com www.ase.com Ofcers: Tim Zilke, pres. & CEO; Trish Serratore, Sr. VP

Performance Warehouse Association 79405 Hwy. 111, Suite 9 PMB 464, La Quinta, CA 92253 (760) 346-5647 Ofcers: Ken Woomer, Chmn.; Tracie Nunez, Pres.; LaNell Richard, VP Email: info@pwa-par.org www.pwa-par.org Members: 395

Retread Tire Association (RTA) 900 Weldon Grove, Pacifc Grove, CA 93950 (831) 646-5269 or (831) 917-6449 Ofcers: Harvey Brodsky, Mng. Dir.; Jefrey Parks, Ofce Admin. Email: info@retreadtire.org www.retreadtire.org Members: 350-plus

Rubber Manufacturers Association (RMA) 1400 K St. NW, Suite 900, Washington, DC 20005 (202) 682-4800 Email: info@rma.org www.rma.org Ofcers: Charles Cannon, CEO & Pres.; Tracey Norberg, Sr. VP Regulatory Afairs and General Counsel, Dan Zielinski, Sr. VP of Public Afairs Members: 8

Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) 1575 S. Valley Vista Dr., Diamond Bar, CA 91765-0910 (909) 610-2030 Email: info@sema.org www.sema.org Ofcers: Christopher Kersting, Pres. Members: 6,814

Suppliers’ Council to the Canadian Tire Industry 100 Sleeman Ave., Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1H 6G4 (416) 271-2140 Email: info@sccti.org www.sccti.org Ofcers: Mauro DiTullio, Pres.; Peter Gelinas, VP; Peter Parik, Exec. Dir. Members: 18

Tire and Rubber Association of Canada 2000 Argentia Rd., Plaza 4, Suite 100, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada L5N 1W1 (905) 814-1714 Email: info@tracanada.ca www.tracanada.ca; www.betiresmart.ca Ofcers: Glenn Maidment, Pres. Members: 25 The Tire Society Inc. 810 E. 10th St., Lawrence, KS 66044 (785) 865-9403 or (800) 627-0326 Email: tst@allenpress.com www.tiresociety.org Ofcers: Saied Taheri, Pres.; Randy Jenniges, VP Members: 200-plus

Tire and Rim Association Inc. 175 Montrose West Ave., Suite 150, Copley, OH 44321 (330) 666-8121 Email: tra@us-tra.org www.us-tra.org Ofcers: D.B. Zahuranec, Pres.; R.E. Consolacion, Exec. VP Tire company members: 23 Rim and/or wheel members: 14 Allied part members: 4 Total members: 70

Tire Industry Association (TIA) 1532 Pointer Ridge Pl., Suite G, Bowie, MD 20716-1883 (301) 430-7280 or (800) 876-8372 Email: info@tireindustry.org www.tireindustry.org Ofcers: Freda Pratt-Boyer, Pres.; Glen Nicholson, VP; Tom Formanek, Sec.; Mike Wolfe, Treas. Staf: Roy Littlefeld, Exec. VP; Kevin Rohlwing, Sr. VP of Training; Sandra Martinez, VP of Oper.; Donna Sage, Dir. of Communications Members: 7,000-plus

Tire Retread and Repair Information Bureau (TRIB) 1013 Birch St., Falls Church, VA 22046 (703) 533-7677 Email: info@retread.org www.retread.org Ofcers: David Stevens, Mng. Dir.; Brian Hayes, Pres.; Tim BeVier, VP; Phil Boarts, Sec.; Mike Berra, Treas. Members: 500

Tread Rubber & Tire Repair Materials Manufacturers Group (TRMG) Ofcers: Phil Boarts, Chmn., Michelin North America Inc., One Parkway S., Greenville, SC 29615 (864) 458-6848 Email: phillip.boarts@us.michelin.com Members: 15 company members Total members: 30

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Dealers examine Twitter’s advantages

Each month we ask members of our National Advisory Council (NAC) a question or questions on a current hot topic. Tis month we asked, “Do you use Twiter to connect with your customers? If you are using Twiter, are you doing it or do you have a member of your staf take care of the tweets? How ofen do you tweet, and what kinds of things do you post? Do you think this form of social media is important to the success of your business?” Here are some of their responses. 1. We do not use Twiter currently; however, social media is very important and the dealers using it currently are ahead of the curve. 2. We are just beginning to investigate Twiter. 3. We currently do not use Twiter on a daily basis; however, as we expand our social media footprint Twiter will be something we will make use of on a daily basis with more than two tweets being made daily. 4. All tweets I do myself, but this will be handled in the near future by some Millennials on my staf who are more in touch with the social media. Social media is one of the fast-growing contact points to get more people, more of the Millennials’ generation and some others who are online, in touch with us.

What’s on your mind?

We also asked our NAC what was on their mind. Tey responded with:

Since the countervailing tarif on tires produced in and imported from China, it seems the only thing China has lef to sell competitively is medium commercial truck tires. Subsequently, we are seeing the market becoming saturated with imported Chinese truck tires at remarkable price levels (akin to the late 1990s). These low prices are extremely atractive to both the wholesaler and the end-user. Due to this we’ve seen some atrition in our traditional market share and it’s worrisome to this independent dealer who struggles daily to survive! Tripp Lee, General Manager Frasier Tire Service Inc. Sumter, S.C.

Prices on Chinese tires have come down but have not sparked any interest in sales. Jef Cohen, Co-owner Traction Wholesale Center Bensalem, Pa.

Commercial or medium truck tire pricing is very aggressive as dealers and distributors may be siting on some inventories. Jon Shields, Branch Manager Carroll Tire North Atlanta – C33 Marieta, Ga.

Website readers chime in

Readers of Modern Tire Dealer’s website comment on news items and articles. Here are a few examples.

Excellent article by Wayne Williams in the April issue of MTD titled “Counter culture.”

Wayne is spot on... treating the customer right, and understanding the dynamics of good sales practices, really shows in his “Counter culture” approach. Well done. George McConnell, Engineering Group Manager, Full size Truck Paint Operations, Retired General Motors Warren, Mich.

I’d like to comment on an item on your website titled “Online tire sales afect tire registration.” With our software system, we just put Department of Transportation (DOT) numbers on the invoice and it goes to CIMS Tire Registration and it’s done.

I feel these online tire suppliers should have to do the same! To me it’s just part of taking care of your customers! Dean Biddle, President Dean’s Tire Pros & Auto Care Chesterton, Ind.

For more information on the company Biddle uses, see CIMS’ website at www.cimstireregistration.com. – Ed.

With the frst round of raising the duties on Chinese tires, the price of all tires went up. Tat was for a defned period of time and was not extended.

Tis new decision looks like it’s a forever thing with no date of expiration. Jon Jafess, Former Tire Dealer

Former President of the New York Tire Dealers Association

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