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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE	TIA Contact: Roy Littlefield
September 8, 2006	301-430-7280

TIA Tires at Two Seminar - “Successful Tire Dealers Share Their Secrets”

BOWIE, Maryland – September 8, 2006, The Tire Industry Association (TIA) announced today the panelists participating in the popular “Successful Tire Dealers Share Their Secrets” seminar during TIA’s Tires at Two Seminars at the SEMA Show. The seminar gives participating dealers the opportunity to ask questions about any subject to some of the industry’s most outstanding and successful business people. Most of the panel participants have been in business for more than 20 years. The panel hosts, Don Olson, Ron Lautzenheiser, and Tom Wright have over 100 years of experience collectively. The seminar will be held on Tuesday, October 31, 2006 at 2:00pm and a second session on Wednesday, November 1, 2006 at 2:00pm in the South Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center.

Tuesday Panelists:
Mitch Bernaek, Big O Tire, Ft. Collins, Colorado
Dennis Richard, Jr., Twin Tire, Harvey, Louisiana
Ken Brown, Allen Brown Tire Center/Les Schwab, Newport, Oregon
Dave Church, Ken Towery’s Tire Centers, Louisville, KY
Dennis Bucher, Family Tire and Auto Service, New Bern,
Stu Zurcher, Transwheel Corp., Huntington, Indiana
Terry Sheahan, Goss Tire Co., Burlington, Vermont

Wednesday Panelists:
Dan Hennley, The Tire Choice & Total Car Care, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Bruce Cherry, Big O Tire, Dublin, California
Don Hyman, Hyman Tire, Bolivar, Tennessee
Charlie Gowland, Chabills Tire, Morgan City, Louisiana
Fran Boyd, Thompson Tire Co. Inc., Christiansburg, Virginia
John Marshall, Grismer Tire, Dayton, Ohio
Steve Disney, Raben Tire, Evansville, Indiana

“We’re really excited to have the “Successful Tire Dealers Share Their Secrets” seminar return again,” said TIA Executive Vice President Roy Littlefield. “The panel hosts, along with the panel participants, give an outstanding presentation where attendees are certain to get tips on how to help their bottom line. Every tire dealer needs to be at one of these sessions.”

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TIA is an international association representing all segments of the tire industry, including those that manufacture, repair, recycle, sell, service or use new or retreaded tires, and also those suppliers or individuals who furnish equipment, material or services to the industry. The Tire Industry Association (TIA) has a history that spans more than 80 years and includes several name changes. Originally known as the National Tire Dealers & Retreaders Association (NTDRA), the organization gave birth over the years to the American Retreaders Association (ARA) and the Tire Association of North America (TANA). ARA changed its name to the International Tire & Rubber Association (ITRA) and merged with TANA in 2002 to form the current Tire Industry Association (TIA), which now represents every interest in the tire industry.

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