DUNCAN, S.C. (Oct. 19, 2004) — Tire Centers L.L.C. is opening three warehouses in new markets to serve independent dealers in those areas as well as its T3 marketing program.
The warehouses are in Pembroke Park, Fla., Baton Rouge, La., and O'Fallon, Mo., said Dave Snyder, vice president of small tire marketing and sales for TCI. The Pembroke Park and Baton Rouge sites are opening this week while the Missouri site is slated to open by the end of the year. The distribution centers will give TCI 34 nationwide.
The warehouses will handle Michelin, BFGoodrich, Uniroyal, Trivant, Hankook high-performance and Greenball specialty tires.
Duncan-based TCI is a wholly owned subsidiary of Michelin North America Inc.