NEW YORK (Nov. 14, 2013) — Three companies active in tire wholesaling — OTR Wheel Engineering, Leviathon Corp. and Tire Group International L.L.C. — earned spots in Inc. magazine's 2013 list of the 5,000 fastest-growing companies.
OTR Wheel Engineering, a Rome, Ga.-based off-highway tire and wheel distributor, is ranked 2,468th on the list, with 2012 revenue of $72.5 million, more than double its revenue in 2009, which yielded a three-year growth performance of 145 percent.
Leviathan, which does business as OTRUSA.com, was ranked 2,622nd, based on its three-year growth curve of 134 percent. Revenue last year of $48.4 million compares with $20.7 million in 2009, according to Inc.
Brian Cohn, president of Brooklyn, N.Y.-based Leviathan and its OTRUSA.com unit, said the company and its employees have "worked hard through these troubling economic times to continue growth of Leviathan and are happy to see our work pay off with this recognition."
Miami-based Tire Group International, which specializes in wholesaling tires and tubes throughout the southern U.S. and Latin America, was ranked 2,972nd, based on 114-percent growth over three years. Revenue last year was $117.7 million, Inc. said.
The list appeared in the September issue of the publication as well as on the Inc.com website published by Mansueto Ventures L.L.C. It was the seventh time Leviathan has appeared on the ranking.
