Mike Jones, president and master trainer at Discover Leadership Training, and Chris Messer, executive vice president of the transportation group at Endeavor Business Media — MTD’s parent company, are back for another special episode of The Modern Tire Dealer Show. Today, Jones and Messer discuss the importance of eliminating powerless words from a person's vocabulary. 

A.J. Nealey, owner of Nealey Tire & Auto, doesn't refer to himself as the CEO or president of his dealership. He calls himself its "chief cheerleader." Find out why in this episode of The Modern Tire Dealer Show.

Your dealership's competitive advantage might not be what you think it is, says Dennis McCarron in this episode of The Modern Tire Dealer Show.

Mike Jones, president and master trainer at Discover Leadership Training, and Chris Messer, executive vice president of the transportation group at Endeavor Business Media, MTD’s parent company, are back for another special podcast episode. This time, they are joined by Randy O'Connor, owner and principal of D2D Development Group and a monthly MTD columnist, to discuss the importance of focusing on outcomes in business. 

From tiers to tariffs, Jason Rook, CEO of the Independent Tire Dealers Group LLC, provides his take on tire market trends in this episode of The Modern Tire Dealer Show. 

James O'Reilly, vice president of Trail Tire Group, provides a snapshot of the tire market in western Canada, in this episode of The Modern Tire Dealer Show.

Roy Littlefield IV, vice president of government affairs at the Tire Industry Association, comes on this episode of the Modern Tire Dealer Show to provide an update on the Right to Repair movement and the Repair Act in Congress. Littlefield also shares how technicians can help move this bill to the finish line. 

Click here to access TIA's Right to Repair - Report Your Issue. 

In this special episode of The Modern Tire Dealer Show, Tomo Mizutani, chairman emeritus of Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas Inc., looks back on his 33-year Hall of Fame career.

As the industry ramps up for the end-of-the-year selling season, Analyst and MTD Columnist John Healy is checking the pulse for the final quarter of 2025. Amid all the tariff talk, economic uncertainty and industry-specific issues at hand, Healy offers what he thinks are the most important factors to weigh as 2025 rolls into 2026.