Mechanic Steven Whittenberg has been selected as the 2022 Big O Tires ASE Technician of the Year. Whittenberg, who works at the Big O Tires store on Missouri Boulevard in Jefferson City, Mo., will receive a $1,000 cash prize and a trip to the ASE Technician of the Year Awards Banquet at the Sheraton San…
MFA Petroleum Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of MFA Oil Company, has opened a Big O Tires store at 5533 N. 22nd Street in Ozark, Mo. Big O Tires offers tire services and repairs, wheel alignment, batteries, shocks, struts, and a wide range of diagnostic, repair and routine maintenance services. “We see a lot of opportunity…
For the first time since the pandemic began, Big O Tires employees came together for the franchise’s annual awards on April 2, 2022, at the Lodge of the Four Seasons in Lake Ozark, Mo. “It was fantastic to get everyone together again for the first time in over two years,” says Charlie Alexander, senior director…
Casey Graham has assumed the newly created role of Big O Tires employee advancement manager. Graham will be responsible for revising the franchise’s employee education plan and providing employees with educational opportunities to advance their careers. “Employee development is crucial to growing our business,” says Charlie Alexander, senior director of Big O Tires. “When we…
MFA Petroleum Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of MFA Oil Company, opened its newest Big O Tires store at 3033 E. Sunshine St. in Springfield, Mo., on November 29. Big O Tires will host a grand opening celebration and a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new store in Springfield on January 14 from 11 a.m. to 1…
MFA Petroleum Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of MFA Oil Company, opened its newest Big O Tires store at 301 S. Washington St. in Chillicothe, Mo. on October 4. Big O Tires will host a grand opening celebration, and a ribbon-cutting ceremony on October 22 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Local employees are welcome to…
Sam Campbell, a mechanic at the Big O Tires store on Glenstone Avenue in Springfield, Missouri, has been named the 2021 Big O Tires ASE Technician of the Year. Mechanics with at least three certifications from the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) were eligible for the award that was voted on by a…
In celebration of the successes of 2020, Big O Tires recently recognized outstanding employees with a month-long celebration of awards, team dinners, raffle prizes and the first-ever virtual Annual Awards Ceremony. Charlie Alexander, senior director of Big O Tires, traveled the region in January to hand-deliver 26 trophies to stores and individuals that demonstrated success…
On Feb. 1, MFA Petroleum Company’s Big O Tires division sold its three stores in Oklahoma to Leeds West Groups, a national owner/operator of automotive repair franchises. All employees that worked at the stores in Enid, Mustang, and Norman will be retained by the new ownership group. “This was a strategic decision that will allow…
Effective December 27, 2020, Ed Harper will transition to the newly created role of vice president of enterprise risk management. Harper, who has served as the company’s vice president of retail automotive since 2015 and been with the company since 1995, will now be responsible for overseeing: As part of the reorganization that will accompany…
One evening in December, when Victor Luce was nearly finished closing the shop for the night, a customer rolled into the parking lot with a problem. The customer, who was in the middle of a long trip to Colorado, and Victor discovered it would be dangerous for the customer to continue without necessary service work….
Big O Tires officially opened its newest store at 4106 W Broadway Blvd. in Sedalia Mo., on August 17. The new store is the 22nd Big O Tires location that is owned and operated by MFA Petroleum Company, a subsidiary of MFA Oil. The Sedalia store, managed by Josh Petree, currently has seven employees and…