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Black’s Tire & Auto Service Has Your Back

Tire Review Magazine

Here’s a perfect example from Rick’s brother and Black’s Tire Vice President Ryan Benton: When Hurricane Matthew hit the Carolinas in 2016, a nearby lower-income housing development became flooded, relocating the community, destroying valuable property and ruining beloved home after home.

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Ritchie Wimmer, IOTY Candidate, Morro Bay, CA

Tomorrow's Technician

A successful automotive shop owner, hes also a high school auto technology instructor, shaping the minds of tomorrows mechanics. A four-year apprenticeship under John Wanger gave Wimmer the foundation to open his shop, Wimmer Automotive, in 2013. However, Wimmer’s journey was almost cut short by a near-fatal accident in 2016.