A new tire shop held a ribbon cutting ceremony last week in Grayson, and many residents of Carter County and the surrounding counties will recognize the name, because Sargent’s Tire has been serving the area for decades. The new Carter County branch joins the Hoods Creek location (near Aldi’s grocery in Ashland) and the location on US 60 just outside of Ashland. Owner Mike Sargent said that he had wanted to open another location to better serve his Carter County customers, and recently found a good location.
“We will have everything here that we have at the other locations,” Sargent said. “We just want to make it easier for our Carter County customers. We don’t want them to have to drive thirty minutes to get the services they need.”
Having a location nearer to those customers has a lot of benefits, Sargent said. Folks might not have the time to dedicate travel and repair time at the Ashland locations, but if they are ‘right down the road’ then it reduces the time spent getting their vehicles fixed – especially if their vehicle might need more than they initially expected.
The new Sargent’s Wholesale Tires in Grayson is located at 1035 Ky 1947 and is ready to meet all of their customers’ tire needs, the owner explained. Sargent’s has a wide selection of tires for passenger vehicles, passenger trucks, and trailers. And if they don’t happen to have the tire needed in stock, they can get them from one of their other two locations or even special order them if necessary. All tires come mounted and balanced free of charge, and although the Grayson location doesn’t offer alignments, Sargent said he can give his customers a discount on alignment at one of his other locations.
Sargent said the new location is ready to take care of their Carter County customers’ tires and will soon be offering small repairs, like brakes and rotors, as well. He also said that special ordering doesn’t typically take the amount of time it used to take, so they can get tires fairly quickly.
“We get deliveries every evening,” he said. “I can usually have a tire in three or four hours.”
That, he said, was one benefit of being a high-volume purchaser – and he can pass those ‘perks’ along to his customers.
“Everything that rolls, we ought to be able to get,” Sargent said.
The new location is another facet of the local, family-owned business that has become a fixture in the area. Sargent said he likes to employ local workers, and even joked that as his family grew, he was ready to put them to work at his now three locations as well as welcoming new people.
“We just want to work hard to earn and keep the community’s business,” he said. “We want to be the first place you think of when you need tires for you and your family.”
Contact the writer at charles@cartercountytimes.com
