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 "title": "TireKeepr blog",
 "home_page_url": "https://tirekeepr.com/blog/",
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 "language": "en-US",
 "items": [
  {
   "id": "https://tirekeepr.com/blog/track-stored-tires-rack/",
   "url": "https://tirekeepr.com/blog/track-stored-tires-rack/",
   "title": "How do you track where every customer's stored tires sit on the rack?",
   "summary": "A reliable system for tagging and locating stored tire sets so nothing gets lost in the back.",
   "date_published": "2026-09-03T09:00:00Z",
   "image": "https://tirekeepr.com/assets/blog/track-stored-tires-rack.jpg"
  },
  {
   "id": "https://tirekeepr.com/blog/remind-seasonal-changeover/",
   "url": "https://tirekeepr.com/blog/remind-seasonal-changeover/",
   "title": "What is the best way to remind customers about a seasonal tire changeover?",
   "summary": "How to time and send changeover reminders that fill your bays and keep customers safe and loyal.",
   "date_published": "2026-09-03T09:00:00Z",
   "image": "https://tirekeepr.com/assets/blog/remind-seasonal-changeover.jpg"
  },
  {
   "id": "https://tirekeepr.com/blog/record-tread-depth-history/",
   "url": "https://tirekeepr.com/blog/record-tread-depth-history/",
   "title": "Why should a shop record tread depth history for every stored tire set?",
   "summary": "The value of tracking tread over time for safety, sales, and trust with tire storage customers.",
   "date_published": "2026-09-03T09:00:00Z",
   "image": "https://tirekeepr.com/assets/blog/record-tread-depth-history.jpg"
  },
  {
   "id": "https://tirekeepr.com/blog/swap-winter-to-summer/",
   "url": "https://tirekeepr.com/blog/swap-winter-to-summer/",
   "title": "When should you swap from winter tires back to summer tires safely?",
   "summary": "How to advise customers on timing the spring changeover using temperature rather than the calendar.",
   "date_published": "2026-09-03T09:00:00Z",
   "image": "https://tirekeepr.com/assets/blog/swap-winter-to-summer.jpg"
  },
  {
   "id": "https://tirekeepr.com/blog/rack-labeling-system/",
   "url": "https://tirekeepr.com/blog/rack-labeling-system/",
   "title": "Which rack labeling system works best for a busy tire storage program?",
   "summary": "How to lay out and label storage racks so any tech can find and refile sets quickly.",
   "date_published": "2026-09-03T09:00:00Z",
   "image": "https://tirekeepr.com/assets/blog/rack-labeling-system.jpg"
  },
  {
   "id": "https://tirekeepr.com/blog/charge-tire-storage-season/",
   "url": "https://tirekeepr.com/blog/charge-tire-storage-season/",
   "title": "How much should a tire shop charge for seasonal tire storage per season?",
   "summary": "A grounded way to price tire storage by your space, handling, and the value to the customer.",
   "date_published": "2026-09-03T09:00:00Z",
   "image": "https://tirekeepr.com/assets/blog/charge-tire-storage-season.jpg"
  },
  {
   "id": "https://tirekeepr.com/blog/customer-forgets-stored-set/",
   "url": "https://tirekeepr.com/blog/customer-forgets-stored-set/",
   "title": "What should a shop do when a customer forgets their stored tire set?",
   "summary": "How to handle abandoned or forgotten tire sets fairly while protecting your space and your policy.",
   "date_published": "2026-09-03T09:00:00Z",
   "image": "https://tirekeepr.com/assets/blog/customer-forgets-stored-set.jpg"
  },
  {
   "id": "https://tirekeepr.com/blog/bill-storage-long-season/",
   "url": "https://tirekeepr.com/blog/bill-storage-long-season/",
   "title": "How do you bill customers fairly for tire storage across a long season?",
   "summary": "Approaches to structuring and tracking storage billing so it is fair, clear, and never missed.",
   "date_published": "2026-09-03T09:00:00Z",
   "image": "https://tirekeepr.com/assets/blog/bill-storage-long-season.jpg"
  },
  {
   "id": "https://tirekeepr.com/blog/records-changeover-appointment/",
   "url": "https://tirekeepr.com/blog/records-changeover-appointment/",
   "title": "What records should a tire shop keep for every seasonal changeover appointment?",
   "summary": "The records worth capturing at each changeover so you protect the customer, the tires, and the shop.",
   "date_published": "2026-09-03T09:00:00Z",
   "image": "https://tirekeepr.com/assets/blog/records-changeover-appointment.jpg"
  },
  {
   "id": "https://tirekeepr.com/blog/document-tire-condition-dropoff/",
   "url": "https://tirekeepr.com/blog/document-tire-condition-dropoff/",
   "title": "What is the best way to document tire condition at storage drop-off?",
   "summary": "A drop-off record that takes a few minutes protects both shop and customer for the whole season. Here is what to capture, in what order, and how to keep it consistent across staff.",
   "date_published": "2026-09-07T09:00:00Z",
   "image": "https://tirekeepr.com/assets/blog/document-tire-condition-dropoff.jpg"
  },
  {
   "id": "https://tirekeepr.com/blog/prevent-stored-tire-cracking/",
   "url": "https://tirekeepr.com/blog/prevent-stored-tire-cracking/",
   "title": "How do you keep stored customer tires from cracking or flat-spotting during storage?",
   "summary": "Rubber ages faster in heat, sunlight, and ozone, and tires can develop flat spots when left loaded. Here is how to set up a storage room that returns tires in the shape they arrived.",
   "date_published": "2026-09-07T09:00:00Z",
   "image": "https://tirekeepr.com/assets/blog/prevent-stored-tire-cracking.jpg"
  },
  {
   "id": "https://tirekeepr.com/blog/rack-space-storage-program/",
   "url": "https://tirekeepr.com/blog/rack-space-storage-program/",
   "title": "How much rack space does a shop need before launching a tire storage program?",
   "summary": "Storage programs fail on space before they fail on demand. A method for estimating sets, sizing racks, and leaving room for the growth that a good program brings.",
   "date_published": "2026-09-07T09:00:00Z",
   "image": "https://tirekeepr.com/assets/blog/rack-space-storage-program.jpg"
  },
  {
   "id": "https://tirekeepr.com/blog/damaged-lost-stored-tire/",
   "url": "https://tirekeepr.com/blog/damaged-lost-stored-tire/",
   "title": "What should a shop do when a stored tire is damaged or lost?",
   "summary": "It will happen eventually, even in a careful shop. The way you search, communicate, and make it right decides whether you lose one set or one customer and their referrals.",
   "date_published": "2026-09-07T09:00:00Z",
   "image": "https://tirekeepr.com/assets/blog/damaged-lost-stored-tire.jpg"
  },
  {
   "id": "https://tirekeepr.com/blog/changeover-rush-scheduling/",
   "url": "https://tirekeepr.com/blog/changeover-rush-scheduling/",
   "title": "Which appointment scheduling approach handles the spring and fall changeover rush best?",
   "summary": "Two short windows a year decide whether your storage program feels effortless or chaotic. How to structure booking, staging, and bay time so the rush runs on rails.",
   "date_published": "2026-09-07T09:00:00Z",
   "image": "https://tirekeepr.com/assets/blog/changeover-rush-scheduling.jpg"
  },
  {
   "id": "https://tirekeepr.com/blog/track-tpms-sensors-changeover/",
   "url": "https://tirekeepr.com/blog/track-tpms-sensors-changeover/",
   "title": "Why does a seasonal changeover go wrong when TPMS sensors are not tracked?",
   "summary": "The warning light that comes on a mile down the road is usually a records problem, not a parts problem. What to log about sensors at intake so every changeover ends with a clear dash.",
   "date_published": "2026-09-07T09:00:00Z",
   "image": "https://tirekeepr.com/assets/blog/track-tpms-sensors-changeover.jpg"
  },
  {
   "id": "https://tirekeepr.com/blog/mounted-wheels-vs-bare-tires/",
   "url": "https://tirekeepr.com/blog/mounted-wheels-vs-bare-tires/",
   "title": "How do you store mounted winter wheel sets differently from bare tires?",
   "summary": "The two kinds of sets take different racks, different handling, different changeover slots, and often different prices. A practical split for shops that store both.",
   "date_published": "2026-09-07T09:00:00Z",
   "image": "https://tirekeepr.com/assets/blog/mounted-wheels-vs-bare-tires.jpg"
  },
  {
   "id": "https://tirekeepr.com/blog/tire-storage-agreement-terms/",
   "url": "https://tirekeepr.com/blog/tire-storage-agreement-terms/",
   "title": "What should a tire storage agreement say before a customer signs it?",
   "summary": "A one-page agreement prevents most of the awkward conversations a storage program can generate. The clauses that matter, in plain language, and the ones that should not be left out.",
   "date_published": "2026-09-07T09:00:00Z",
   "image": "https://tirekeepr.com/assets/blog/tire-storage-agreement-terms.jpg"
  },
  {
   "id": "https://tirekeepr.com/blog/spreadsheet-to-storage-software/",
   "url": "https://tirekeepr.com/blog/spreadsheet-to-storage-software/",
   "title": "When should a tire shop move from a spreadsheet to storage software?",
   "summary": "A spreadsheet runs a small storage program surprisingly well, until one day it does not. The signals that say the tool is now costing more than it saves, and how to switch without losing a season.",
   "date_published": "2026-09-07T09:00:00Z",
   "image": "https://tirekeepr.com/assets/blog/spreadsheet-to-storage-software.jpg"
  },
  {
   "id": "https://tirekeepr.com/blog/train-new-hire-intake/",
   "url": "https://tirekeepr.com/blog/train-new-hire-intake/",
   "title": "How do you train a new hire to run tire storage intake during the busiest week?",
   "summary": "Storage intake mistakes stay hidden until changeover season, when they turn into lost sets and awkward phone calls. Here is the sequence we would teach a new hire, and how we would check their work.",
   "date_published": "2026-09-09T09:00:00Z",
   "image": "https://tirekeepr.com/assets/blog/train-new-hire-intake.jpg"
  },
  {
   "id": "https://tirekeepr.com/blog/storage-customer-sells-car/",
   "url": "https://tirekeepr.com/blog/storage-customer-sells-car/",
   "title": "What should a shop do when a storage customer sells the car their winter tires fit?",
   "summary": "A sold vehicle turns a stored tire set into a rack slot you are carrying for free. Here is how to catch it early, check fitment against the new car, and close the record cleanly.",
   "date_published": "2026-09-09T09:00:00Z",
   "image": "https://tirekeepr.com/assets/blog/storage-customer-sells-car.jpg"
  }
 ]
}