Carroll Tire Company has evolved from a single retail location in Hapeville, Ga., to one of the nation s largest distributors of private and major brand tires. The company is a subsidiary of TBC Corporation, which is one of the United States largest vertically integrated marketers of tires for the automotive replacement market. The company's retail operations include tire and automotive service centers under the Tire Kingdom, Merchant's Tire & Auto Centers and National Tire & Battery brands, and franchised stores under the Big O Tires brand. Through its Carroll Tire distribution centers, the company markets directly to independent tire dealers in the eastern and southeastern United States. Nationally recognized manufacturers produce TBC s five proprietary brands of private label tires, which include Multi-Mile, Cordovan, Sigma, Vanderbilt and Big O. Carroll Tire Company is located in Hapeville, Ga.