Les Schwab Tire Centers has sued one of its suppliers, alleging that defective valve stems caused "hundreds" of flat tires.For some customers with leaking valves, Les Schwab said, the fix was as ...

Les Schwab died in May 2007 at the age of 89, leaving the business in the hands of his four grandchildren. All four sit on the company's board, but none is active in day-to-day management.

Within a couple of years, Schwab had opened three tire stores, and now Les Schwab Tire Center is a well-known name across the western United States. 2021 Best Tire Shop: Les Schwab | Tri-City Herald ...

PRINEVILLE, Ore. – Les Schwab, a cowboy-hatted icon of Oregon who turned a dilapidated tire shop he bought in 1952 with borrowed money into a regional empire, died Friday at age 89, his company ...