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The Tire Man retiring, closing his shop in Oakwood
Fred Moses has owned Freds Treads for 28 years
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Tires are stacked throughout Fred's Treads on Tuesday morning as owner Fred Moses nears retirement and has started the process of closing his longtime Oakwood tire shop. Moses has been in business at his Mundy Mill Road and Interstate 985 site for nearly three decades.
“The Tire Man” is about to become the retired man. Fred Moses, longtime owner of Fred’s Treads in Oakwood, is throwing in the shop towel after nearly three decades at his business off Mundy Mill Road at Interstate 985. “Closing down here is very, very dear to my heart, and I’ll probably cry when I pull out of here” for the last time, he said.
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