What We Offer

Consulting

Dealers First Affiliates provides start-up and on-going consulting for your operation. The company offers services to train your staff and develop a system of operation tailored to your specific objectives. Such services would include evaluating dealer client prospects and assisting with audits of your on-going operation.

Here are some areas where our support can be valuable:

Dealer/customer qualification and evaluation
Establishing relationships with the auto auctions
Legal agreements with dealers
Accounting systems, transaction documentation and entry posting guidelines
Management of titles and checks
Security safeguards and procedures
Operational forms and procedures
Risk management – inventory verifications

Software

Tirekicker™ is a software program that has been developed by Dealers First Affiliates, Inc. based in Asheville, NC. This program is designed for vehicle inventory financing operations with the specific objectives of maximizing income and better lending via comprehensive risk management. In addition, the efficient dissemination of information to and from dealers allows lenders to manage their floor planning operations with minimum personnel.

Major aspects of the Tirekicker™ program are promoting maximum income, managing business risk and facilitating better dealer inventory management. Tirekicker™ Software provides the following to implement your operations:

Billing cycles – customizable per your requirements
Fee and interest management – configurable by company or by dealer client
Employee access restrictions and tracking activity
Dealer information tracking
Manage different investor’s interests – the program allows tracking of separate ownership if different fund sources are employed
Transaction and information management with reconciliation features for error tracking
Inventory audit management – cycle counts with exception notation and variance analysis
Inventory aging management – highly configurable reporting to best suit the needs of each dealer
Online access for dealers to the client-side version of the program

Potential Users of this program include banks, private finance companies, auctions; existing or start-up operators

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Dealers First offers the best floor planning solution in the industry. They helped us implement a business model best suited for our needs which gives us a real competitive edge over other lenders. The training and implementation were first rate.

Earl Bridges
Palmetto Dealer Funding