EXHIBIT 24.1
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                                 TBC CORPORATION

                            LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY
                            -------------------------

             WHEREAS,  TBC Corporation (the "Company")  intends to file with the
Securities  and Exchange  Commission its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2000;

             NOW, THEREFORE,  the undersigned,  in his capacity as a director of
the Company,  hereby appoints Lawrence C. Day and/or Thomas W. Garvey, or either
of them,  his true and lawful  attorney-in-fact  and  agent,  with full power of
substitution  and  resubstitution,  to execute in his name, place and stead, the
Company's  Annual  Report  on Form 10-K for the year  ended  December  31,  2000
(including  any  amendment to such  report),  and any and all other  instruments
necessary or incidental in connection  therewith,  and to file the same with the
Securities and Exchange  Commission.  Either of said  attorneys  shall have full
power  and  authority  to do and  perform  in the  name  and  on  behalf  of the
undersigned,  in the  aforesaid  capacity,  every act  whatsoever  necessary  or
desirable to be done,  as fully to all intents and  purposes as the  undersigned
might or could do in person.  The  undersigned  hereby ratifies and approves the
acts of either of said attorneys.

             IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the  undersigned has executed this instrument
this 22 day of March, 2001.

                              /s/ Marvin E. Bruce
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                             Marvin E. Bruce









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                                 TBC CORPORATION

                            LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY
                            -------------------------

             WHEREAS,  TBC Corporation (the "Company")  intends to file with the
Securities  and Exchange  Commission its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2000;

             NOW, THEREFORE,  the undersigned,  in his capacity as a director of
the Company,  hereby appoints Lawrence C. Day and/or Thomas W. Garvey, or either
of them,  his true and lawful  attorney-in-fact  and  agent,  with full power of
substitution  and  resubstitution,  to execute in his name, place and stead, the
Company's  Annual  Report  on Form 10-K for the year  ended  December  31,  2000
(including  any  amendment to such  report),  and any and all other  instruments
necessary or incidental in connection  therewith,  and to file the same with the
Securities and Exchange  Commission.  Either of said  attorneys  shall have full
power  and  authority  to do and  perform  in the  name  and  on  behalf  of the
undersigned,  in the  aforesaid  capacity,  every act  whatsoever  necessary  or
desirable to be done,  as fully to all intents and  purposes as the  undersigned
might or could do in person.  The  undersigned  hereby ratifies and approves the
acts of either of said attorneys.

             IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the  undersigned has executed this instrument
this 22 day of March, 2001.

                                    /s/ Robert H. Dunlap
                                   --------------------------------------
                                   Robert H. Dunlap













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                                 TBC CORPORATION

                            LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY
                            -------------------------

             WHEREAS,  TBC Corporation (the "Company")  intends to file with the
Securities  and Exchange  Commission its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2000;

             NOW, THEREFORE,  the undersigned,  in his capacity as a director of
the Company,  hereby appoints Lawrence C. Day and/or Thomas W. Garvey, or either
of them,  his true and lawful  attorney-in-fact  and  agent,  with full power of
substitution  and  resubstitution,  to execute in his name, place and stead, the
Company's  Annual  Report  on Form 10-K for the year  ended  December  31,  2000
(including  any  amendment to such  report),  and any and all other  instruments
necessary or incidental in connection  therewith,  and to file the same with the
Securities and Exchange  Commission.  Either of said  attorneys  shall have full
power  and  authority  to do and  perform  in the  name  and  on  behalf  of the
undersigned,  in the  aforesaid  capacity,  every act  whatsoever  necessary  or
desirable to be done,  as fully to all intents and  purposes as the  undersigned
might or could do in person.  The  undersigned  hereby ratifies and approves the
acts of either of said attorneys.

             IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the  undersigned has executed this instrument
this 22 day of March, 2001.

                               /s/ Charles A. Ledsinger, Jr.
                              -------------------------------------------
                              Charles A. Ledsinger, Jr.









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                                 TBC CORPORATION

                            LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY
                            -------------------------

             WHEREAS,  TBC Corporation (the "Company")  intends to file with the
Securities  and Exchange  Commission its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2000;

             NOW, THEREFORE,  the undersigned,  in his capacity as a director of
the Company,  hereby appoints Lawrence C. Day and/or Thomas W. Garvey, or either
of them,  his true and lawful  attorney-in-fact  and  agent,  with full power of
substitution  and  resubstitution,  to execute in his name, place and stead, the
Company's  Annual  Report  on Form 10-K for the year  ended  December  31,  2000
(including  any  amendment to such  report),  and any and all other  instruments
necessary or incidental in connection  therewith,  and to file the same with the
Securities and Exchange  Commission.  Either of said  attorneys  shall have full
power  and  authority  to do and  perform  in the  name  and  on  behalf  of the
undersigned,  in the  aforesaid  capacity,  every act  whatsoever  necessary  or
desirable to be done,  as fully to all intents and  purposes as the  undersigned
might or could do in person.  The  undersigned  hereby ratifies and approves the
acts of either of said attorneys.

             IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the  undersigned has executed this instrument
this 22 day of March, 2001.

                                     /s/ William J. McCarthy
                                    -----------------------------------------
                                    William J. McCarthy









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                                 TBC CORPORATION

                            LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY
                            -------------------------

             WHEREAS,  TBC Corporation (the "Company")  intends to file with the
Securities  and Exchange  Commission its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2000;

             NOW, THEREFORE,  the undersigned,  in his capacity as a director of
the Company,  hereby appoints Lawrence C. Day and/or Thomas W. Garvey, or either
of them,  his true and lawful  attorney-in-fact  and  agent,  with full power of
substitution  and  resubstitution,  to execute in his name, place and stead, the
Company's  Annual  Report  on Form 10-K for the year  ended  December  31,  2000
(including  any  amendment to such  report),  and any and all other  instruments
necessary or incidental in connection  therewith,  and to file the same with the
Securities and Exchange  Commission.  Either of said  attorneys  shall have full
power  and  authority  to do and  perform  in the  name  and  on  behalf  of the
undersigned,  in the  aforesaid  capacity,  every act  whatsoever  necessary  or
desirable to be done,  as fully to all intents and  purposes as the  undersigned
might or could do in person.  The  undersigned  hereby ratifies and approves the
acts of either of said attorneys.

             IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the  undersigned has executed this instrument
this 22 day of March, 2001.

                                    /s/ Donald Ratajczak
                                   ----------------------------------------
                                   Donald Ratajczak





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                                 TBC CORPORATION

                            LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY
                            -------------------------

             WHEREAS,  TBC Corporation (the "Company")  intends to file with the
Securities  and Exchange  Commission its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2000;

             NOW, THEREFORE,  the undersigned,  in his capacity as a director of
the Company,  hereby appoints Lawrence C. Day and/or Thomas W. Garvey, or either
of them,  his true and lawful  attorney-in-fact  and  agent,  with full power of
substitution  and  resubstitution,  to execute in his name, place and stead, the
Company's  Annual  Report  on Form 10-K for the year  ended  December  31,  2000
(including  any  amendment to such  report),  and any and all other  instruments
necessary or incidental in connection  therewith,  and to file the same with the
Securities and Exchange  Commission.  Either of said  attorneys  shall have full
power  and  authority  to do and  perform  in the  name  and  on  behalf  of the
undersigned,  in the  aforesaid  capacity,  every act  whatsoever  necessary  or
desirable to be done,  as fully to all intents and  purposes as the  undersigned
might or could do in person.  The  undersigned  hereby ratifies and approves the
acts of either of said attorneys.

             IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the  undersigned has executed this instrument
this 22 day of March, 2001.

                                   /s/ Robert R. Schoeberl
                                  ----------------------------------------
                                  Robert R. Schoeberl









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                                 TBC CORPORATION

                            LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY
                            -------------------------

             WHEREAS,  TBC Corporation (the "Company")  intends to file with the
Securities  and Exchange  Commission its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2000;

             NOW, THEREFORE,  the undersigned,  in his capacity as a director of
the Company,  hereby appoints Lawrence C. Day and/or Thomas W. Garvey, or either
of them,  his true and lawful  attorney-in-fact  and  agent,  with full power of
substitution  and  resubstitution,  to execute in his name, place and stead, the
Company's  Annual  Report  on Form 10-K for the year  ended  December  31,  2000
(including  any  amendment to such  report),  and any and all other  instruments
necessary or incidental in connection  therewith,  and to file the same with the
Securities and Exchange  Commission.  Either of said  attorneys  shall have full
power  and  authority  to do and  perform  in the  name  and  on  behalf  of the
undersigned,  in the  aforesaid  capacity,  every act  whatsoever  necessary  or
desirable to be done,  as fully to all intents and  purposes as the  undersigned
might or could do in person.  The  undersigned  hereby ratifies and approves the
acts of either of said attorneys.

             IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the  undersigned has executed this instrument
this 24th day of March, 2001.

                                    /s/ Raymond E. Schultz
                                   -------------------------------------------
                                   Raymond E. Schultz










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