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Cooper Texarkana Workers Approve New Contract

Workers at Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.'s Texarkana, Ark., plant yesterday overwhelmingly approved a new four-year labor agreement.

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Hankook Dynapro HT Gets Consumer Digest Nod

Hankook's Dynapro HT all-season light truck/SUV tire received a Consumers Digest Best Buy rating in the magazine's February issue.

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Oklahoma Dealer Location Burglarized

Thieves netted a car, a safe and more than $150,000 in tools from the Robertson Tire Co. location in Owasso, Okla.

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Cooper Texarkana Workers Approve New Contract
Workers at Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.'s Texarkana, Ark., plant yesterday overwhelmingly approved a new four-year labor agreement.  read more
Hankook Dynapro HT Gets Consumer Digest Nod
Hankook's Dynapro HT all-season light truck/SUV tire received a Consumers Digest Best Buy rating in the magazine's February issue.  read more
American Tire Has New Website
Nashville's American Tire Co. recently launched its new website at american-tire.com. According to the dealership, the website outlines all of its services and inventory at its...  read more
Tire Dealer Tech Shot, Killed in Texas
A Mexican national has been arrested and charged with murder for allegedly shooting a La Poloma, Texas, tire dealership employee on Jan. 25. Cameron County Sheriff deputies and San Benito police ar...  read more
Toyo Changing Fiscal Year Period
Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. plans to change its accounting period to a straight calendar year period, and will have a nine-month fiscal year in 2012 to accommodate the shift. Previously, Toyo's fisc...  read more
Oklahoma Dealer Location Burglarized
Thieves netted a car, a safe and more than $150,000 in tools from the Robertson Tire Co. location in Owasso, Okla.  read more
Customer Service Manager Added at Perfect Equipment
Perfect Equipment has hired Ken Adams as the company's new customer service manager. Adams most recently served as customer service manager for Beck/Arnley Worldparts, having been promoted from ser...  read more
Pittsburgh Bus Tosses Tires, Causes Accidents
A Pittsburgh Port Authority bus threw a set of duals while in traffic, damaging at least two cars, according to a KDKA-TV report. No one was injured in the Jan. 26 incident. The rear of the 28X ...  read more
EFI Gets Nucap Technology License
Toronto-based Nucap Industries will license its NRS mechanical brake friction attachment technology to European Friction Industries (EFI). The deal will allow EFI to "internally process" Nu...  read more
N.M. Dealer Arrested on Drug Trafficking Charges
A New Mexico tire dealership remains open even after the owner was busted in a drug raid earlier this week. The owner of Victor's Tire Shop in Portales, N.M., was among three men arrested in the ra...  read more
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Leo Speaks on Cooper Lock Out
The Huffington Post on Jan. 23 published a blog entry by USW International president Leo Gerard regarding... read more
2010 Dealer Sales Volume: Consumer Tires
Between 2009 and 2010, half of dealers polled reported their consumer tire dollar sales increased... Read More
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Shandong Linglong Tyre Seeks Expansion in N.A. Market
Shandong Linglong Tyre Co. started life in 1975 when China and Chinese businesses remained a huge mystery to outsiders. Mao Zedong was still alive and leading the country, and only recently had Western... Read More
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Exploring the future of pneumatic truck tires
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How to Find and Hire High-Quality Employees
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