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Current Issue > January 2012
How to Find and Hire High-Quality Employees
Computer technology may be an earth-shaking breakthrough in gathering information, but it can't always help with one simple problem common to shop owners everywhere: How to find good employees. Countless sociological and economic issues have come into... read more
Utility Applications Hold Demand Steady in ATV/UTV Tire Segment
While sales of recreational all-terrain vehicles took a steep drop during the recent tough economic times, steady sales of utility terrain vehicles help­ed to stabilize the overall ATV/UTV market. The lag in equipment sales – and subsequent... read more
NHTSA Clarifies 'Make Inoperative' Provisions of TPMS Regs
In early 2011, TIA reached out to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) regarding scenarios that tire retailers commonly face when servicing vehicles equipped with TPMS. TIA was specifically addressing the so-called "make ino... read more
The Science Behind, Inside the Versatile ATV Tire
The ATV was born out of necessity when Japanese farmers needed a better way of getting to town from farms that were located in isolated, mountainous areas. Rainy seasons made the mountainous roads impassable with conventional vehicles and thus the... read more
Complete Brake Job Protects Driver, Other Vehicle Components
January 16, 2012
The problem with routines is that we tend to - you guessed it - fall into them. Because the braking systems on many modern vehicles are integrated into other systems like vehicle stability control (VSC) and traction control, modern braking systems must... read more
 
What Today's Trucking Fleets Require from Tire Suppliers
January 16, 2012
Trucking companies are in the business of hauling freight from point A to point B. They have a schedule to meet and they certainly don't want to miss their deadlines be­cause of tire-related vehicle downtime. Just-in-time delivery schedules make... read more
 
Hit These Five Targets for Extremely Satisfied Customers
January 16, 2012
There's a lot of discussion these days about providing superior customer service - in fact, this subject is the cornerstone of my Pinnacle Performance sales and customer service training for the tire/auto service industry. For many, “super... read more
 
Kumho Tire Looks to Carry 2011's Successes the Into New Year
January 16, 2012
Rather than wait until the start of the new year, Kumho Tire USA held its 2012 dealer meeting at the close of 2011. The timing of the mid-December gathering, along with the event's "Let's Go" theme, each reflected the tiremaker's eagerness... read more
 
Double Coin Sees Growth Opportunity in New JV, Passenger Tire Line
January 16, 2012
Since being installed as the chairman and head of Double Coin Holdings just a couple of years ago, Liu Xun Feng has been busy both stabilizing his fast-growing international tire company and creating new ways for it to continue growing. Long a respected... read more
 
TIA's Expanded Training Effort a 'Gift' That Does Keep on Giving
January 16, 2012
The big news out of November's SEMA Show/Global Tire Expo wasn't really new "news." Equally, it wasn't just more of the same. It was, though, perhaps the single biggest opportunity that you, your staff and your business have for a strong, growing... read more
 
Product Spotlight: Nitrogen Inflation
January 16, 2012
Nitrogen inflation offers advantages over filling tires with just compressed air. According to one industry source, nitrogen-inflated tires hold their pressure longer, offering customers better gas mileage, superior handling, increased handling and... read more
 
Diverse Staff, Modern Methods Equal Success for Miller Tirecraft
January 16, 2012
Recognizing diversity in the community and making those differences a positive for customer and company alike have been keys to the growth of maritime Canada's Miller Tirecraft. Founded as Miller Tire Services Ltd. in 1978 in Halifax, Nova Scotia... read more
 
January 2012 Sales Intelligence
January 16, 2012
Covering Bismarck, N.D.; Cleveland, Ohio; Concord, N.H.; Little Rock, Ark; Los Angeles, Calif.; and Winston-Salem, N.C. retail tire markets during the period of Dec. 2-7. Tire Review and InteliChek present up-to-date tire and service price information... read more
 
  
    
 
Entries are now being accepted for the
2012 Top Shop Award Program.