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Lightning and Tires

One thing for sure: spring and summer bring storms that can be severe at times. Sometimes the storms can come together quickly making your reaction time short. This can be a major safety concern if one does not know where to seek shelter while on the property. There are times that not just you but

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Start 2015 OTR Tire Sales on the Right Foot

Many of us make New Year’s resolutions each year.  We resolve to do things such as lose weight or spend more time with family. These resolutions are a focus and goal that we all hope to achieve. On the business side, how many of you had resolutions to give better support to your customers, deliver

Keep Off-the-Road (OTR) Tire Sales, Service Sharp

Here we are in the final quarter of 2014 and again we are all saying how fast the year has flown by. Many dealers have reported that their OTR tire businesses are up this year compared to last year, which is excellent news. But I also hear the same familiar comment: finding and retaining good

Move From Price to the Right Tire

How many times has your customer called and said, “I need tires on my loader or ADT What do you have and how much?” Yes, this is an all too common phrase that each of us responds to differently. But, your response is critical to the success or failure of the sale. This is why

Expanding Your OTR Footprint

Step out of your comfort zone to help grow your OTR business opportunities.

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Safely Inspect OTR Tires

Knowing your surroundings around large equipment helps prevent accidents.

Preparing for Winter Tire Sales

Before the snow starts flying, it’s a great time to review customer needs for grader tires

Maximizing Performance of Underground Mining Tires Takes a Deeper Approach

Do the maintenance practices for tires operated in an underground environment versus a surface operation change? The answer is NO. In fact, more focus needs to be spent on maintaining the haul roads, loading and dumping areas to minimize early tire failure. Generally, in an underground mine operation water is difficult to avoid, which makes

Year-End OTR Tire Strategies

It is hard to believe that 2012 will soon be history and 2013 is within sight. This time of year is very important to your future success and growth for the New Year. While it’s a great time to spend with family and friends – and hopefully relax from the hectic year that is passing

Study to Achieve Maximum Tire Hours for OTR Customers

Summer is a great time of year for vacations, family gatherings and closely monitoring your customer’s OTR tires. With more demand on your time, sometimes it is easy to let the site inspections and air pressure checks slide. This is when trouble will start for many customers, even though they may not see the negative

Taking a Negative to a Positive When Analyzing OTR Tire Takeoffs

We all have been in this situation: You’re looking at some removed OTR tires with the customer standing next to you looking for answers. You think you know the reason for the removal of the tires being inspected, but then you see something else that could also be a reason. Now you have to figure

Selecting the Correct OTR Tire Benefits Everyone

Demand placed on your customers to deliver their end products at competitive prices puts a lot of pressure on the commercial tire dealer. No longer can a salesperson assume that supplying the same product to the customer is the right thing to do for both parties.OTR tire customers are looking for ways to improve their