Video: Aluminum or Steel Wheels – What’s Best for Your Heavy-Duty Truck?
Wheels basically fall into two categories – aluminum and steel. And like every other part you spec for your truck, the right choice for you might not be the right choice for your neighbor. Instead, it all depends on your application.
Video: Five tips to make your truck’s wheels last
There’s a lot to consider when spec’ing the wheels on your truck, but with the correct application and proper maintenance, these days it isn’t uncommon for wheels to last the life of the vehicle. Here are five tips to make sure your truck’s wheels last as long as the truck itself.
Proud to Be an Independent Tire Dealer: Joshua Baughman, Van’s Auto Service & Tire Pros
Most tire dealers don’t make a habit of giving away service work free-of-charge, but for Joshua Baughman, owner of four Van’s Auto Service & Tire Pros stores in Ohio, the strategy has helped him see 25-40% growth year-over-year.
California Enacts Law Prohibiting Installation of Unsafe Used Tires
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a new used tire law, which forbids the installation of unsafe used tires on vehicles in the state.
Video: TPMS or ATIS – What’s better for a heavy-duty truck?
There are two main types of digital tire monitoring systems in the marketplace: Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems, known as TPMS, and Automatic Tire Inflation Systems, known as ATIS. For a fleet manager, deciding on one system over another isn’t as straight-forward as you might think.
North Gateway Tire in Ohio Celebrates 40 Years in Business
North Gateway Tire in Medina, Ohio invited dealers, suppliers and customers to its northeast Ohio warehouse to celebrate a milestone 40 years in business.
Proud to Be an Independent Tire Dealer: Chad Niezgocki, Twin River Tire & Auto Inc.
Chad Niezgocki, owner of Twin River Tire & Auto Inc., tends to see a lot of unfamiliar faces where his three stores – two named Granite City Tire & Auto and another named Plaza Tire & Auto – operate in the heart of Minnesota, in Saint Cloud, Sartell and Alexandria.
Tire Review on Labor Day Break
Due to the holiday, there will be no World Tire Report e-newsletter Monday, Sept. 2. It will resume publication Sept. 3
Ohio Tire Pros Shop Honors Girl Killed by Drugged Driver with Fully-Restored ’86 Mustang
Thanks to Van’s Auto Service & Tire Pros, one 16-year-old’s first car represents much more than access to the open road – it serves as a tribute to a close friend killed by a drugged driver years ago.
Video: Fifteen years later, are SmartWay tires still the smart choice?
The EPA launched SmartWay 15 years ago this month. It’s a program which was created to reduce freight transportation-related climate change and emissions, which ultimately leads to fleets saving more money. But after all this time, Tire Review Associate Editor David Sickels asks: Are SmartWay tires still the smart choice?
Proud to Be an Independent Tire Dealer: Nate and Karl Fujarski, Shores Car Care
Shores Car Care has always been known for its excellent service and repair work, but Owner Nate Fujarski says it was the decision to get into retail tire sales around 2012 that propelled the business to the one-stop shop it’s now known to be.
Club 3633: Jessica Egerton
Jessica Egerton is responsible for the overall marketing strategy for each Cooper Tire & Rubber brand, as well as communicating that strategy to retailers and consumers. For Jessica, fostering strong relationships with the people she works with is a critical aspect of the job, and a big part of what motivates her in her position. The Tire Review Club 3633 celebrates and recognizes the next generation of innovators in the tire industry.
