Death by a Thousand Cuts
Is your good nature and the ‘cost of doing business’ doing in your business?
TIA’s 2013 OTR Conference Heavy on Data, Networking
More than 500 members of the tire industry gathered in Puerto Rico for this year’s TIA OTR Conference, not quite a record but an impressive total nonetheless. What was a record was the number of international attendees, who visited the 58th annual conference from 18 countries. Perhaps it was the weather; the beachfront Gran Melia
Visiting Nokian’s ‘White Hell’ to See the Latest Winter Beaters
The reason Akron became the Rubber Capital of the World was not its unique ability or those of its inhabitants or even the earnestness and inventiveness of the locals. It was, in fact, all about location, location, location. Akron sat along a major east-west shipping corridor with railroads and the Erie Canal servicing the area,
Did Lack of Training or Lack of Concern Kill Tireman?
Sad, sad story out of Canterbury, Kent, in the U.K., where a 21-year-old novice tireman was killed instantly when a "five-foot tall" tire ruptured while he was inflating it while performing a repair.
Dillweeds, Gobbledygook and Adventures in Interpretative Reading
1D; Footnotes: (1) – Based on laboratory testing conducted on June 23, 2012 at 4:27 p.m.; (2) scientific extrapolation derived from same testing. I did not know that people actually speak like that™, but they are apparently all high ranking executives. You have been warned. A few years ago – in 2007, to be more
Practice, Practice, Practice
As Top Shop year starts, tire dealers can show that being the best is no sleight of hand.
Consistency is Key in Goodyear’s ‘On Target’ Message
Dealers love consistency from their suppliers, especially if that means no disruptions or other headaches. Consistency was held up as Goodyear’s badge of honor at its 2012 dealer conference.
It Was 25 Years Ago Today, Sgt. Yeiri Taught the Band to Play…
So what were you doing 25 years ago this month? For that matter, the entire 1986-1990 period? All those years ago I was covering the wild-west show that was tire industry consolidation. Marriages of desire, partnerships of convenience, pairings that were forced by concerned parents. Just two years after Sir James Goldsmith took his lucrative
K&M Tire Marks Growth With Expanded Annual Meeting
K&M Tire has slowly grown from a small two-bay retail store founded in Ottoville, Ohio, to become one of the nation’s largest regional tire wholesalers.
It’s Just a Numbers Game
The “creeping normalcy” of change is taking the heart, soul and backbone out of the tire business.
New Angle to Old Problems
TIA’s “Recommended Practice” approach to used, aged tires makes sense. RMA should agree, right?
Farm Tire Update
Drought, D.C. Weigh on Entire Farm Tire Chain