TIA’s Expanded Training Effort a ‘Gift’ That Does Keep on Giving
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 future. “Training, training and more training.” That was the mantra recited by incoming
Double Coin Sees Growth Opportunity in New JV, Passenger Tire Line
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 and well-known name in its domestic market, Double Coin was starting to make
Reaction to ‘Misleading’ Click & Clack Column
By day, Tyson Boyer is a mild-mannered tire and fleet services manager for Midas. In his spare time, Mr. Boyer has taken up the cause for tire retailers everywhere. Last week we spotlighted a recent Click & Clack column that ran in the Calgary Herald. (Presumably, because it is a syndicated column, it also ran
It’s the First Verbatim Issue of 2012!
Sometimes it is best to simply present an article or a press release in its entirety. Exactly as sent and/or received. No edits of any kind. Sometimes we do this because we can’t tell the story any better. Sometimes the craftsmanship of the written effort is just too good to not share. Sometimes, well, the
Is It ‘News’ or a Prediction? And What About Cheap Tires?
It’s easy to toss aside "news" stories published by the state-run and edited China Daily, but often many of these "stories" are actually a clue on which way the breeze in Beijing is blowing. On Dec. 19, the China Daily published a story questioning why so few cars produced by native Chinese companies have been
Ya Can’t Fine What You Can’t See, See?
In another life at another place, I had an "administrative assistant" – an otherwise competent and lovely individual – who apparently didn’t understand just how a tire worked. In our area of the office we had a storage closet for office supplies and stuff – including a couple of dismounted tires. She went into that
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 leaders visited the country. The state-owned Zhaoyuan Tyre Manufacturing & Repairing Plant was officially established in Shandong prefecture, with the primary aim
Give Returning Vets – and Yourself – a Break With the Hire Heroes Act
f 2011. President Obama signed the bill into law on Nov. 21, and now servicemen and women returning from Iraq and Afghanistan will have a leg up on gaining well-deserved (and hopefully good paying) employment upon their return. TIA was a strong backer of the VOW to Hire Heroes Act, which encourages businesses to hire
28,000 Tires and Two Tons of Pasta Later
Wanna be THE tire supplier for Formula One? Think ya got what it takes to make and provide service to the world’s premier motorsport series (so sorry NASCAR)? Based on these stats Pirelli provided from its first year back on the circuit, you might want to reconsider your ambition: • Total race tires provided for
The Ghost of Checkoffs Past
There are two "media" representatives that could make Santa come off as the devil himself (in fact, I believe they already have), and one of them recently took after the Christmas tree industry. The American actual-real-live Christmas tree industry, to be more precise. The Drudge Report recently launched another aimless attack on the Obama Administration,
Improving Our ‘Technology’ With More Expertise and Experience
Got a letter recently from an "Appreciative Fan" of the tire industry. More precisely, of the technological wonders that are today’s radials. "I’m 78. I’ve driven on a lot of tires. I would like to thank the tire industry for designing and manufacturing better and safer tires," wrote Warren Modell of Bronx, N.Y., who mentioned
Live Demonstration Showcases fleetHQ Processes, Benefits
A picture may be worth a thousand words, but a live step-by-step demonstration is worth a lot more. Especially when that demo clearly illustrates how seemingly separate products pull together to deliver one larger service.This was the case in late September when Goodyear took some of its truck tire dealers, key fleets and tire and