Back to Basics: Part 2: Tire’s Belt Package Affects Comfort, Steering, Durability
In the January issue of Tire Review, we talked about the primary role of a tire’s bead and sidewall. Now, we’re going to move to the belt package. Let’s begin with some things you probably don’t know. For example, did you know that there are more parts in a tire’s belt system and carcass than
Flat-Out Progress?
One of the new technologies introduced recently by a major tire company really has the trucking industry talking – at least in certain vocational segments that have consistent problems with downtime due to tire punctures. In the commercial truck tire market, the problem of punctures peaked as the era of tube-type bias ply tires drew
Let’s Get Vertical
For those of you who have been involved in off-road racing, hill climbing and rock crawling, you know what I’m talking about. And for those of you who think that drifting is the only motorsport showing growth, I have something to tell you! Over the last few years, the popularity of all manner of off-road
Chaos Theory?: Managing Inventory in Today’s Tire Industry
Inventory management today is more important – and more complicated and challenging – than it has ever been in the history of the tire industry, according to Daniel Brown, senior vice president of procurement at American Tire Distributors. “Today’s consumer expects a multi-brand offering at the point of sale,” Brown wrote in a recent article
Around the Globe
My youngest son, Alex, loved Legos. Still does. For Christmas or his birthday, he would often get those pre-fab Lego kits that would yield a racecar, Space Shuttle, robot, what have you. One quick glance at the instructions and 10 minutes later, he’d be done. So much for the “hours and hours of enjoyment” promised
Service or Secrets?
Do you remember Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX)? Of course not. But he was the one who introduced the Right to Repair Act (H.R. 2735) on the floor of Congress back in 2001.
Parts Fake Out: Counterfeiting a Growing Crime; Tire Dealers Can Be Held Liable
Counterfeiting a Growing Crime; Tire Dealers Can Be Held Liable
The Battle Plan: Goodyear Set to Finish in the Black But Won’t Declare Victory Just Yet
Goodyear Set to Finish in the Black But Won’t Declare Victory Just Yet
Shade of Winter: Vredestein Shows Off Wintrac Xtreme; Growth Plans Heat Up
Vredestein Shows Off Wintrac Xtreme; Growth Plans Heat Up
Hands-on Learning: BFNAT Takes Three New Tires on the Road With Classroom on Wheels
BFNAT Takes Three New Tires on the Road With Classroom on Wheels
Good Times, Hard Times: With Global Demand Straining OTR Tire Supply, Dealers Must Again Look to Customer Service For Profit Growth, Experts Say
After five or so years of just scraping by, the North American OTR tire market is enjoying a happy problem – warehouse-emptying sales. In fact, the global OTR tire business is having the same problem. But that happy problem has created a larger, more ominous issue: inventories are virtually non-existent, backorders are heavy and manufacturers
Aligning Rigs
Several months ago, a trucking industry friend asked me, “How often should I align my trucks?” This is a fair question, to be sure, similar to those asked when establishing proper oil change intervals or setting time and mileage limits for cooling system maintenance. Before giving him a simple time interval, though, it occurred to