Record-Setting TIA OTR Conference Delivers Vital Market Data, Trends
Records are made to be broken, they like to say, and since TIA enhanced the educational and networking opportunities afforded by its annual OTR Tire Conference, attendance records seem to fall every year. The 57th annual conference, held at the Westin Mission Hills in Rancho Mirage, Calif., drew a record 495 dealers, retreaders and suppliers
Revamped BFGoodrich g-Force Sport Comp-2 Hits the Market on Target
Michelin North America’s all-new BFGoodrich g-Force Sport Comp-2 tire seems to have entered the market at exactly the right time. Domestic sports cars – currently about even in market share with import performance cars – are projected to become the majority beginning in 2014. OE wheel size growth figures show an increasing trend toward larger,
Delta World Tire’s Determination, Community Ties Prevail in Disaster
As one of the fourth generation owners of Delta World Tire, Paul Bernstein has received plenty of advice on how to succeed in business, but there are a few principles that have stood the test of time. “Quality, products, excellent customer service and competitive pricing,” says Bernstein. “That was something our great-grandfather tried to instill
More Dialogue Needed to Sort Out Tire Repair, Used Tire Legislation
There has been a little discussion (see First Off, February 2012) about the concept of legislation, introduced by the Rubber Manufacturers Association (RMA), in reference to forcing all tire repair facilities to perform proper tire repairs and the impact of existing and/or new repairs to used tires intended for sale. This proposed legislative remedy would
Futile Hunt
All kinds of horrible, ear-corrupting sounds can originate from a typical service bay – everything from squeaky customers to seized tensioner pulleys – but the sudden phonic assault emanating from the parts room last week caught me by surprise. I poked my head through the doorway. “Everything alright in here?” Tooner logged off the shop
March 2012 Sales Intelligence
Covering Baltimore, Md.; Billings, Mont.; Charlotte, N.C.; Milwaukee, Wis.; San Diego, Calif.; and Wichita, Kans. retail tire markets during the period of Feb. 2-7.