It was the third North American capital improvement program announced by NA in the last three months. The company committed $85 million to boost capacity at its Lexington, S.C., OTR tire plant, and another $80 million to increased super wide tire capacity at its Waterville, Nova Scotia, plant.
We’ve seen actual growth in terms of technicians hired in this industry – that doesn’t mean the technician shortage or demand is going away.
No matter how big a tire business gets, technician demand is a real issue for every shop out there. However, after a promising amount of technician hires in recent years, could the technician shortage be faltering? A look at demand and how our Top Shops find success may give us that answer.
ETRMA reported declines ranging from -6% in consumer to -21% in agricultural tires, warning of economic threats hammering demand.
Winter tires are designed to handle more than just snowy winter conditions. The term “snow tire” doesn’t tell the whole story.
Michelin said budget truck tire competition forced restructuring that includes its Karlsruhe, Trier and Homburg facilities.
The company is highlighting new complete strut assemblies and air shocks for EV applications.
The recall includes certain Arroyo, Landgolden, Landsail, Lexani, Lionhart, Mavis, Mohave, National, Radar and Vercelli lines.
John Quirk says customers do not simply support VIP due to getting great service; it’s because his people build relationships.
The company said its first ‘powered by Treadsy’ partnership is with Rent-A-Center.
Anyline and Treads partnered to include data and analytics via the Treads app, starting with Anyline’s Tread Depth Scanner.
