Inside Information: RFID Technology Bolsters Tire Management
Radio frequency identification (RFID) technology isn’t new. But when it comes to using RFID technology to track truck tires instead of a skid of laundry soap, what’s old is becoming new again. At his trailer yard in Moses Lake, Wash., Lee McGraw, equipment maintenance manager for regional carrier LTI, scans the tires on 21 tractors
Fleets to Tire Dealers: Give Me Super Savings
He doesn’t like to talk about his experiences with super wide tires very much. “Gives me a competitive advantage over my competition,” he says. But Jimmy Ray, maintenance manager for Mesilla Valley Transportation in New Mexico, is one of a growing band of fleet converts. The 600 tractors and 1,500 trailers he oversees used to
Mutual Rewards: The Case for Outsourcing Has Never Been Stronger
“We hang on to our tire dealership relationships for dear life,” says Gary F. Petty, president and CEO of the National Private Truck Council (NPTC). Petty presumably speaks for most private fleets when he says, ®a lot of them rely on tire dealerships for servicing the tire function. They need that special expertise.® Without question,
Field of Vision: ACCC’s Largest-Ever Dealer Event Looks at Past, Future Success
ACCC’s Largest-Ever Dealer Event Looks at Past, Future SuccessIn a century-old industry, 15 years doesn’t seem like much. But to an entrepreneurial business ®€“ whether a single retail store or alliance of successful dealers ®€“ 15 years is a long time.
Running in Tandem
Running in Tandem Fleet & Dealer Partnerships: Creativity, Dedication and Trust Help Both Sides in Today’s Brutal Market Sometimes a story sounds too good to be true. Listen to what fleet owner Duane Acklie from Omaha, Neb., has to say about spending money with tire dealers. "When I spend money with today’s sophisticated, creative tire
Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy Consolidations, NHTSA testing and Asian imports have made the retread market muddy Inspect the casing. Remove old tread. Apply new tread rubber. Cure and trim the tire. Repeat as necessary. The act of retreading a tire isn’t the most complex thing in the industry. However, getting a firm handle on the medium truck
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Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. gained some breathing room from its short-term financial obligations by renegotiating loan agreements, but Wall Street analysts and the tire industry are keeping a close eye on Goodyear as it struggles to gain positive momentum.
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Famed Calif. Dealer May Disappear
From the Track to the Rack
From the Track to the Rack Racing tires, like passenger car tires, are specialized for different applications and purposes. Every form of racing has its own speed, traction and handling needs that require specially designed tires. A Formula 1 car obviously needs a different type of tire than a NASCAR racer or a NHRA Top
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TIRES UNDER FIRE – AGAINContis, Generals, Dunlops and Firestones Eyed