ATD Announces Official Distribution Start Date for Penn. Mixing Warehouse
American Tire Distributors, Inc. announced that its one-million-square-foot Pocono Mixing Warehouse in Blakeslee, Pennsylvania will officially begin shipments on Dec. 3.
Meet the Tire Industry Association’s 2018 Hall of Fame Honorees
Get to know TIA’s 218 Hall of Fame Inductees.
Club 3633 Profile: Loudan Hammersmith
Sometimes mom knows best. Five years ago when Loudan Hammersmith was contemplating taking a job with Hercules Tire & Rubber Co., his mother told him, “Everyone needs tires, take the job!” This piece of advice lead Hammersmith to a career in the tire industry and his current role at BKT USA Inc.
A Time To Build
How lucky are we? If you turn on the TV and flip the channel to your favorite news station, watch for five minutes and ask yourself that same question again. How lucky are we?
American Tire Distributors Open New Mixing Center
American Tire Distributors opened a new mixing center on May 16. Located in Roanoke, Texas, the Alliance Regional Mixing Center will serve as an ATD hub for the entire southern region.
Bauer Built Acquires Mankato Oil Commercial Tire Center
Wisconsin-based Bauer Built Inc. acquires Mankato Oil Company Inc.’s commercial tire center in Mankato, Minn., further expanding the dealer’s service network.
Industry Veteran Jerry Ball
Jerry Robert Ball, of Rock Hill, S.C., passed away Aug. 13, 2016 at the age of 82. Ball attended Ohio University, was a U.S. Army Veteran, and a highly respected member of the tire industry for more than 40 years working for Firestone, Cooper Tire & Rubber Co., Hercules Tire & Rubber Co., Sonic Tires,
Driving Forward
In all applications – from a truck running dried goods coast-to-coast to the beer truck delivering frothy kegs to the local watering hole – drive axle tires are constantly working to keep trucks moving. The drive tire’s primary responsibility is to harness and convert the energy transmitted from the engine through the driveline and the
Ironman Adds 8 Sizes to I-Series
Hercules Tire added eight sizes to its Ironman I-Series I-109 EcoFT and I-109 lines. The expansion includes a tubeless LT7.50R16/14 commercial all-steel construction offering and seven Ironman I-109 EcoFT sizes: 11R22.5/14, 11R22.5/16, 11R24.5/14, 11R24.5/16, 295/75R22.5/14, 295/75R22.5/16, 285/75R24.5/14. “These key sizes represent a great deal of new opportunity for our dealers,” said Pat Tripp, director of
Meet the 2014 Tire Review Platinum Performers
Not only did our Benchmarking Study set standards of performance against dozens of real-world business measures, the results also allowed us to grade the actual results of participating dealers against the group. The end result is 10 tire dealers – some are pure retail, some with a mix of vibrant wholesale and/or commercial elements –
