Moving In All Directions: Hankook Expands Presence to Improve Global Positioning
Hankook Expands Presence to Improve Global Positioning
New OHSA Ruling Means Added Employer Costs
OSHA has ruled that employers must pay the cost of providing any personal protective equipment necessary to protect workers from job-related injuries.
STL’s Dietz Named WTC Chairman-Elect
(Akron/Tire Review) Tim Dietz, an account and technical sales manager for Standards Testing Laboratories, was named chairman-elect of SEMA’s Wheel & Tire Council.
Small Business, Big Ideas: Smaller Companies Offer Products to Fill a Niche in Your Business
Smaller Companies Offer Products to Fill a Niche in Your Business David triumphs again! That could be the slogan for many small companies who are pursuing the same consumer dollar that large companies are vying for. Except they are doing it on a tiny budget and throwing every available resource they have to capture the
Alabama Dealer Wins Cool New Lexus
(Akron/Tire Review) Birmingham, Ala., tire dealer Bill Rodgers Jr. was the grand-prize winner of Continental Tire North America’s special SEMA Show sweepstakes.
ALI Elects Board, Shows New Site
(Akron/Tire Review) The Automotive Lift Institute (ALI) re-elected Jerry Lentz of Challenger Lifts Inc. to a second term as chairman of its board during the association’s annual membership meeting, held recently in conjunction with the AAPEX and SEMA Shows.
Cepek Honored for Project Vehicle Tires
(Akron/Tire Review) Dick Cepek Performance Tires & Wheels will receive Ford’s 2007 Product Excellence award for its role in creating its “Project Crusher” 2008 F-250 Super Duty Project Vehicle, which was unveiled at recent SEMA Show.
Continental Warns Against Pirated Reproductions
(Staffordshire, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) Only a week after the U.S. Tire Industry Association announced at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas its “policy resolution” regarding look-alike tyres, Continental AG has released its own statement on the issue of counterfeit products.
Kumho Close to U.S. Tire Plant Decision
(Akron/Tire Review) Kumho Tire Co. is indeed planning to build its first U.S. tire plant, and hopes to announce its location by the end of this year.
Zurich Hosts Annual Conference
(Akron/Tire Review) Zurich’s Direct Underwriters business unit held its fifth annual “Aftermarket Industry Conference” during last week’s SEMA Show.