Filling the Gap: BFNAT Doing its Part to Help Lessen Impact of OTR Tire Shortage
BFNAT Doing its Part to Help Lessen Impact of OTR Tire Shortage
CarbonBlack TyreXchange Introduces Tyre Quoting Marketplace
(Staffordshire, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) CarbonBlack TyreXchange (CarbonBlack), Australia’s first independent online quoting marketplace for new passenger tyres and related services, outlined on Nov. 12 its plans for a national rollout.
Cheap Chinese Imports Worry Tyremakers
(Akron/Tire Review – India Business Standard) With the tyre market being flooded with cheaper Chinese bus and truck tyres, the domestic tyre industry is up in arms about the under-invoicing of these imports and their inferior quality.
Sourcebook 2007 Coming Soon
Tire Review’s Sourcebook, the “must read, must keep” issue of the year, according to readers and advertisers, is on its way.
Perfect Fit: Matching Tire to Application Even More Critical in Broad Industrial Tire Market
Matching Tire to Application Even More Critical in Broad Industrial Tire Market Sometimes, when a person widens his or her view of something, that something tends to expand and take on a life of its own. After all, perception is reality; it’s all in the eye of the beholder. So it goes with industrial tires.
Increase in Lost Truck Tires Puzzles State Patrol
(Akron/Tire Review – Seattle Post-Intelligencer) The Washington State Patrol is uncertain why so many heavy trucks have lost tires while driving in the Seattle area recently, but as of May 30, the number of incidents jumped to five for the month of May.
Raw (Materials) Deal: Strapped By Rising Costs, Tiremakers Look at Fresh Alternatives
The volatility of the world’s political climate, the unpredictable weather in North America and El NiÑo in the Pacific Ocean are having very expected outcomes in terms of the cost of raw materials for the tire industry. Oh yes, and then there’s China. The economy of the world’s most-populous country continues to grow faster than
SA Tyre Distribution Faces Its Biggest Challenge Yet
(Douglasdale, South Africa/S.A. Treads) When I first joined the tyre industry in the late 1980s, it was a booming trade.
End Users Voice Servicing Concerns
(Douglasdale, South Africa/Southern Africa Treads) What do our customers think of us? More importantly, how do they rate our service levels?
New Marangoni Ad Campaign
(Clacton, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) Hard on the heels of its successful advertising campaign promoting the Marangoni brand, and its exclusive UK distribution partnership with Group Tyre (UK) Ltd, Marangoni has unveiled its second innovative ad campaign for 2006.