Industry Report
Bozarth Riding Into the Sunset on Heels of Last Annual ITRA Show
Anything But Average: Profile Study Shows Dealers Adjusting to Stay Ahead
Anything But Average Profile Study Shows Dealers Adjusting to Stay Ahead Tire Review’s annual Tire Dealer Profile Study provides an accurate snapshot of the "typical" tire dealer. This year’s 2000-2001 Dealer Profile Study, however, was expanded to include a more detailed look at today’s commercial tire dealer. While the clear majority of tire dealers are
State of The Union: Low Cost Radials, consolidations, Economy Hurting Retread Industry
State of The Union Low Cost Radials, consolidations, Economy Hurting Retread Industry Developing a forecast for the tire and retread industries for this year has been like trying to forecast the stock market. I can only hope that my industry forecast and report will be more accurate than my stock market judgments over the last
Dealer Diary: Getting It Right
Getting It Right For the past two years, Tire Review has brought you Dealer Diary, a monthly series that focuses on typical tire dealers and the ins and outs of their business.Dave Schardt, president of The Wheel Source in Dayton, Ohio, has made custom wheels his primary focus through both a retail store in Dayton
Brains Match Muscle: The Intelligent Tire
Brains Match Muscleas Tire Chips Finally Hit the Market The Intelligent Tire. Many see it as a myth, an unworkable idea with no real world merit. Others see it as the wave of the future, a screaming-to-be-born combination of technologies that will solve so many tire maintenance matters. It’s no secret that tire manufactures have
Not Satisfied: MAST Sees Growth PotentialDespite Predicted Tight Market
MAST Sees Growth PotentialDespite Predicted Tight Market
Profits 101: A Little Education Can Increase Your Bottom Line
Profits 101 A little education can increase your bottom line. Attention, class. It’s a phrase that many throughout the tire industry have heard numerous times. It’s a phrase that many more still need to hear. Finding properly trained help is something everyone in the industry wants. Poor performers are financial drains on any business. But
Industry Report
Cooper Cutting 1,100 Jobs, Moving Oliver, and Recalling Tires
BFS Strike Threatened: Negotiations Go to the Wire; Nine Plants at Stake
Negotiations Go to the Wire; Nine Plants at Stake
Location! Location! Location?
A few years ago, at least at first glance, one would have thought of a dealer’s success in the OTR tire market was all about Location! Location! Location! If you were correctly positioned geographically, had talented service pros, had access to decent products, and maintained a good relationship with the customer, you had a sizeable leg up on the competition.