Changing To Meet Changing Needs
Changing To Meet Changing Needs Changes in the medium-duty truck market, as well as rising fuel prices, are driving many of the changes we are now seeing in tires for these vehicles. According to industry statistics, the most popular replacement tire sizes for medium duty commercial trucks from 1996 to 1998 were: 11R22.5, 285/75R22.5 and
Best Practices: Basics of Fleet Tire Maintenance Will Keep Customers Truckin’
Best Practices Basics of Fleet Tire Maintenance Will Keep Customers Truckin’ Even in these booming economic times, when the trucking industry appears to be spending more money on new equipment and tires, truck fleets are still looking to squeeze every penny out of their tire investments. A good truck fleet will buy the best tires
Dealer Diary:Capital-izing on Service
Capital-izing on Service Dealer Name: Sparks Commercial TireLocation: Findlay, OHYears in Operation: 13Number of Employees: 20Repair Specialty: Brakes and springsAverage Number of Repair Orders per week: 105Tire/Service Sales mix: 80 percent tires This is the seventh installment of Tire Review’s Dealer Diary, a year-long series showcasing a typical tire dealer, his business, how he runs
Industry Report
Michelin signs eight more retreaders, now claims 38
The Retreading Market: Plants More Productive, But Pressures Putting the Squeeze On
The Retreading Market Plants More Productive, But Pressures Putting the Squeeze On Retreading has been an integral part of the tire industry and American life for over 100 years. From the earliest days of steel-studded leather bands to the first true mold-cure retreading to the innovation of precure treads, and through the necessity brought on
Debt of Gratitude
Instead of the usual warm temperatures of the desert, it took TANA’s annual OTR conference to heat things up with its biggest and best conference to date. Congratulations!
Bright Future Ahead?
Bright Future Ahead? It’s easy to forget sometimes that private branders even exist. They are rarely involved in controversy, are often not thought of as being on the cutting edge, and, for the most part, seem to remain in the background of a very public industry. But nothing could be further from the truth. Some
It Leaves You with Thesaurus
The New Year rang in rather quietly. No Y2K bug eating through our lives. No unfortunate acts of terrorism. No year-end Wall Street panic. But one issue slipped in the door Jan. 1 that could have a serious impact on your — and your commercial fleet customers’ – business.The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)
Technology Sets Pace for Growing Segments
Technology Sets Pace for Growing Segments Light trucks and SUVs continue to set new sales records, and there’s no sign that the public’s love affair with them is going to cool anytime soon.Some even estimate that by 2004, North American production of light trucks and SUVs will be 40 percent greater than it is now!People
Is the Light Truck/SUV Market Too Specialized
Is the Light Truck/SUV Market Too Specialized The light truck and SUV category is many things to many different people. First and foremost, it’s a booming market. The popularity of the LT/SUV tires has been amazing, and shows no sign of letting up anytime soon. All over, dealers are capitalizing on the profitability of carrying