From Plant to Store, Today’s Tires Must be in Balance
Round and black was once the acceptable way to describe a tire. Today, most are still black, but car owners demand that they must be a lot rounder. What the consumer really wants is a tire that not only is round or concentric, but also perfectly balanced with uniform distribution of mass. The evolving need
Hankook Offers Consumers Tire Safety Tips
In coordination with National Tire Safety Week, Hankook Tire America Corp. is offering tips and advice to ensure consumers’ tires are in good working condition for summer travel. “Not maintaining proper tire inflation pressure costs consumers hundreds of dollars during their driving lifetime,” said Bill Bainbridge, director of brand communications for Hankook Tire America Corp.
A Look at the Latest Nitrogen Inflation Innovations
The company also offers a variety of point-of-purchase materials to help tire dealers maximize their nitrogen profits. Some popular items include a countertop tri-fold display that explains the benefits of nitrogen and custom cap kits to distinguish a particular shop’s nitrogen offering. NitroFillAlready with many nitrogen equipment options to choose from, NitroFill (nitrofillnow.com) recently introduced
The Sounds of Silence, Truck Tire Style
Those of you who have been in the industry more than a few years can remember when trucks were loud. Sometimes this was intentional, similar to when we, as teenagers, spent hard earned money to put dual glasspack mufflers on our hot rods. At other times the trucks just came that way new. Objections to this noise
Deliver World-Beating Customer Service
The time has passed when good customer service could be measured by having a comfortable waiting room with a TV set, magazines and coffee. Today those things are expected. Customers demand much more, but “great customer service” is not as easily defined as, say, having clean restrooms. Truth is: Customer service is a tangible,
Interpreting Angles: The Important Relationship Between Caster, Camber and Toe
When talking about the big three in a vehicle’s suspension, caster is probably the hardest to visualize and the least mentioned. Camber and toe are much easier to wrap your head around, but it’s important that we understand caster because if we don’t, the customer may notice a diminished lack of handling. Perhaps caster can
ECI International launches Tyrexpo India
India is set to have its own dedicated tyre and equipment exhibition following confirmation of plans to stage Tyrexpo India in Chennai in July 2011.
Industrial Tires Bring Rewards for Dealers who Work Hard
It’s no secret that tire dealers need to stay on their toes and adapttheir business in order to be successful in today’s ever-changingmarket. This includes exploring new options as far as the kinds oftires to stock and the types of customers to service. If you’rein an area with any amount of industry, it may be
Toyo Earns OE Slot on 2010 Prius V
The all-season Toyo Proxes A20 has been selected as original equipment on the premium model 2010 Toyota Prius V.
Marangoni is Perpetually Developing EM Compounds
No other tyres are submitted to as much stress as those fitted on earthmovers.