Clear for Takeoff: Despite Uncertainties, Private Brands Continue March On With Confidence
The private brand tire market has had to fight through a lot in the past year. First, there was the ongoing recession. Then a belief that private brands would get left behind in favor of major brands popped up. And there was one month when everything came to a standstill. Then, of course, there was
Texas Two Step: CTNA Rolls Out New Conti UHP and All-Season HP Lines
CTNA Rolls Out New Conti UHP and All-Season HP Lines
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Tire Kingdom Expands Reach With Mueller Buy
Going Single in a Dual World
Going Single in a Dual World By now you have likely heard about the new single wide-base tires – super wides, as we call them – being offered for line haul applications by several of the major truck tire manufacturers. Michelin, Goodyear, Bridgestone/Firestone and Continental all have their versions, and all are in various states
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HAPPY NEW YEARTen Tiremakers Hike Prices 2.5% to 6%
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Responding to TerrorIndustry Quick With Assistance, Donations
Mere Coincidences?
You don’t have to be deaf, dumb, blind or even nasally challenged to know there’s something really smelly about the Ford Explorer. Bridgestone/Firestone Inc. (BFS) has taken the brunt of the negative publicity, and suffered significant financial and perception damage, because of concerns that a "high" number of its tires failed on one particular vehicle.
Git Yer Red Hots Here!
When it all went down, the media called Bridgestone/Firestone’s split from Ford a "bitter divorce," comparing it to the Charles-Diana split. That little Brit spat was nothing. Not when you’re watching these companies go at it like two jealous cheerleaders slap-fighting in the school hallway. Lost in all the moaning about the end of a
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Cooper Builds Up Commercial Division With Hercules PurchaseThe best business deals, they say, are the ones that are clear win-wins for both parties.
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Bozarth Riding Into the Sunset on Heels of Last Annual ITRA Show