Openbay Adds Support for Major Tire Suppliers to Otis
Openbay’s Otis now supports over 30 tire suppliers and wholesalers to include American Tire Distributors (ATD), TireHub, NTW, U.S. Autoforce, Max Finkelstein and TR Wholesale.
Big O Tires Gets New VP/General Manager
For the last 15 years, Jim Bull has led his Big O Tires field team as divisional vice president of the east division and will now transition to vice president of the organization.
The Never-Ending Quest to Improve Fuel Efficiency
If a tire is built with the singular goal of being as fuel-efficient as possible, it is probably not going to be at the head of its class in some other areas of design, such as durability and longevity.
Bridgestone Expands All-Terrain Tire Line to Include Sizes for Medium-Duty Commercial Vehicles
Bridgestone Americas has expanded its Firestone Transforce tire line to include new size offerings for Class 4-5 commercial truck vehicles.
Using Tiremakers’ National Campaigns to Your Advantage Locally
Whether your shop represents one or one dozen tire brands, it’s worthwhile to find out what opportunities exist to expand your own marketing efforts by riding the coattails of tiremakers.
Executive Interview: Michelin North America’s Joanie Martin, Chief Administrative Officer
Tire Review Editor Patti (Renner) Hoying sat down with Joanie Martin of Michelin North America at the 2018 Movin’ On conference in Montreal to talk about the company’s goals, structural and distribution changes and her new role within the organization.
Exploring Your Options
Some say the proverbial dark clouds are forming on the horizon, heading this way fast. Consolidation within the industry, manufacturers selling direct and/or online, shrinking profit margins, rising employment costs, a shift toward digital, competition from big box stores and car dealers – I could go on. The combined perfect storm of pressure upon the
Selling Piece of Mind
In a perfect world, drivers would glide their vehicles over smooth-as-glass roadways. Newly purchased tires would perform as designed with even wear and nary a flat throughout their entire lives. And a consumer would have no qualms about paying for the somewhat significant investment of a new set of tires at the trusted independent tire
Hagan: Linglong Americas is Truly Building for the Future
John Hagan’s varied 26-year tire industry career is instructive of how he got to his current post as COO of Linglong Americas Inc., and driving the Chinese tiremaker’s North American ambitions. Hagan started as a credit manager for Pirelli in 1989, moving to financial analyst and customer service manager. In 1994 he took his first
Truck Tire Warranty
TBC Wholesale recently enhanced its Sailun medium truck tire warranty to provide additional confidence to truck owners and tire distributors. Some of the upgrades include free tire replacement period extended to 50% of the original tread life if the tire becomes unserviceable due to workmanship or material defects. The enhancements cover all Sailun brand medium