Military Coup Forces Some Companies to Suspend Operations; Impact on Tire Industry Unknown
(Akron/Tire Review) Tuesday’s military coup in Thailand, according to reports, has forced a number of companies to suspend operations.
Trucking Along Nicely
(Clacton, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) Although demand for road freight transport in Europe is predicted to increase substantially by 2020, the road ahead looks difficult for many established transport companies.
RAC Annual Meeting Seats New Chairman
(Longqueuil, Quebec/Tire News) Focusing on all aspects of the rubber industry, the Rubber Association of Canada is striving to provide a voice in government, a healthy workplace and public education.
Union Counters, Goodyear and USW Remain Far Apart
(Akron/Tire Review) As promised, the United Steelworkers offered its counter to a master contract proposal laid out by Goodyear last week.
Arkansas Retreader Gets ISO Certification
(Akron/Tire Review) Ft. Smith, Ark.-based Trans-American Tire announced that its North Little Rock, Ark., Bandag retread plant has earned ISO 9001:2000 certification. “We’re joining a North American network of Bandag dealers to offer consistent, quality results to trucking fleets’” says R. Scott Hembree, Trans-American’s chairman. “Implementing the Bandag quality management system and working towards certification
Maxxis Takes the Stage
(Douglasdale, South Africa/S.A. Treads) With the ongoing proliferation of foreign tyre brands into our market, one could easily be forgiven for mistaking a credible import for a dubious one.
Vredestein Wins Auto Express Tire Test
(Clacton, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) Vredestein is celebrating its fifth straight win in the annual Auto Express tyre test.
Goodyear Makes New Offer to USW, Steelworkers to Counter
(Akron/Tire Review) Despite previous statements that it would not settle its master contract with the United Steelworkers until after the union and Bridgestone/Firestone settled their contract, on Sept. 12 Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. presented what it called “a new comprehensive set of proposals” to the union.
Liberian MP Seeks UN to Protect Firestone Plantation
(Akron/Tire Review – Deutsche Presse Agentur) A lawmaker in Liberia’s lower house of parliament has called on the UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) to deploy troops on a plantation owned by Firestone Natural Rubber Co. to prevent its takeover by a criminal gang.
Conti’s Nikolin Discusses Products, Price Increases and the new Chinese Factory
(Clacton, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) The last time Tyres & Accessories met with Continental AG’s executive board member responsible for truck tyres, Dr. Hans-Joachim Nikolin, he and Continental UK commercial tyre business director, Arthur Greg, extolled the virtues of the company’s wide single tyres.