Programming Profits: Software Programs Can Benefit Dealers – If They’re Willing to Listen
Programming Profits Software Programs Can Benefit Dealers – If They’re Willing to Listen By now, everyone has heard about tire dealers and their relationship with computers, the Internet and software packages. Most have them, many are afraid of them, and some don’t want anything to do with them. Simple enough. Having a computer in your
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TIRES UNDER FIRE – AGAINContis, Generals, Dunlops and Firestones Eyed
Dream II: The Branch
DREAM II: THE BRANCH Deciding If, When and How For That Second Location Like most entrepreneurs, you probably went into business to fulfill a dream of owning your own place and being your own boss. If your operation is successful, then chances are you’ve thought of opening a second location – a sequel to the
Keeping It All In The Family: A ‘Well-Run’ Family Business is Not a Contradiction
Keeping It All In The Family A ‘well-run’ family business is not necessarily a contradiction in terms. There have been many cases of successful family companies, and there will be many more to come. But having family aboard can be both a help or a hurt, depending on how things are handled. Family ties are
Altering the Landscape: Dealers Battle Consolidations, Competition For OTR Business
Altering the Landscape Dealers Battle Consolidations, Competition For OTR Business Consolidations, tighter budgets, increased competition. Sounds like any type of industry. But not every industry deals with vehicles capable of moving 100 tons of earth and mineral. Much like the landscapes it works in, the OTR business has changed over the years. The number of
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New Tie-Up Focuses on Run-Flat Technology
The Air In There
The Air In There We’ve discussed a number of tire selection, maintenance and technology issuesin this column over the last 18 months. Over this period, roadside tire pieces have continued to figure prominently in news reports and studies conducted by parties inside and outside of our industry.Some reflection and updating on the basics of pneumatic
Hot Tires and Cool Wheels
Hot Tires and Cool Wheels The tire and the wheel. Each is similar in that they’re round and are a major component of any vehicle. But while one is made of rubber, the other is metal – steel, aluminum or an alloy. One costs more than the other, and one may never need replacing. One
Will the Real Cost-Per-Mile Step Forward?
h3>Blame the Bean Counters Why, then, is there such great disparity in total tire costs cited by various fleet managers? The most obvious answer is that not everyone does an equally outstanding job of addressing, or executing, the basics. Larger differences, however, can run much deeper and in most instances can be traced to –
Net-Working Tire Dealers and the Internet
Net-Working Tire Dealers and the Internet The Information Superhighway is not really a highway at all, and some would argue that it’s far from super. What it is, is the Internet, a collection of circuits and relays, information and Web pages, tying people all across the world together through phone lines. It is, arguably, the