USW Approves ITC Preliminary Decision to Continue AD, CVD Investigations
The United Steelworkers applauds the U.S. International Trade Commission’s vote to continue its antidumping and countervailing duty investigations against imported Chinese truck and bus tires. The union filed a petition against the Chinese-made tires on Jan 29. “China has engaged in repeated unfair trade practices in the tire sector, and we have fought back every
Sumitomo Produces First North American-Made Falken Tire
Sumitomo Rubber USA (SRUSA) has cured its first Falken brand tire in North America at its plant in Buffalo, N.Y. “It’s great to see the first Falken-branded tire come out of SRUSA,” said Kenji Onga, SRUSA CEO and chairman, and Sumitomo Rubber North America chairman. “Due to our domestic manufacturing, the tires that come out
Building the Brand
Forgive the folks at Falken Tire Corp. as they seem a bit giddy these days. They’ve hit a streak of good news, and are already taking advantage of the good fortune to launch a more aggressive brand-building effort and an expansive collection of new consumer and commercial products. This past summer, the dissolution of the
Alliance Flotation Tires at Use in Yellowstone
For more than 60 years, all winter vehicles in Yellowstone National Park had to run on rubber tracks. This 2015-2016 winter season, Buffalo Bus Touring Co. of West Yellowstone, Mon., will use Alliance Tire America Inc.’s low-pressure flotation tires to the test traversing the snows of the landmark park. Buses will be outfitted with 600/50R22.5
Dunn Tire Adds Overnight Tire Services in Select Locations
Dunn Tire has introduced a new overnight drop-off option to better service customers during the busy winter tire season. Overnight services will be limited to tire changeovers and new tire installs and are available from Nov. 2 through mid-December at the following Dunn Tire retail stores: Amherst, Clarence, Blasdell, Camillus and DeWitt, N.Y. “We continually
Dunn Tire Teams Up with New York Hockey Teams
Western New York-based Dunn Tire has been named the Official Tire Dealer of the Buffalo Sabres and a sponsor of the Rochester Americans. “We recognize that hockey is a tremendous part of the culture in upstate New York”, said Robert Clark, managing director of retail operations for Dunn Tire. “We are proud to support both
Dunn Tire Sponsors Family Section at University
Buffalo, N.Y.-based Dunn Tire, with support from Kumho Tire, is sponsoring the “Dunn Tire Family Section” at the St. Bonaventure basketball arena in Allegany, N.Y. “The family section is a great addition to the Reilly center and we are excited to be able to co-sponsor this section with our partner Kumho Tire,” said Robert Clark,
Multi Seal Welcomes New VP
Multi Seal, a tire sealants manufacturer, announced David MacRae has been hired as vice president of operations. MacRae has a Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Buffalo, State University of New York and prior to joining Multi Seal, he worked as the chief technical director at BlingGuard LLC. With 14 years of experience in
Dunn Tire Opens New Facility
Buffalo, N.Y., – based Dunn Tire is opening a newly remodeled facility in Harborcreek, Penn. The location will replace a store the retailer operates in nearby Erie. Located just 2.5 miles away from its previous location, the new store offers six service bay to better take care of customers’ needs, Dunn said. Dunn’s newest location
ALI Inspection Labels Stolen
Roughly 200 annual inspection labels were stolen from the Automotive Lift Institute Inc. ( ALI) when a vehicle of one of the institute’s certified inspectors was broken into in Buffalo, N.Y., on April 20. All ALI labels are individually serialized and applied to automotive lifts that pass annual lift inspection requirements, ALI said. Stolen labels