TIA Elects Five New Board Members
The new directors will take office Tuesday, Oct. 27, during the annual membership meeting held via Zoom.
Executive Interview: Nokian Tyres’ Hille Korhonen
Nokian Tyres Global CEO Hille Korhonen and SVP Mark Earl set their sights on doubling sales by 2023.
Q&A: Point S Tire & Auto’s Walter Lybeck and Clint Young
Point S executives detail the co-op’s growth and its goals for years to come.
Independent Tire Dealer Focus: Bob and Debbie Shanahan, Dupage Tire & Auto Center Inc.
Bob and Debbie Shanahan, owners of Dupage Tire & Auto Center, started their business in an abandoned Woolco Service Center; now, their eight-bay shop in Lombard, Ill. finds success with customer service at its core.
When Employees Review the Boss
It can be challenging enough when customers get to review the service they receive from your store, but when the employees get in on the act, it can be a bit too much. Perhaps, however, it can be your ticket to lower turnover, happier customers and more business.
Nokian Tyres Tennessee Plant Creating Positive Change in the Community
Commercial production at the company’s first North American facility is scheduled to begin in 2020, but the factory has already created a positive economic impact for the community.
NCTDA, TIA Introduce ATS Certification to State Community Colleges
In a strategic initiative to address the lack of qualified technicians entering the tire industry, the North Carolina Tire Dealers Association leadership has partnered with the Tire Industry Association to bring ATS 300-level TIA certification training to community colleges within the state.
Kumho Tire, Atlanta Hawks Celebrate National Mentoring Month
Kumho Tire USA and the Atlanta Hawks donated an all-expense paid trip to an Atlanta Hawks game to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta in celebration of National Mentoring Month.
Sustainable Natural Rubber Group Agrees on Priority Actions, Governance
Natural rubber stakeholders have aligned on a governance structure and priority actions for the Global Platform for Sustainable Natural Rubber (GPSNR), an independent platform created by the Tire Industry Project.
Martins Industries Tests Tire Inflation Methods with ‘Inflation Challenge’
Martins Industries is putting truck mechanics who rely on traditional tire seating and inflation methods to the test with “The Inflation Challenge.”
