Club 3633 Profile: Josh Chalofsky
Josh Chalofsky took a break from the family tire business with a stint in television, running operations for both the Discovery Channel and NFL, before making his return to the tire industry.
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Charles Goodyear revolutionized the commercial rubber industry when he discovered vulcanization and filed patent U.S. 3633. The filing of this patent can be seen as a starting point for the modern tire industry. Throughout history others built upon Goodyear’s discovery: Robert W. Thompson, John Boyd Dunlop, André and Édouard Michelin, Frank Seiberling, Harvey Firestone and
Online Retailer Claims ‘Installer’ Hook-ups
Cookeville, Tenn.-based online tire seller SimpleTire claims to have formed “partnerships” with “over 2,700 tire installers” across the continental U.S. The consumer website claims to “use a convenient, streamlined system with search tools and descriptions that make it easy for customers to find what they need.” Now, the company said, purchased tires can be shipped