Schrader Expands Tennessee Facility
Schrader International has expanded its Springfield, Tenn., facility with a new $15 million capacity investment. The company announced the news while celebrating another accomplishment – the company has produced 300 million TPMS sensors. According to Schrader, for those global vehicle platforms equipped with direct TPMS technology, more than half utilize Schrader sensors. The company said that it
New Marangoni Retread Plant Opens in Tennessee
Marangoni Tread North America announced that Wilson County Tire & Retreading will offer middle Tennessee the Marangoni RingTread system. The facility, located in Lebanon, Tenn., will offer fleets new tires and retreading as well as mounted wheel program, drive-up service and pickup and delivery. Wilson County Tire & Retreading is part of Bob Majewski’s, owner
Hankook Tire Manufacturing Tennessee L.P. Site To Be Ready August
The site of the 1.5 million-square-foot Hankook Tire America Corp. plant in Clarksville, Tenn., will be ready by Aug. 31, the Clarksville-Montgomery County Industrial Development Board said. “We’re going to do everything we can to get the site ready to turn over to them by that time,” IDB Executive Director Mike Evans said. Evans told
Tennessee Tire Business Owner Charged for Flames
Officials charged a tire business owner with arson after the business caught fire last week in Paris, Tenn. Joseph Smith, owner of Smith Discount Tire Barn, was booked Tuesday, Feb. 25, on $100,000 bond. Monte Belew, a Henry County, Tenn., sheriff, said a deputy was traveling along a highway at 1 a.m. Friday when he
Three Arrested for Suspicious Fire at Tennessee Tire Barn
Investigators think someone might have intentionally set fire to a tire barn at 1 a.m. Friday in Paris, Tenn. Firefighters rushed to Smith Discount Tire Barn early Friday to extinguish the flames. The county sheriff said a deputy noticed two male suspects leaving Smith Tire Barn as the fire started. Those two men, along with
More on Hankook’s Tennessee Plant Announcement
Yesterday’s long awaited announcement of Hankook Tire Co.’s selection of a site for its first U.S. tire plant – its eighth overall – brought to a close some five years of speculation, talks that only heated up more as its Hankook Tire America Inc. unit grew past $1 billion in annual sales. Hankook Vice Chairman
Tennessee It Is: Hankook to Make Announcement This Morning
News reports in both Middle Tennessee and South Korea say that Hankook Tire Co. will build its first U.S. tire plant in Clarksville, Tenn., just north of Nashville. Reports say the $800 million project will be officially announced today at 11 a.m. ET in an invitation-only event at the Wilma Rudolph Event Center in Clarksville.
Helmboldt Named President of Denso Manufacturing Tennessee
Denso has named Jack Helmboldt president of its Denso Manufacturing Tennessee (DMTN) operations in Maryville, Tenn., effective June 19. This will be a dual role, as Helmboldt will continue to serve as corporate senior director for Denso Corp. Helmboldt succeeds Yoshihiro "Van" Saka, who was reassigned to a Denso-affiliate company in Japan, where he will
Car Plows Into Tennessee Tire Store
Four people were hospitalized after a car crashed into a tire dealership in Lakewood, Tenn., on March 27. Police said the driver of the car lost control of the vehicle and it struck a utility pole before crashing into Lakewood Tire. The driver reportedly told police that some kind of “pedal malfunction” had occurred. Two
Tennessee Stores Swap Weights to Zinc
Dunlap & Kyle’s Gateway Tire & Service retail operations in Middle Tennessee have changed its wheel weight inventories over to zinc weights. Despite there being no state ban on lead weights, the 11 stores and associated wholesale business wanted a proactive solution, according to regional manager Garth Bouldin. “We know that it is only a