2015 Miss Retread Contest Contenders Announced
Twenty companies have entered the inaugural North American Tire & Retread Expo’s Miss Retread Truck Tire Contest, which will take place during the three-day tradeshow. The following companies will submit a retreaded truck tire as a contestant in the contest: Action Tire, Area Wholesale Tire, Allied Oil & Tire, Bauer Built, Brahlers Trucker’s Supply, Centre
Russian Economy’s Potential Impact on Tiremakers
Plummeting oil prices have had tremendous effects on Russia’s rouble exchange rate, causing economic tumult in the country. In turn, investors are growing increasingly concerned about a full-blown crisis, which could mean bad news for tire companies in the country such as Nokian Tyres PLC and Pirelli. Nokian has already felt the strain of an
Of Silica and Siping
In the past decade, tire engineering has seen two new technologies overtake the industry in the form of brand new ways of cutting sipes and a brand new way of compounding tire rubber. Together, these new technologies have caused a revolution in tire engineering as complete and far-reaching as any since the introduction of pneumatic
2014 Top Shop Winner: Flynn’s Tire & Auto Service
It’s not any one thing with Flynn’s Tire & Auto Service. It is the sum of everything – the people, the facilities, the locations and towns, the customers, the attitude, the relationships, the merchandising and marketing, the top-level service techs, the firm understanding of what customers demand. It is all of those things and
Servicing Two Tire Worlds
In olden times, tire techs were tire techs and salespeople were salespeople, and never the two should meet. Tire techs handled tires and wheels (literally), and salespeople dealt with the customers (sort of). But that particular framework is rapidly changing as tire shops are trying to do more with less. As a tire tech, your
WR G3 All-Weather Tire
The Nokian WR G3 SUV all-weather tire is designed to handle snow, slush and dry road conditions. According to Nokian Tyres, the new tire features a symmetric and directional tread pattern for better handling, even in winter weather, to provide a stable drive. The WR G3 is available in rim sizes from 15 inches to
TIA Honored for Education Video
The Tire Industry Association’s Winter Tire Replacement video won a Telly Award for Safety in the Internet/Online Program category.
With Imports Growing, Isn’t it Time for Representation?
It was with great interest that I read of Federal Tire Corp. and Kenda Rubber Industrial Co. joining ITMA in Europe. ITMA is the Imported Tire Manufacturers’ Association, which now has 21 members and is charged with representing and supporting the best interests of those firms importing tires into Europe. “With the sheer volume of
A Developing Market, a Developing Part of Pirelli
[Editor’s Note: This analysis and commentary was published on the Tyres & Accessories website on March 24.] For Pirelli Tyre, Russia is “still a developing market,” and as we found out a week or so after Tyres & Accessories interviewed global marketing vice president Matteo Battaini at the recent Geneva Motor Show, Rosneft’s purchase of 13% of
TIA Releases New Winter Tire Educational Video
The Tire Industry Association has released a new educational video – Winter Tire Replacement. The 15-minute video covers installation guidelines and safety advantages of winter and studded tires on passenger cars, light trucks and SUVs vehicles. The video can help retailers explain the differences between winter tires and all-season tires to their customers. “During our