The Evolving Tire Landscape
Thirty years ago it was a much different world. Fax machines had just become a thing. There was no Internet, no such thing as a cellphone let alone a smart one, and the first PCs were appearing in offices. In the tire universe, we were still busy radializing consumer and truck tires; OTR and agricultural
Industry Vet Steps In as YTC’s New Director of Technical Service
Replacing the recently retired Dan Guiney, Tom Kenny is now the director of technical service at Yokohama Tire Corp. Kenny, who has worked more than 33 years in the tire industry, will be responsible for technical engineering and service support for all products, Yokohama said. He will also replace Guiney as Yokohama’s representative on the
Driving Forward
In all applications – from a truck running dried goods coast-to-coast to the beer truck delivering frothy kegs to the local watering hole – drive axle tires are constantly working to keep trucks moving. The drive tire’s primary responsibility is to harness and convert the energy transmitted from the engine through the driveline and the
TAG Hits Record Numbers in Year 2014
Paul Alves, president of the Tire Alliance Groupe, presented record-setting results for 2014 to its membership at the group’s annual Spring meeting in Charleston, S.C. TAG paid out record dividends – $10.4 million in rebates and bonuses – to its members in 2014, according to the group’s president. Alves stated that the 2014 growth by
OTR Conference: Celebrating the Past, Looking Forward
The Tire Industry Association’s 60th annual Off-the-Road Tire Conference allowed attendees to reflect on the OTR industry’s past while understanding its present and looking to where it’s headed in the future. The OTR Tire Conference hosted more than 500 attendees from around the world in Tucson on Feb. 18-21. Attendees heard presentations from industry professionals
K&M Tire Co.: All in the Family
K&M Tire Co. is all about family, if you can call a major regional wholesaler with 18 distribution centers servicing dealers in 22 states a tight-knit family. Moreso, a tight-knit family made up of some 700 people that meet annually for a quaint family reunion. The Delphos, Ohio-based K&M Tire really is all about family,
White House Program Pushes Tire Fuel Efficiency, Safety and Maintenance
Yesterday, the Obama Administration announced a new program designed to get American drivers to invest in more fuel-efficient tires, as well as be more aggressive in tire maintenance in order to maintain fuel economy and reduce the chance for catastrophic tire failure. Buried in the announcement was news that the long-awaited NHTSA rules establishing a
Emerging OE Tire Trends
Corporate Average Fuel Economy – better known as ‘CAFE’ – regulations were first enacted in the U.S. in 1975, in the wake of the panic-inducing Arab Oil Embargo (Google that for details). CAFE standards are still with us today, and are intended to improve the average fuel economy of cars and light trucks, and the
Raising Expectations
Poised for quantum leap, Indian tiremakers prepare to tackle their global ambition
Prep for Winter
With summer in full swing, it’s easy to forget about the frigid winter that plagued much of the U.S. just months ago. But, this past winter had a positive effect for dealers selling winter tires, and industry experts expect this upcoming season to be another positive for dealers, as well. “We have not had a
