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
Tire Review Talks With Tim Easter
[Editor’s Note: During the recent TIA OTR Conference at Marco Island, Fla., Feb. 19-21, Yokohama Tire Corp. OTR director of OTR sales Tim Easter delivered the annual look at key OTR tire trends and tire shipments. Here is the text of Easter’s entire presentation.] The Farmers Almanac is claiming to be 80% accurate. Yet the
OTR Exec Looks at Market Opportunities
A featured speaker at last week’s TIA OTR Conference in Marco Island, Fla., Tim Easter, director of OTR sales for Yokohama Tire Corp., talked separately about what causes the OTR tire market to change so frequently and what the outlook is for 2014 and beyond. Q: What are the contributing factors to the slowdown in
Tire Review Talks With Tim Easter
The Farmers Almanac is claiming to be 80% accurate. Yet the truth is, it’s only about half right or about the same as flipping a coin. Nevertheless, the Farmers Almanac has continued to sell over four million copies a year of its forecast. Imagine trying to sell off-the-road tires and claim they only perform to
Super Wide Value
More – and less – rubber on the road can be true financial benefit to fleets.
Lehigh Technologies Adds Industry Vets to its Ranks
Lehigh Technologies Inc. announced that Jim MacMaster, former executive vice president and chief operating officer at Yokohama Tire Corp. North America, has joined its board of directors. Lehigh also appointed Adel Halasa, a polymer scientist formerly with Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., to its advisory board. According to the company, the appointments come at an
TDW Adds 15th Location in Seattle, Moves Houston Facility
Hercules Tire & Rubber Co. announced plans to open a Tire Dealer’s Warehouse (TDW) branch in Seattle in December and to relocate its TDW location in Houston to a new facility, which is slated to open Nov. 18. The new Seattle TDW location, the company’s 15th, is a 40,000-square-foot facility in the Washington South Sound
Live at SEMA: TIA Adds Tire Service Life Statements to Website
As part of its consumer education efforts, TIA added to its website the technical bulletins for tire service life for numerous tire companies and vehicle manufacturers.
Of Maroons, Tire Companies, and Bad First Dates
Back in June, some knucklehead publicly stated that the significance of Apollo Tyres’ $2.5 billion run at Cooper “cannot be overstated.” He continued, “This is big. Bigger than when Pirelli bought Armstrong. Bigger than when Yokohama bought Mohawk. Or when Conti bought General or Michelin bought Uniroyal-Goodrich….We’re talking about a real game-changer, a move that
More Big Gains
Today’s Giant OTR market, driven by the mining industry, remains strong.