10th National Tire Safety Week Set
The Rubber Manufacturers Association has selected June 5-11, 2011, as the tenth annual National Tire Safety Week. NTSW is an initiative of the RMA’s “Be Tire Smart – Play Your PART” program, a year-round effort designed to help drivers learn the simple steps they can take to ensure their tires are in good working condition.
Continental Commercial Sees Changes
Continental Tire the Americas has made changes to its Commercial Vehicle Tire Division. Thomas Fanning, previously director of OE sales, was named director of North American replacement sales, assuming the role held by Shaun Uys, who is returning to his home country of South Africa to pursue other opportunities within Continental’s rubber group. Succeeding Fanning
TIA Sets Environmental Symposium Agenda
The Tire Industry Association announced the schedule and session information for the first-ever TIA Environmental Symposium, set for Sept. 30 through Oct. 2 at the Ocean City Convention Center in Ocean City, Md. The event will be held in conjunction with the Washington, Maryland & Delaware Service Station and Automotive Repair Association Annual Convention &
Tire-Destroying Drifters Raise Tire Hungry Crowds – and Opportunities
Clutch drops. Trail braking. Line. Feint. Tansou (speed attack) and Tsuiso (chase attack). Oversteer. Oh, and tire smoke. Lots and lots of tire smoke. Drifters blend the entertainment of flash driving with the discipline needed to control a car at 11/10ths – just past the absolute limit of adhesion – and into a
RMA Now Counting Shipment Data from Overseas Makers
Seeking to gain better insight into tire shipment activities in the U.S., the RMA has launched a program to collect data from a number of overseas tiremakers. As of now, five Chinese tiremakers and one Singapore producer have signed on for the program, and Taiwan’s Cheng Shin/Maxxis is considering joining the group. Now providing tire
Renewable Materials, New Combinations Improving Tire Breed
As a dealer, you are already familiar with the fact that renewable materials from plants are used in the production of some tires. Natural rubber, which comes from latex collected from rubber trees, is one of them. Another is rayon, which comes from plant cellulose. Rayon is used as part of the carcass, a reinforcement
Goodyear Joins Price Hike Trend
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. will increase prices on all of its consumer tires in North America by up to 6% as of June 1. This includes Goodyear, Dunlop and Kelly-Springfield brands. The company cites rising raw material and transportation costs as the reasons for the increases. Goodyear is the latest in a long list
China Tire Prices Rising
Chinese tiremakers are being forced to increase their prices on the back of record natural rubber highs and U.S. import tariffs. Domestic Chinese tire retail prices have jumped by up to 10% per unit, China Daily reported. Hangzhou Zhongce Rubber Co, purportedly the largest rubber maker in China, raised its tire prices 5%, according to
Uphill Climb: Road to Recovery is Steep for Medium Truck Segment
Although 2009 was a tough year across the entire industry, the medium truck tire segment was hit particularly hard. The economic tailspin saw consumers tightening their budgets, which in turn resulted in diminished orders and less shipping. Trucks and other types of freight haulers sat idle, and demand for new tires plummeted. Freight tonnage was
Environment Issue Committee Formed by TIA
TIA has completely revamped its Tire and Rubber Recycling Advisory Council, replacing it with a new Environmental Advisory Council. Named to serve on the EAC were Co-Chairmen Dick Gust of Liberty Tire Recycling and Larry Brandt of MSB Tires; TIA board members Michael Baggett of Yokohama Tire Corp., Chip Huber of Q Fix Truck Service,