UTQG: Is it the Beginning of the End for the Regs No One Wanted?
Is it the Beginning of the End for the Regs No One Wanted? Uniform Tire Quality Grading’s 35th birthday passed without fanfare last September. Given its twisted history and questionable pedigree, it’s not surprising that there were no parties. From the outset, UTQG was literally and figuratively a bastard law. Born out of misunderstood language
Back to Black: Lampe Looks Back on a Long Two Years and What It Took For BFAH to Recover
It was two years ago this month that Bridgestone/Firestone Inc. – and the tire industry – changed for all time. On that day, BFS announced the recall of millions of tires, a single voluntary act that set off a chain of events – including the TREAD Act – the tire industry will feel for decades
Twist and Turn: Monster Profits On These Micro-Machines For Smart Dealers
Twist and Turn Monster Profits On These Micro-Machines For Smart Dealers Construction is slowly improving and the agriculture market looks reasonably solid this year. So does that mean the skid-steer market should do well? If dealers look solely at those two factors, they’d be missing a big piece of the pie. Yes, the skid-steer market
How Big Do You Want To Go?
How Big Do You Want To Go? That’s what you’ll be saying as we take you through the steps to begin a sale, guide a customer to the right wheels and then close the sale. All too often, a customer comes into a dealer’s store and asks which wheels will fit on their vehicle and
Can You Get There Alone?: The Pros and Cons of Programs, Groups & Franchises
Can You Get There Alone? The Pros and Cons of Programs, Groups & Franchises Tire One. Auto Edge. American Car Care Centers. Best One. Tire Factory. Mr. Tire. Tirecraft. Kal Tire. Tire Shop. Excel Tire. Tire Pros. President Tire. T3. King Bear. OK Tire. Big O. Michelin’s Alliance Program. Bridgestone/Firestone’s Affiliated Dealer and Tire Starz
Industry Report
Michelin Reopens Closed Plant in Mexico
Genders and Generations: Figuring Out What Really Makes Your Customers Tick
Figuring Out What Really Makes Your Customers Tick Tire dealers see a variety of customers stream through their doors everyday. Quiet ones, loud ones, demanding ones, meek ones, young ones, old ones. And no matter who comes in, the dealer has to be ready. If he isn’t, business will be lost. Handling customers is always
Good Idea and the Law
As much as I dislike Bill Gates, I will give him credit: He sure knows how to get products registered. Microsoft wants its products on record to prevent piracy and build databases, not for any altruistic safety reason. Afterall, the worst thing a little software separation can cause is computer lock-up. Never heard of a
Start at the Beginning
Start at the Beginning Welcome to Wheel Turnings, a new regular column that will discuss important – and, we hope, valuable – technical and application issues with custom wheels and tire/wheel packages. In our ever-changing industry, we must always be aware of what our retail customers need and demand from us. First, a little bit
Keeping It All In The Family: A ‘Well-Run’ Family Business is Not a Contradiction
Keeping It All In The Family A ‘well-run’ family business is not necessarily a contradiction in terms. There have been many cases of successful family companies, and there will be many more to come. But having family aboard can be both a help or a hurt, depending on how things are handled. Family ties are