Fleets Need Help With Repairs
Fleets Need Help With Repairs Many fleets perform their own tire repairs – for better or worse. Dealers and retreaders can either curse their bad luck at losing potential business or take advantage of the situation.At first glance, it appears dealers and retreaders lose business when fleets do their own tire repairs. A deeper look
Covering the Extraordinary
I’m sitting here staring at a six-inch thick file, jammed with news clips on the Bridgestone/Firestone (BFS) recall. I have read every word and listened to every press conference for four weeks straight now.. And I don’t even know where to begin. I’m sure you’ve followed this incredible saga as it’s twisted and turned, changing
BFS Strike Threatened: Negotiations Go to the Wire; Nine Plants at Stake
Negotiations Go to the Wire; Nine Plants at Stake
Capital Idea: Pieces of Equipment are a Big Piece of the Puzzle
Capital Idea Pieces of Equipment are a Big Piece of the Puzzle To the layman, the only two things needed to open a tire dealership are tires and customers. Too bad that’s not even the majority of the equation. A lot more goes into being successful. Things like quality service, quality technicians, advertising. And let’s
Location! Location! Location?
A few years ago, at least at first glance, one would have thought of a dealer’s success in the OTR tire market was all about Location! Location! Location! If you were correctly positioned geographically, had talented service pros, had access to decent products, and maintained a good relationship with the customer, you had a sizeable leg up on the competition.
The Great Questions of Life
Sometimes I swear I have the best job in the world. At least in the tire world.I can sit and watch the industry press forward in a seemingly endless cycle of inventing, consolidating, buying, selling, creating, synergizing, negotiating, assimilating, downsizing, upsizing, enhancing and rationalizing.And I never get blamed for anything, never get hit by the
Off-the-Road Tires: When AND Why
How many of us have gone to a business meeting or social gathering only to discover that everyone else was dressed similar to one another, but very different than we had chosen? This could result from not reading dress guidelines on the invitation, not knowing established practices, or simply not paying attention to the circumstances.If
OTR Tire Market: Fewer Customers, Bigger Trucks Challenge Even the Best Dealers
OTR Tire Market Fewer Customers, Bigger Trucks Challenge Even the Best Dealers It is by far the most volatile and unpredictable tire segment, operating at a rhythm and pace often well removed from prevailing general economic conditions. With the wide variety of applications and monstrously large equipment getting even bigger, the OTR equipment tire segment
Bang The Drum Loudly: To Stay in the OTR Tire Game, Dealers Need to Sell Themselves
Bang The Drum – Loudly To Stay in the OTR Tire Game, Dealers Need to Sell Themselves A few years ago, a construction fleet manager told a group of Bridgestone/Firestone Off Road Tire Co. (BFOR) dealers that he didn’t feel dealers added any value to his operation. The manager, speaking at BFOR’s dealer meeting at
Moving Day
This is the 11th – and final – installment of Tire Review’s Dealer Diary, a year-long series showcasing a typical tire dealer, his business, how he runs it, the many issues he deals with, and his thoughts on the industry in general. This year, our Dealer Diary series, written by Managing Editor Craig Gifford, featured