Due to the recent passing of longtime Tire Review Editor Jim Smith, we’d like to take a look back at Jim’s start with the magazine.
Jim started working with Tire Review in October 1999. He had just moved back from Nashville after stints with Stumpf Bartels Advertising and Bridgestone Americas.
Click here for the column from David Moniz, publisher of Tire Review at the time, introducing Jim to readers in November 1999.
Click here to read is Jim’s first column in the same edition.
Seventy new parts have been added to the INA, LuK and Schaeffler Bearings.
Schaeffler Group USA has expanded its parts offerings for vehicles in the United States and Canada, adding over 70 new parts to the INA, LuK and Schaeffler Bearings portfolios. These additions expand application coverage to an additional 30 million vehicles in operation, the company said.
New LuK products include nine different clutch kits, including traditional LuK RepSets and RepSet DMFs. The newly released clutch kits provide coverage to many common vehicle applications, including various Toyota, BMW and Volkswagen models, accounting for 4.3 million vehicles in operation, the company said.
Some are calling 2024 a “correction year” after the commercial tire market faced a slew of complications the past few years.
As we begin 2024, the aftermarket pendulum has stabilized as the industry has adjusted to the uncertainties of the pandemic and supply chain challenges.
Understanding the nuanced differences between different tread designs can be valuable for communicating the value of different tire options.
In the tire industry, it’s all about the people. Why? Because in today’s world, that’s just good business.
GT Radial driver Simen Olsen of Norway claimed second place, while Aurimas “Odi” Bakchis of Lithuania finished third.
The company said its program aims to boost productivity through time management and workforce management techniques.
Horne has been a part of SRNA for nearly eight years and held various roles throughout his tenure, starting in customer service.
Through its Yokohama Magokoro Fund, Yokohama Rubber will donate a combined ¥1 million (approx. $6,380).
