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Smooth It Over: Simple Repair Technique Saves Time, Headaches and Money
Smooth It Over Simple Repair Technique Saves Time, Headaches and Money Consider this common scenario: You just sold an expensive set of tires and wheels, and are feeling pretty happy with the accomplishment. But while you’re mounting the tires, the mount head on the changer suddenly slips and damages the wheel’s outside flange. The
Texas Two Step: CTNA Rolls Out New Conti UHP and All-Season HP Lines
CTNA Rolls Out New Conti UHP and All-Season HP Lines
Scrap Yard Gumshoe
Scrap Yard Gumshoe Regardless of the type of spent machinery, component equipment, or materials they provide a gathering place for, scrap yards contain an abundance of information. Witness the differences in average mileage accumulated or failure modes for various models of automobiles prior to reaching their final rusting place. Or the average age difference between
Back to Basics – Part 2
Back to Basics – Part 2 Building on the knowledge gained from last month’s column on wheel measurement basics, let’s take a look at the different types of lug nuts and their purposes. This may seem like a trivial matter, but the fact is that for all of the work that you do in your
Ready For Success: Awareness, Products and Consistency are Key, Says CTNA
Awareness, Products and Consistency are Key, Says CTNA
Hercules Celebrates 50th Anniversary in Style
Happy Golden Anniversary, Hercules. That was the message for dealers when the Hercules Tire & Rubber Co. met in Cincinnati, Ohio, to celebrate its 50th anniversary.
Industry Report
HAPPY NEW YEARTen Tiremakers Hike Prices 2.5% to 6%
Cleaning Day Notes
Well, it’s December and time to clear off the desk. So let’s get right to it:Contributions to The One Fund, the industry relief effort supporting the families of NYC emergency workers killed in the Sept. 11 attacks, has to-date reached just over $36,000. Toyo Tires, Nitto Tires, Tire Treads Inc., TRIB, and ITRA all made
The Real Biggest Number
My 4-year-old daughter, Lauren, caught me just as I walked in the door the other night, dragging from a long day at work. “Hey Papa, guess what? Do you know what the biggest number is?”