Shredders to Ban Used Tyres
(Clacton, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) The 16 member companies of the British Metals Recycling Association (BMRA) are to ban tyres from their feedstock, the BMRA has announced.
Information Overload?: New Data Collection Tools Can Help Dealers – But at a Price
When a telephone installer in Canton, Ohio, leaves his service truck, his boss back at headquarters knows. If the installer moves more than 100 yards from his truck, the boss knows that, too. If that installer checks out his son’s baseball game, the boss can ‘see’ the company’s service truck parked at the ball field,
Federal Judge Dismisses U.S. Grand Prix Class-Action Suit
(Akron/Tire Review) U.S. District Judge Sarah Evans Barker dismissed a class-action lawsuit against Formula One, Michelin North America and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway filed by fans in response to the boycott of the U.S. Grand Prix by seven race teams last year.
Half of U.K. Motorists Risking Their Own, Passengers’ Lives; Women Worst Offenders
(Clacton, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) A new survey published by Bridgestone UK reveals that more than 80% of U.K. drivers believe they have never driven on a tyre which is even slightly unsafe, but only a third of those questioned know what the legal minimum tread depth of their tyres actually is.
Rollier Steps Up to Lead Groupe Michelin
(Akron/Tire Review) Even as French investigators try to determine what caused the fatal boating accident that claimed the life of Groupe Michelin chief executive and managing partner Edouard Michelin, 42, over the weekend, the tiremaker worked swiftly to reassure investors and stunned employees that the company remained in capable hands.
Fitment Blues: Seven Real-Life Cases Show You How to Handle ‘Common’ Tire/Wheel Problems
You must have at least one employee with some basic knowledge of custom wheels and non-OE high performance tires, even if you don’t sell them. Why would you want to know about something that you don’t sell? First, if you’re not selling custom wheels, you’re missing a huge profit opportunity. Even then, you will certainly
Liberia Gives Firestone Management 90-Day Ultimatum
(Clacton, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) Liberian labour minister Kofi Woo has given managers at Firestone’s Harbel, Liberia, rubber plantation 90 days to improve workers’ living conditions.
Liberian State Police Nab 23 for Stealing Rubber
(Akron/Tire Review) Liberia police arrested 23 people, charging them with theft for allegedly tapping rubber trees at Firestone Plantation Co. in Harbel, Liberia.
Hankook Hungary Tire Plant Plan Moves Ahead
(Akron/Tire Review) Hankook Tyre Hungary has received counsel from DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary on a €100 million syndicated loan transaction involving 11 banks for the construction of the tiremaker’s new manufacturing plant in Dunaujvaros, Hungary.
Sullivan Tires Wants to Stay in Burlington
(Akron/Tire Review – Burlington Union) It is a local player pitted against a corporate giant. What is legal has become unethical in the eyes of Sullivan Tires.