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January 9, 2012

Our industry is worth -- drum roll, please -- more than $38 billion!

Wow. We all knew that tire pricing rose significantly in 2011. Not all of it stuck at the passenger tire level, but prices rose well into the double digits for all segments.

Tags: Facts Issue, Farm Tires, Light Truck Tires, OTR tires, Passenger Tires, Retreading, RMA, Tire Industry Association, Truck tires

Author: Bob Ulrich | Posted @ Monday, January 9, 2012 6:13 AM | » Comments(0)

November 8, 2010

Eye to the keyhole, ear to the ground at the SEMA Show

A new size: 295/23/28.

The 2010 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show is over, and the powers that be are in post-show mode. SEMA’s Peter MacGillivray, vice president of communications and events, soon will be sending out a survey to exhibitors and attendees to find out what they thought of the show, which includes the Global Tire Expo -- Powered by TIA.

Tags: Awards, Global Tire Expo, Peter MacGillivray, Richard Smallwood, SEMA Show 2010, Tire Industry Association

Author: Bob Ulrich | Posted @ Monday, November 8, 2010 12:38 PM | » Comments(1)

May 28, 2010

Tread depth controversy lingers on, or how to get some publicity for only 26 cents

Not much has changed since our July 2008 story on the minimum tread depth controversy. The government still only requires that tread wear indicators be visible when the minimum legal limit of 2/32nd-inch is reached.

Tags: Tire Industry Association, Tire Rack, Tread depth

Author: Bob Ulrich | Posted @ Friday, May 28, 2010 11:36 AM | » Comments(0)

November 20, 2009

Main event: TIA vs. Sean Kane at the SEMA Show

The Tire Industry Association (TIA) hosted the first International Roundtable at the recent Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show in Las Vegas, Nev. The event ran long, so not everyone stayed to the bitter end.

Tags: Paul Fiore, Sean Kane, SEMA Show, Tire age disclosure bill, Tire Industry Association

Author: Bob Ulrich | Posted @ Friday, November 20, 2009 12:46 PM | » Comments(5)

October 29, 2009

We will be your eyes and ears at the SEMA Show

By now, you may have heard how the upcoming Specialty Equipment Market Association Show -- SEMA Show for short -- is unintentionally downsizing this year. That's the "glass half empty" theory.

Tags: Fuel economy, SEMA Show, Tire Industry Association

Author: Bob Ulrich | Posted @ Thursday, October 29, 2009 1:47 PM | » Comments(0)

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