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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)

June 4, 2011

To ice road truckers, tires are the difference between life and death

<p>Tire traction is the star of "Ice Road Truckers" (publicity photo by the History Channel).</p>

If you want to really convince your customers of the importance of tires, have them watch "Ice Road Truckers" on the History Channel.

Tags: History Channel, Truck tires

Author: Bob Ulrich | Posted @ Saturday, June 4, 2011 1:37 PM | » Comments(3)

May 5, 2011

Fleet managers reveal -- and react to -- truck tire concerns

Modern Tire Dealer's sister publication, Automotive Fleet, addressed the state of the domestic commercial fleet market in its April 2011 issue.

Tags: Automotive Fleet, Fleets, Truck tires

Author: Bob Ulrich | Posted @ Thursday, May 5, 2011 1:18 PM | » Comments(0)

December 16, 2010

Tire issues from the truck driver's perspective

Jeff Slater has been a truck driver for 22 years. In high school, he worked at his father's truck tire dealership.

Tags: Fleets, Retreading, Truck tires, Wide-base tires

Author: Bob Ulrich | Posted @ Thursday, December 16, 2010 6:28 AM | » Comments(0)

June 20, 2010

Dateline Shanghai, part two: tire dealer secrets

Brenda Leblanc (left), with Jose and Lucy Rios at the Italy Pavilion.

In my 25 years at Modern Tire Dealer, I have never interacted with a more eclectic group of tire dealers and their wives than I did on our recent trip to Shanghai, China.

Tags: Cleveland Indians, Modern Tire Dealer, OTR, Truck tires

Author: Bob Ulrich | Posted @ Sunday, June 20, 2010 9:04 AM | » Comments(1)

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