Reno Vulcanizing Works has grown up with the automotive industry, and through its 90 years has survived the hard times of the Great Depression, rationing during World War I and WWII, the shock of 9/11 and much more.
Tags: Reno Vulcanizing Works, Steve Besso
The tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) on the 2005 Mercedes-Benz SLR monitors the set tire inflation pressures by using wheel sensor to send tire inflation pressure and air temperature data to the respective wheel antenna.
Tags: Mercedes-Benz SLR, Tire pressure monitoring systems, TPMS
Is someone knocking on your door to buy your business? If not, someone soon may. Mergers and acquisitions in tires are in high gear.
Tags: Ludwig Report, Saul Ludwig, Service revenues, Tire pricing, Tire volumes
Offering nitrogen inflation service is one way to bring new and existing customers into your shop — and to keep them coming back.
Tags: Branick, Gardner Denver, NitroFill, Nitrogen, Nitrogen inflation, Parker Hannifin, PCL Air Technology
The Automobile Dealers’ Association has provided an irresistible incentive to have its members really work to enlarge the organization,” read the item in the September 1920 issue of Tires, the predecessor of Modern Tire Dealer.
Tags: CJ's Tire & Automotive Services, Dunn Tire, Sports Marketing, Sullivan Tire Co.
Earlier this year, I completed my 30th year in the tire industry. When I first started working for my dad, customers had limited choices when purchasing replacement tires, and “performance balancing” was much simpler.
Tags: Kevin Rohlwing, Tire balancing, Tire mounting, Tire mounting equipment
There has always been a segment of the tire buying public that has upgraded to performance tires and wheels. But now the OEMs have gotten in on the performance act, and many consumers need performance tires to replace the ones that came as original equipment.
Tags: Hank Feldman, Performance Plus Tire & Automotive, Performance Tires, UHP Tires
The tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) in Chrysler Group LLC’s 2009 Challenger and Charger monitors air pressure in the four road tires (the spare is excluded).
Tags: Chrysler, Chrysler Challenger, Chrysler Charger, Tire pressure monitoring systems, TPMS
At the height of the tuner craze, plus-sizing was, well, crazy. Never mind the Honda Civics, the original car of preference; owners of Cadillac Escalades fitted with 265/70R17s might go Plus-Five to 275/45R22s.
Tags: High performance tires, Plus-sizing, UHP Tires, ultra-high performance tires
Whenever the engine is running on the 2007-10 Acura MDX, the tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) control unit continuously monitors all four tires. The system has seven indicators: four tire indicators; a low pressure indicator; a message indicator; and a TPMS system indicator.
Tags: Acura, Acura MDX, TPMS
Before anyone can perform tire service, they must be trained in a myriad of techniques and procedures from identifying lifting points and raising vehicles to evaluating and repairing damaged tires.
Tags: Automotive Tire Service, Bob Bissler, Certification, Editorial, TIA, Tire Industry Association, Training
At Boyd’s Tire & Service Center, a seven-store chain located in Columbus, Ohio, the change in seasons is a chance to bring in additional business.
Tags: Bob Bissler, Boyd's Tire & Service Centers, Groupon, Playpon, TCS Technologies
It’s common sense to auto repair technicians. Regular vehicle maintenance keeps cars running efficiently and extends vehicle life. And it saves the consumer a lot of money in the long run.
Tags: Bob Bissler, Car Care Council, Naitonal Car Care Month
Weather alert: The United States is experiencing a mild winter with less snow. But that doesn’t mean winter tire sales should suffer.
Tags: Active Green + Ross, Car Care Clinics, snow tires, Winter tires
Despite the slow economy, business has been brisk at Texas Tire and Accessory LP in Hallettsville, Texas. Right now, oil and gas drilling production activity related to the nearby Eagle Ford shale formation is driving new customers into the 7,600-square-foot shop owned and operated by Todd Schindler.
Tags: Ann Neal, Light truck tires, Mike Jahn, Texas Tire and Accessory, Todd Schindler
What percentage of your customers are women? Fifty percent? Eighty percent? More than 80%?
Tags: Bob Ulrich, Editorial, Selling to Women
Jim Blackburn Sr. is a man who doesn’t pass up an opportunity. And it was opportunity that took him from being an Archway cookie truck driver to the owner of a leading provider of new, used and refurbished OE wheels and hubcaps.
Tags: Blackburn's Hubcap & Wheel, Refurbished wheels, Wheel sales, Wheel Service, Wheels
It’s a procedure that’s been performed on vehicles since they were called “horseless carriages.” Service technicians have been demounting, mounting and inflating tires for years.
Tags: 3M, Balancers, Balancing, Corghi, Hennessy, Hunter, IMI, Perfect Equipment, Plombco, Robert Bosch, Snap-on, Wheel weights, Wurth
As a former regional vice president running a group of retail tire and automotive outlets, rarely a week went by that a store manager wasn’t asking me for an equipment upgrade or a new piece of equipment.
Tags: Counter intelligence, Sales counter, Sales training, Wayne Williams
The tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) on the 2005-08 Chrysler Group LLC Crossfire utilizes a warning light in the instrument cluster and transmitters that are located in the valve stem of each tire.
Tags: Chrysler, Chrysler Crossfire, TPMS, TPMS Service
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