The Tire Retread & Repair Information Bureau (TRIB) had updated its “Industry Recommended Practices for Tire Retreading & Tire Repairing” document and is offering it for sale.
Tags: Retreading, Tire repair, TRIB
Sullivan Tire Co. Inc. is ready for the 2010 Major League Baseball season. The Norwell, Mass.-based company has stocked its 51 retail Sullivan Tire & Auto Center locations with Boston Red Sox schedule magnets.
Wayne Croswell, president of the Tire Industry Association, was the keynote speaker at the 20th annual Mid-America Tire Dealers Association (MATDA) Convention and Trade Show, held recently in Catoosa, Okla.
Tags: Chinese imports, green, Greenhouse gas emissions, NHTSA, SEMA Show, Tariffs, Training, Wayne Croswell
Kumho Tire U.S.A. Inc. says it will increase its marketing efforts on major social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube "to reach current and future Kumho enthusiasts."
Tags: Facebook, Rick Brennan, Social networking
The International Rubber Consortium (IRC) has asked Vietnam to join existing members Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia -- the three largest natural rubber exporters in the world.
Tags: Natural rubber, Raw material costs, Saul Ludwig, Thailand, Vietnam
Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas Inc. reports the company’s president, Masaharu Yoshimoto, will be retiring at the end of March, and that Takashi Shimizu has been appointed its president effective April 1.
Tags: Toyo, Toyo Tire U.S.A.
Yokohama Tire Corp. will introduce its latest all-position waste and sanitation tire, the MY627W, at the Mid-America Trucking Show (MATS), March 25-27 at the Kentucky Expo Center in Louisville, Ky.
Tags: truck tires, Yokohama
Titan International Inc.'s new Goodyear Special Sure Grip TD-8 Radial R-2 tire was designed to address the specific needs of the rice and cane markets. It is available in size 480/80R50.
Tags: Farm/ag, Jeff Vasichek, Titan Tire
Exhibitors from across the aftermarket continue to sign up for October’s Brityrex International exhibition, with both familiar names and new brands "seeking to capitalize on sales opportunities from a post-recession tire and equipment marketplace," the organizers state.
Tags: Brityrex International, Convention
Pirelli Tire SpA, a division of Pirelli & Cie SpA, will supply Automobili Lamborghini Holding SpA with original equipment tires for the Lamborghini Gallardo LP 570-4 Superleggera supercar.
Tags: Lamborghini, OE, Pirelli PZero, UHP tires
Equus Products Inc. has debuted its redesigned Web site, www.EQUUS.com, with the latest product information, video content and downloads available at the click of a mouse, the company says.
Tags: Diagnostics, Equus, OBD-II
More than 80% of booth space has already been purchased for the upcoming China International Tire Expo (Citexpo 2010) to be held in Shanghai, China, this Sept. 8-10.
Tags: China tire show, Citexpo 2010