The U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association projects that passenger, light truck and medium truck tire shipments in the United States will total 342.1 million units this year.

Discount Tire is offering free tire safety and air pressure checks at its more than 1,100 stores as part of National Tire Safety Week.

A bill has been introduced that would provide tax credits to trucking fleets that buy retreads made in the United States.

The U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association (USTMA) is projecting tire shipments in 2022 will surpass the record-setting numbers recorded in 2021. Overall, the group expects 5.1 million more tires will be shipped this year.

Domestic replacement tire shipments in three categories - passenger, light truck and truck and bus - blew past prior-year figures and exceeded pre-pandemic levels during 2021, according to the U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association's final, full-year numbers.

Last year was a busy one for members of the U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association, says Anne Forristall Luke, the association’s president and CEO. This year is shaping up to be just as action-packed, she explains in this interview.

The U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association (USTMA) announced the election of Paolo Ferrari as chairman.

“There is a natural connection between priorities of the tire manufacturing industry and revitalizing infrastructure," says Anne Forristall Luke, president and CEO of the U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association.

The last time MTD caught up with Anne Forristall Luke, president and CEO of the U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association, was during April 2020, when the association’s 13 members were grappling with demand drop-offs, plant shutdowns and general uncertainty around the COVID-19 pandemic. Nearly one year later, Forristall Luke says the association’s focus has shifted to working with the new Biden Administration and Senate to help advance its members’ interests at the legislative level. 

The U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association projects that 315.7 million total tires will ship in the United States this year versus 303.2 million units during 2020 and 332.7 million units shipped during the previous year.

The U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association (USTMA) projects U.S. tire shipments will total 298.3 million units by the end of 2020, compared to 332.7 million units in 2019. This forecast represents a significant improvement of nearly 19 million units from the 2020 volume that the USTMA forecasted in July.