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    • Madison Gehring

    Associate Editor
    Phone: (330) 598 - 0308

    Madison Gehring is Modern Tire Dealer's associate editor. A graduate of Ohio State University, Gehring holds a bachelors degree in journalism. During her time at Ohio State, she wrote for the university's student-run newspaper, The Lantern, and interned at CityScene Media Group in Columbus, Ohio.

    Westside Tire & Service
    Retail

    Westside Tire & Service Educates Customers Through Car Care Clinics

    Madison Gehring
    Dec. 1, 2023
    After five years of offering car care clinics for women, Westside Tire & Service learned its male customers wanted to participate, too.
    Nokian Tyres
    Retail

    TIA, GfK Analyze Key Tire Trends

    Madison Gehring
    Nov. 17, 2023
    The Tire Industry Association (TIA) recently hosted a webinar event with research firm GfK to discuss prominent tire trends.
    Hankook Tire America Corp.
    Suppliers

    What Makes EV Tires So Quiet?

    Madison Gehring
    Nov. 16, 2023
    Many electric vehicle owners expect a quiet ride. Tires engineered and built for EVs contain a variety of technologies, including components designed to minimize noise. Tire manufacture...
    MTD
    Hank Feldman is the president of Performance Plus Tire, which is based in Long Beach, Calif.
    Wholesale/Distribution

    Feldman Wins WTC Lifetime Achievement Award

    Madison Gehring
    Nov. 10, 2023
    Hank Feldman, president of Performance Plus Tire, has received the Specialty Equipment Market Association’s Wheel & Tire Council Lifetime Achievement Award.
    MTD
    “I am very pleased to be standing here today, kicking off this major project,” says Jimmy Yang, chairman for Kenda, who presided over yesterday’s groundbreaking ceremony.
    Suppliers

    Martin Wheel Breaks Ground on New Facility

    Madison Gehring
    Nov. 9, 2023
    Martin Wheel, a Kenda Rubber Industrial Co. Ltd. company, has broken ground on a new manufacturing facility in Kent, Ohio.
    Rice Tire Co.
    The location opened in August of this year and is run by Joe Gillis, store manager, and overseen by Bart Proper, regional manager.
    Commercial Business

    Rice Tire Opens New Location

    Madison Gehring
    Nov. 9, 2023
    Frederick, Md.-based Rice Tire Co. has opened a new commercial truck tire shop that will serve the central Pennsylvania market.