Podcast: Shipping Issues Are Complicated; Can They be Solved for Tire Industry?

In this episode of The Modern Tire Dealer Show, Martin Dixon, director of research products for Drewry, a leading provider of consulting services to the global shipping industry, explains why it's taking longer than ever for tires to arrive from Asia and why you're paying outrageously high rates for them.
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In this episode of The Modern Tire Dealer Show, Martin Dixon, director of research products for Drewry, a leading provider of consulting services to the global shipping industry, explains why it's taking longer than ever for tires to arrive from Asia and why you're paying outrageously high rates for them.
When will the situation improve? Martin covers that, too - and his answer may surprise you.

About the Author

Mike Manges

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Mike Manges is Modern Tire Dealer’s editor. A 29-year tire industry veteran, he is a three-time International Automotive Media Association Award winner, holds a Gold Award from the Association of Automotive Publication Editors and was named a finalist for the Jesse H. Neal Award, the Pulitzer Prize of business-to-business media, in 2024 and 2026. A past Endeavor Business Media Editor of the Year, Mike has traveled the world in pursuit of stories that will help independent tire dealers move their businesses forward. Before rejoining MTD in 2019, he held corporate communications positions at two Fortune 500 companies and served as MTD’s senior editor from 2000 to 2010. 

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