After leading Indy Tire Centers Inc. dba Best-One of Indy for more than 30 years, CEO Dennis Dickson retired in October.

Greenball Corp. has updated two of its side-by-side tires, giving them both square shoulders and a flatter contact patch to grip more of the road.

Jim and Tommy Duff were on hand for the ceremonial groundbreaking of a center geared toward boosting science, technology, engineering and mathematics education at the University of Mississippi. The center will be named after the tire dealing brothers, who are the owners of Southern Tire Mart.

Balkrishna Industries Ltd. (BKT) continues to invest in expanding its manufacturing capacity, which will help the company fuel further growth.

Sentury Tire USA launched a new TBR line at the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show. Delivery of the line will be available in January 2022.

New Tire Industry Hall of Fame member and outgoing Tire Industry Association (TIA) CEO Dr. Roy Littlefield can claim a number of well-deserved achievements and accolades. But the association’s longtime leader says many of his proudest moments at the helm of TIA were accompanied by little — and in most cases, zero — fanfare. 

As the director of Purcell Tire & Rubber Co.’s global mining division, new Tire Industry Association (TIA) President Mason Hess knows tires — especially big ones. In this interview, he previews some of the things TIA members can expect to see from the association in 2022.

On Tuesday, Nov. 2, when the 2021 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show and Global Tire Expo open at the Las Vegas Convention Center, The Tire Industry Association (TIA)  will stage the first of two days of educational sessions. 

“There’s no competition when it comes to safety.” That has become the backbone and unofficial motto of the Safety Leadership Summit, an initiative led by and involving some of the nation’s largest commercial tire dealerships. In October 35 safety personnel gathered near Charlotte, N.C., to share best practices and ideas on how to make their employees, workplaces and the industry as a whole, safer.

The latest report from the TechForce Foundation confirms what tire dealers and others in the automotive industry know too well — the demand for and shortage of technicians has gotten significantly worse in the last year. In fact, it nearly doubled.

With the unemployment rate on a downward slide, why are small businesses — including independent tire dealerships — having such a tough time finding workers? Reasons vary, say dealers, many of whom are rethinking their approach to recruitment — and how to hang onto the people they already employ.

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.'s RT-3B is a bead-to-bead retread designed for loaders and graders.

The supply chain issues have escalated all the way to the White House and this week President Joe Biden unveiled efforts and initiatives to relieve bottlenecks, including those affecting the tire industry at the all-important Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.

The Roadmaster brand has a new steer tire in its commercial long-haul lineup — the RM832+ EM.

What’s more scarce at your tire dealership — tires or people? If you can’t pick one, you’re not alone. The nation’s largest commercial tire dealerships have been grappling with shortages on both fronts.

Global Rubber Industries Pvt. Ltd. (GRI) is putting its sustainable technology into the market with the release of the Ultimate Green XT tire for material handling applications.

Hunter Engineering Co. has introduced a series of heavy-duty pit racks designed to service a wide variety of trucks and particularly larger vehicles.