Donald “Ryan” Loethen has been named president of Ceat Specialty Tires Inc., and will lead sales efforts across North and Central America.

OTR tire service personnel wanting to take the Tire Industry Association’s 00-Level Basic Earthmover Tire Service training can now do so virtually.

Love’s Travel Stops has added seven Speedco locations to offer around-the-clock services, including tires, to fleets and drivers. 

Here’s a look at some of the pieces of the massive spending bill Congress approved on Dec. 21 that are important to tire dealers and the automotive aftermarket. Among the highlights are additional COVID-19 relief, plus mentions of tire registration.

Balkrishna Industries Ltd. (BKT) is adding four more sizes, all with VF technology, to the AgriMax V-Flecto tire for high-powered tractors.

Plenty of truck tire manufacturers offer tools and software to monitor the health of a fleet’s tires. Some use chips. There are patches. Others utilize barcodes. With every new tracker or tracking system, the tire company develops its own tool to read and access the data.

Bigger tires with heavier farm equipment add up to more complex fitments. They require more precision and expertise. For Pat’s Tire Sales & Service Inc. in Chilton, Wis., the bigger the better. Those combines, large four-wheel-drive tractors and choppers drive this 42-year-old family business.

The COVID-19 pandemic left no tire industry product segment untouched. But the ag tire segment was impacted less than others. At least that’s the general consensus of major ag tire manufacturers in North America.

Tire dealers in need of a pep talk and a reminder of all they’ve encountered and adjusted to in 2020 need to look no further than Rich Kramer’s remarks that capped off the virtual conference hosted by Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. “We’ve always known that each of you is essential to keep the world moving. Well, now everybody else knows, as well."

Alexis Garcin, chairman and president of Michelin North America Inc., says the COVID-19 pandemic has intensified the tiremaker’s focus on sustainable mobility.

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. will continue to focus on fleets in 2021 with new fuel-efficient-focused tires, three new retreads, plus a portal to help fleet managers manage multiple aspects of their tire programs.

During the opening session of its online customer conference, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.’s Steve McClellan acknowledged the negativity the company’s tire dealers faced when President Donald Trump called for a boycott of Goodyear tires.

Nearly one year ago, Michelin North America Inc. reintroduced its BFGoodrich brand to the North American ag tire market with the launch of the BFGoodrich Implement Control line. MTD recently caught up with Michelin's David Graden to get an update on the program.

Black’s Tire Service Inc. is acquiring Burlington Tire Service Inc., a single-store tire dealership in Burlington, N.C., that serves both retail and commercial customers.