NEWS
ASSOCIATIONS
Continental's Shawn Rasey to keynote OTR Tire Conference
TAMPA, Fla. — Shawn Rasey, Continental A.G.'s director of global business development for earthmover tires, will be the keynote speaker at the 2019 Off-the-Road Tire Conference that runs Feb. 20-23 at Saddlebrook Resort & Conference Center...
ASSOCIATIONS
Veteran New Hampshire tire distributor Roland Lesieur dies
NASHUA, N.H. — Roland Lesieur, co-owner of Maynard & Lesieur Inc., died Feb. 13 at age 89.
BUSINESS/FINANCIAL
Cooper reports double-digit drops in Q4, fiscal 2018 operating income
FINDLAY, Ohio — Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. suffered a 46.6-percent drop in fiscal 2018 operating income on 1.6-percent lower sales.
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MARKETING/PROMOTION
Tire Discounters store to vie for world record in donut stacking
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — To raise awareness for tire "donut" safety, Tire Discounters Inc.'s new store in Cedar Bluff, Tenn., is teaming up with a local donut shop to try and beat a donut-stacking world record on Feb. 20.
ASSOCIATIONS
Latin American & Caribbean Tyre Expo: new dates, old venue
PANAMA CITY, Panama — The organizers of the Latin American & Caribbean Tyre Expo have been forced to reschedule this year's event and move it back to the Atlapa Convention Center — site of previous shows — because of...
ASSOCIATIONS
Cooper, USW reach 4-year labor deal at Mississippi mixing plant
CLARKSDALE, Miss. — United Steelworkers Local 556 in at Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.'s rubber mixing and bladder plant in Clarksdale has ratified a new four-year labor agreement.
ASSOCIATIONS
Discount Tire launches tire service program for AAA members
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Discount Tire/America's Tire is partnering with the Automobile Club of Southern California to launch a tire service program that offers flat repairs and tire replacements to AAA members in California who have a tire-...
ASSOCIATIONS
Dan Marinucci to deliver seminar at NETSA Trade Show/Convention
MASHANTUCKET, Conn. — Tire Business automotive service columnist Dan Marinucci will be one of the featured speakers at the 30th annual New England Tire & Service Association Trade Show and Convention, to be held March 29-30.
BUSINESS/FINANCIAL
MAM Software exhibiting at Tuffy, Car-X, U.S. AutoForce dealer meetings
BLUE BELL, Pa. — MAM Software Inc. is exhibiting its VAST point-of-sale/management system software this month at the dealer meetings of the Tuffy Tire & Auto Service and Car-X Tire & Auto franchise groups and U.S. AutoForce's 2019...
Point S rolling out new technology platform, marketing campaign
SAN ANTONIO — It was a year ago that members of the Point S Tire & Auto Service network decided they would invest in a new technology platform and launch a new marketing campaign to drive customer growth and retention.
BUSINESS/FINANCIAL
Commerce levies import duties against Chinese steel trailer wheels
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Commerce has levied preliminary countervailing duties of 58.3 to 293.27 percent against imported steel trailer wheels from China.
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TB Reader Poll
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Published February 1, 2019
What issue concerns you most heading into 2019?
| The threat of more tariffs. |
27% (27 votes)
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| The new Congress in Washington. |
35% (35 votes)
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| Price fluctuations for the products we sell. |
10% (10 votes)
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| More disruptions across the industry. |
29% (29 votes)
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| Total votes: 101 | |
