CARLSBAD, Calif. (Feb. 18, 2016) — As the 61st Off-the-Road Tire Conference in Carlsbad gets underway, the Tire Industry Association has announced the date and venue for its event next year — Feb. 15-18, 2017, at Turtle Bay in Oahu, Hawaii.
The conference has drawn attendees from the all areas of the OTR tire market. Early estimates are that attendance is on par with the 2016 event.
Several attendees expressed concerns about the slowdown in the mining industry, which have dampened sales and repair of large OTR tires