WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. — BKT USA Inc. is looking to open a third U.S. warehouse, somewhere in the Midwest, to service its growing customer base, BKT Vice President Doug Kershaw told those attending the 2019 TIA OTR Tire Conference at the Saddlebrook Resort & Spa in Wesley Chapel north of Tampa.
BKT distributes tires it imports from India from two existing warehouses, in Wando, S.C., and Wilmington, Calif.
Speaking as part of a tire manufacturers' panel at the OTR Tire Show, Mr. Kershaw declined to be more specific about the Midwest warehouse, saying only the company hopes to have a decision final in the next couple of months.
Parent company Balkrishna Industries Ltd. also is in the process of deciding where to build a U.S. plant, an investment the Maharashtra, India-based company disclosed at the 2018 Specialty Equipment Market Association Show.