Tire Business Staff [email protected] See All Staff Page Recent Stories ITDG's Burns talks independent tire dealers on podcast Mike Burns, sales director for the Independent Tire Dealers Group (ITDG), is this week's guest on the Gain Traction Podcast. Should you trust the 3PMS winter tire symbol? The symbol — a snowflake inside of a mountain — is aimed to be an easy consumer identifier for tires built for snow. But not all winter tires are the same. Hankook named spec tire for new grassroots series Hankook Tire America Corp. has been named the spec tire supplier for Master Class of Racing, a newly formed sanctioning entity focused on grassroots road racing. ATD, Tire Pros raising bar for Sinise Foundation donations American Tire Distributors has set a goal of $1.5 million for its annual donation to the Gary Sinise Foundation, a charity that supports service members, veterans, first responders, their families and those in need. Bridgestone invests in treadwear tech firm Tyrata Bridgestone has bought an undisclosed share of Tyrata Inc., a developer of tire-sensor and data-management technology that monitors, tracks and predicts tire treadwear through drive-over sensing. Driven Brands bullish after positive '21 results Meineke Car Care franchisor Driven Brands reported fiscal 2021 operating income of $361.7 million on 62.4% higher revenue of $1.47 billion. Myers Tire Supply partners with Federated Auto Parts Partnership expected to enhance service offerings and increase customer value for both Myers Tire Supply and Federated Auto Parts. Workers at 3 Titan tire plants ratify labor contracts The contracts cover approximately 800 workers, who are represented by the United Steelworkers union. New auto-shop products introduced at AAPEX Here are some of the products introduced at AAPEX, Nov. 2-4, in Las Vegas. Michelin N.A. to raise prices across the board Jan. 1 Latest increases mark fifth time Michelin has raised prices in North America in past year. Bridgestone, Love's Travel donate millions to United Way Bridgestone Americas and Love's Travel Stops made donations of nearly $2 million and $1 million-plus, respectively, to United Way chapters in Nashville and central Oklahoma. Mickey Thompson, Cooper sweep SEMA Best New Products Awards Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. swept the Best New Products Awards in the tire categories at the 2021 SEMA Show with a pair of Mickey Thompson-branded products and one Cooper-branded tire. Yokohama testing remote TPMS; adds GPS partner to project Field-testing of Tire air Pressure Remote access System (TPRS) should help confirm the viability of a newly developed system. Countrywide launches 'Multiple Access Distribution' program The program allows specialty tire retailers to expand their product offerings while using Countrywide's distribution options. Hunter Engineering customer portal wins Motor award The data-driven customer portal helps drive alignment and tire revenue, the company said. Load More
