Categories: Retail, Wholesale Distribution, Commercial Business, Suppliers, Service, Consumer Tires

Exhibitors and attendees who participated in the 2009 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show report that the event exceeded initial expectations.

http://www.moderntiredealer.com/article/311672/20-hot-stories-from-the-sema-show

Categories: Retail, Commercial Business, Suppliers, Service, Consumer Tires

At first glance, it would have been tempting to define the Tires, Wheels & Equipment section of last month’s Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA)...

http://www.moderntiredealer.com/article/311557/a-true-tire-show

Categories: Retail, Commercial Business, Suppliers

Don Baldwin, business segment manager for Michelin Americas Truck Tires, has been named to the board of the North American Council for Freight Efficiency.

http://www.moderntiredealer.com/news/391698/michelin-exec-named-to-freight-board

Categories: Retail, Commercial Business, Suppliers

In tires, radio-frequency identification (RFID) is used for inventory tracking and management. RFID consists of a tiny radio transmitter (high technology...

http://www.moderntiredealer.com/article/311541/rfid-and-the-tire-industry

Categories: Retail, Suppliers, Consumer Tires

Michelin, Goodyear and Dunlop brand ultra-high performance tires topped Consumer Reports' recent ratings of 21 different tires from 19 companies. Tests were...

http://www.moderntiredealer.com/news/392856/michelin-goodyear-dunlop-top-consumer-report-s-test

Categories: Retail, Suppliers

This is the third in a series of articles about tire design by Jacques Bajer, president of Tire Systems Engineering Inc. In the first, he analyzed the...

http://www.moderntiredealer.com/article/311543/tread-wear-resistance

Categories: Retail, Wholesale Distribution, Suppliers

To help independent tire dealers capture some of the seven million – and counting -- tires sold online, American Tire Distributors Inc. (ATD) has created...

http://www.moderntiredealer.com/news/389634/american-tire-distributors-creates-tirebuyers-com

Categories: Retail, Suppliers, Consumer Tires

OK, so let's say a customer rolls in with a large SUV that's OE-equipped with 19-inch wheels. Since he or she feels the need to be a sheep and blindly...

http://www.moderntiredealer.com/article/311545/extreme-plus-sizing

Categories: Retail, Wholesale Distribution, Commercial Business, Suppliers

When the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) mandated tire pressure monitoring systems on all light vehicles sold in the United States,...

http://www.moderntiredealer.com/article/311576/thumbs-up-at-the-forum-tire-dealers-voice-their-concerns-about-tpms-flaws

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They said a tariff on Chinese-made tires would disrupt the supply chain. They said a tariff would drive up prices and force their companies to seek products...

http://www.moderntiredealer.com/article/311728/the-chinese-tariff-decision-six-months-later