Which competitor provides the biggest challenge to your profitability? Is it a tire company-owned store? Sears? Sam's Club? Perhaps your local muffler shop takes business away from you. Or are independent dealers your strongest ...
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The Aeolus HN277 Ultra line-haul steer tire from Aeolus Tyre Co. Ltd. has received SmartWay verification from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The company says the Aeolus HN277 Ultra is the fourth Aeolus truck tire to ...
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The Pep Boys – Manny, Moe & Jack announced that in the third quarter ended Nov. 2, 2013, the company had net sales of $507 million, a decrease of $2.6 million for the same period last year, and net income of $1 million compared to a ...
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is requiring Foreign Tire Sales Inc. to recall 2,659 truck tires because of inaccurate load and inflation information on the tires. Foreign Tire Sales (FTS) had petitioned the ...
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Lou Fontana, left, director of northeast region sales for Hercules, gives a plaque to Gregg Sicka, vice president of Hercules Tire Sales and Shamrock Tire. Hercules Tire & Rubber Co. recently celebrated decades-long relationships with ...
Delta World Tire Co. announced that the company is celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2013. Today the company is in the hands of the fourth generation of Bernstein family members, Paul Bernstein. With 15 retail/commercial locations ...
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Trelleborg says that with the addition of Bob Tate, dealers can continue to expect excellent service and sales support from Trelleborg in the Midwest. Trelleborg Wheel Systems Americas Inc. has appointed Bob Tate as Midwest sales manager ...
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A tire (or tyre) is a ring-shaped covering that fits around a wheel's rim to protect it and enable better vehicle performance. Most tires, such as those for automobiles and bicycles, provide traction between the vehicle and the road while ...
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Tire's Warehouse Inc. (TWI) announced it has hired Gino Tagliaferri for the position of manager, Commercial Sales & Marketing, a newly created position that will be instrumental in the growth and expansion plans of TWI. Tagliaferri has ...
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Pep Boys–Manny, Moe & Jack posted net income of $5.4 million on net sales of $527.6 million for its 13-week second quarter ended Aug. 3, 2013. That compares to income of $33 million on sales of $525.7 million for the same period last ...
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Kumho Tire Co. Ltd. posted net income of 50.8 billion won on net sales of 1 trillion won for the second quarter ended June 30, 2013. That compares to income of 74.7 billion won on sales of more than 1.1 trillion won for the same period in ...
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In their monthly dealer survey for the Your Marketplace column in the latest edition of Modern Tire Dealer magazine, they say dealers noted that unit volumes fell 1.1% in June compared to June of 2012, which marks a slowdown from May when ...
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The Michelin Earthmover division of Michelin Americas Truck Tires announced that since its inception in February 2013, the company has certified 11 Michelin Professional Earthmover Dealers into the Michelin Earthmover Performance Repairs ...
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The Hankook Smart Work AM15 features a tread pattern with a stone ejector rib to prevent stone drilling Hankook Tire America Corp. has announced the availability of its new Smart Work AM15 on-/off-road wide-base/all-position TBR tire for ...
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Hankook Tire Co. Ltd. has announced that in fiscal 2013 second quarter, the company posted global consolidated quarterly net sales of $1.7 billion (KRW 1.87 trillion), and its operating profit marked $241.8 million (KRW 271.3 billion) with ...
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