A basic reality check may be just the tonic to rejuvenate weary service personnel at your tire dealership or service shop.
AKRON — Upsizing, downsizing, right- sizing.... Choosing one of those options can put a business owner in a precarious position. Should tire dealers take a chance and stock more light-truck tires at the expense of passenger tires? Should...
DETROIT — Whenever there is discussion about the balance of payments or any other trade difficulties, the focus always seems to end up on the auto industry's doorstep.
A scan tool complements rather than replaces a traditional voltmeter in a successful automotive service department. The voltmeter always has been and will continue to be the most-essential electrical measurement tool for professional technicians.
It's been a turbulent few months for American Tire Distributors Inc. (ATD) and its marketing group subsidiary, Tire Pros.
Bi-directional tests improve the productivity and, ultimately, the profitability of a scan tool in any automotive service facility. Although this feature increases the tool's price, its diagnostic value more than offsets the extra cost.
Power is nothing without control. Those of you who sell Pirelli tires may remember that phrase in their ads a few years ago. Apparently, it applies not only to the tires themselves, but to the tire business as a whole.
The new world order likely means that ATD will need to rely on distributing more products from Tier 2 and Tier 3 manufacturers — as well as other parts of its business — to fill the void created by the loss of Goodyear's and...
Radio frequency identification (RFID) is being adopted rapidly in a growing number of tire industry processes and will deliver more transparency, fewer rejected tires and production failures and better control of materials.
INDIANAPOLIS — As a business and leadership fanatic, I have been a longtime believer in spending less time worrying about what the direct competition is doing.
Purchasing a new scan tool may be a more-challenging task than many bosses realize. Now, more than ever, a prudent purchaser should establish priorities first and then shop patiently for a product or products that fill those needs.
