Marty Krcelic, president and COO of TBC Brands and executive vice president of TBC Corp., will retire on June 30 after nearly 21 years with TBC. Succeeding Krcelic and leading TBC Brands is Geoff Doster as senior vice president of sales.
Well-known commercial truck tire expert Al Cohn recently died at the age of 66. During his career, which spanned four decades, Cohn worked for both Pressure Systems International and Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
Barry Steinberg, who recently died at the age of 75, was named MTD's first Tire Dealer of the Year in 1993. This article from the November 1993 issue of MTD - titled "Tire Dealer of the Year Does Service with a Style" - explains why.
Barry Steinberg, longtime owner of Watertown, Mass.-based Direct Tire & Auto Service and Modern Tire Dealer’s first Tire Dealer of the Year Award recipient, has died. He was 75 years old.
More than 1,200 companies have committed to exhibiting at the 2021 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show, which is scheduled to take place Nov. 2-5 in Las Vegas, Nev.
The governors of 12 states have asked President Joe Biden to "ensure that all new passenger cars and light-duty trucks sold are zero-emission no later than 2035, with significant milestones along the way to monitor progress."
When it comes to the Biden White House’s recently revealed American Jobs Plan, “the devil is in the details" - especially as it pertains to infrastructure funding, according to Roy Littlefield, CEO of the Tire Industry Association. Littlefield discusses why in this MTD exclusive.
Il Taik Jung is the new CEO and president of Kumho Tire, the parent company of Kumho Tire USA Inc. Jung has held previous leadership positions at Kumho, including vice president of the tire manufacturer's research and development division.
Jeff Barna, president of Yokohama Tire Corp. (YTC), also will become the company's CEO on March 30. Shinichi Takimoto, whom Barna will replace as CEO of YTC, will remain chairman of the company, as well as president and CEO of Yokohama Corporation of North America.
Pirelli & Cie SpA Executive Vice Chairman and CEO Marco Tronchetti Provera is expected to propose that Giorgio Luca Bruno should assume the role of Pirelli's deputy CEO.
Christopher Helsel has been named senior vice president of global operations and chief technology officer at Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. He succeeds Jonathan Bellissimo, who is retiring after a Goodyear career spanning four decades.
Former TBC Corp. President, CEO and Chairman Larry Day has died. Day, who joined TBC in 1998 and retired from the company in 2014, "led TBC to much success and growth during his tenure," says Erik Olsen, TBC's current president and CEO.
Global Rubber Industries Pvt. Ltd. recently continued its community outreach efforts by holding two events with natural rubber farming communities in Sri Lanka, its home country.
Tyrone (T.J.) Jordan, the former president and chief operating officer of Dura Automotive Systems, has joined the board of directors at Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. as of Jan. 10.
PRE-Q Galgo Corp.has hired Ron Elliott to be its marketing manager. In his new role, Elliott will be responsible for leading the marketing direction of the company's brand throughout United States and Canada.
In my editorial that ran in the December issue of MTD, I wrote that 2020 "has been the most unusual year in living memory." (Looking back, this was probably a bit of an understatement.)
OTR tire industry pioneer Bob Fletcher recently died at the age of 100. In 1970, Fletcher started Cobre Tire Co., which - under his leadership - became one of the largest OTR tire dealerships in North America, serving customers throughout the mining and construction industries.
Jeff Kritzer of BendPak in Santa Paula, Calif., was elected to a second one-year term as chairman of the Automotive Lift Institute (ALI) board of directors at the organization’s annual meeting on Dec. 1.
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