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Hurry Up & Slow Down!

This isn’t NASCAR. We’re at a time of year when most of us are thinking about numbers—if you can fill your numbers, you can increase your volume. But it takes…

Anticipating Demand During Tire Season

As everyone knows, the tire industry is constantly evolving. Even before the pandemic, it faced various challenges to remain competitive and current. Qué-Mont Equipment has been supplying tire and retreading…

Winter Wheels for Electric & Thermal Vehicles

What you need to know about winter tires, rims and resizing and the specifics of electric vehicles to meet your customers’ needs. The tire season is in full swing and…

Let People Talk!

Focus on customer loyalty and word of mouth.  You’re always thinking about ways to grow your business, but chances are, you may have overlooked your best customers – the ones…

A Circular Approach

Effective end-of-life tire management is critical to ensuring a truly sustainable economy.   October is known for a multitude of holidays and celebrations including Thanksgiving Day in Canada and Columbus…

Choices of Tires for Light Trucks

Part of our job is to guide the customer to the right product to properly fit their vehicle, for both cars and light trucks. Without this support, the consumer’s choice…

Safe Shops Run Better! 

Training will keep you sharp.    If there’s one thing that I’ve learned from over 30 years in the tire industry, it’s that safety doesn’t come easily. You have to…

The Platform That Performs

You’re leaving money on the table if you’re not doing video. It should come as no surprise to any business owner that video is the marketing trend of 2022.  Video…

Newbies Need Training!

Transferrable skills may lack safety savvy. Due to the tight labour market, many tire shops are getting creative and hiring tire technicians from other sectors, like…

Proper Tire Inflation Pays

Maintaining correct tire pressures deliver cost savings and reduced environmental impact Every spring, as we have for over two decades now, TRAC launches its tire maintenance…

Put Chat to Work for You!

Partner your expertise with this time-saving tool. There’s a new buzzword you may have heard about: ChatGPT. Just launched in November, it only took five days…

Column from tire industry experts

As Canada’s only national tire industry publication, Tire News brings together tire industry experts, inviting them to share their expertise and insights with our professional audience. We rely upon our experts to answer the questions consumers are asking their tire retailers about: Do winter tires make a difference? Do I need light truck tires? Do electric cars need special tires? And much more. Our national audience is interested in a broad range of topics. In Quebec, for example, there are a lot of questions about studded tires and Quebec winter tire dates. Our readers also want to know about tire recycling and how recycled tires are processed. For this audience, reliable tire recycling is a concern, as is the topic of tire stewardship, and many wonder where to recycle tires. Commercial tire recycling can be especially challenging, but here again, our experts can shed light on the matter. Of course, keeping tires out of landfills altogether, while limiting the number of scrap tires, is ideal. That’s why sustainable tires and flat tire repair are topics that are often asked about. It’s better to repair your tires, rather than have to turn them over to a tire recycling program.

Choosing winter tires

Life in Canada is synonymous with life in the snow, at least for a good part of the year. It’s no surprise, therefore, that our tire industry experts talk about how to choose winter tires and light truck winter tires. Choosing winter tires, and how to choose a tire for car owners are key questions tire retailers need to be able to address with their customers. With the entire world moving towards electrification, our industry experts offer information about electric car tires. Many wonder, do electric cars need special tires? Our experts can answer these questions about tire and technology.

Tire market in Canada

As tire market trends change and shift, our industry experts are here to help tire retailers keep their tire marketing efforts on point. The automotive tire market is evolving, and choosing tires to sell, as well as choosing tires for truck owners, in particular, can be a challenge. Our experts can guide retailers to the right solutions, focusing on choosing the right tire types, and choosing tire size preferences for their local market. There are a variety of tire options available. From performance tires to all-season tires, and other tire categories, understanding the different types of tires can help you make an informed decision.

Tire safety standards

Keeping motorists safe is a major concern for our readers, as well as for our tire industry experts who are dedicated to providing insight and advice to tire retailers, and arming them with tire safety tips they can pass on to consumers. Tire safety standards are paramount to keeping Canadian roads safe, that’s why consumers must understand the basics: How to inflate the tire. What to do in the event of a tire puncture. How to repair your tires. How to deal with icy roads. And even how to read and understand information that’s recorded on the side of the tire. Every step of the way, our tire industry experts are here to help and to educate.