Tire Industry Association - Today's Tire Industry

Volume 2, Issues 2, 2004
March/April

A TIRE INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION PUBLICATION © 2004

PRESIDENT
Larry Morgan

PRESIDENT-ELECT
Dick Gust

VICE PRESIDENT
Bob Malerba

SECRETARY
Paul Hyatt

TREASURER
Tom Wright

ASSISTANT TREASURER
John Adams

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Roy Littlefield
rlittlefield@tireindustry.org

EDITOR
Kevin Rohlwing
krohlwing@tireindustry.org

DIRECTOR OF MARKETING
Michele Bilowich

SENIOR TECHNICAL CONSULTANT
Marvin Bozarth
mbozarth@tireindustry.org

DIRECTOR OF TIRE AND RUBBER RECYCLING
Mary Sikora
msikora@tireindustry.org

DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
Becky MacDicken
bmacdicken@tireindustry.org

CONTRIBUTING EDITORS
Chris “Chubby” Frederick
Peter Gunst
Glenn Kinyon
Jerry McAndrews

GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Frank Lang

ADVERTISING SALES
LaKisha Pindell
Director of Advertising
1532 Pointer Ridge Place, Suite E
Bowie, MD 20716-1883
800.876.8372 or 301.430.7280
301.430.7283 f
lpindell@tireindustry.org

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All files in the TTI Publication Archive are in the PDF format.

To decrease file sizes, complex color backgrounds might be removed for this online version.

From the Desk of Roy Littlefield: Reflections on History and Change (28K)

Certified ATS Kicks Off (88K)

Cybernotes (36K)

Capitol Comments (56K)

In the News (148K)

Tia Today (32K)

Tia Councils and Committees (20K)

Tire Retailing

How to Net 20% to 30% Cash Profits (112K)

A Message from Jerry: Controlling Insurance Costs (16K)

To Drug Test or Not…? (144K)

Commercial Tire Service

Snow Days (152K)

What’s Your Opinion? (60K)

A High Pressure Job (80K)

Tire Retreading & Repairing

Why Casings Are Rejected (108K)

Replacing Carbide Cutters (104K)

TIA Exhibits at Reifen 2004 in Essen, Germany (44K)

Tire Clinic (28K)

Two Problems in One (32K)

A Quick Check of Heating Elements (32K)

Retreading History: 12 Years Ago (44K)

What Caused This? (48K)

Meetings and Trade Shows (8K)

Retreader’s Mart (32K)

Tire & Rubber Recycling

The EPA and Scrap Tires: New Challenges, New Partnerships (180K)

2004 Tire Recycling Meetings and Trade Shows (48K)

Advertiser’s Index (28K)


TIA Thanks all of the advertisers in this issue, especially those companies that took out full page ads. For more information on advertising in TTI go to the Ad Planner page or contact LaKisha Pindell, Director of Advertising at 800-876-8372.