Towmax blown tires

elkhorn98 wrote:


X2. We need to get 20/20 to do a story on st tires. I commented on the recent federal register where the tire manufacturers now want to remove the rim retention requirement on tires on trailers under 10, 000 pounds through the nthsa. So maybe the quality of st tires will go down even lower.

It is amazing that a tire type that is a small part of a much larger industry has so much marketing influence! What wait! Lets look at who owns what!

Power King TowMax tires.

Who imports them:
http://www.tbcprivatebrands.com/
TBC Corporation
http://www.tbccorp.com/
Who owns TBC Corporation?
http://www.sumitomocorp.com/Who-We-Are/Office-Locations/
Subsidiaries and Affiliates
http://www.sumitomocorp.com/about/subaff.html

"TBC

For more than fifty years TBC Wholesale has been a leader in the replacement tire market and a key supplier to independent tire dealers throughout North America. The company's guiding principles of Performance, Engineering, Quality and Value continue to drive TBC to remain a cornerstone of reliability and quality for our customers.

In addition to passenger and SUV/LT tires, our dealers have access to a comprehensive range of high quality Commercial, Agricultural and Specialty tires as well as supplemental products such as steel wheels, wheel weights, valve stems and tire equipment. We support all of our programs with informative point of sale material, attractive signage and superior customer service. At TBC, our goal is to be your complete line supplier, with the products and programs you need and the service and support you deserve.

TBC Corporation is the nation's largest vertically integrated marketer of tires for the automotive replacement market. The Company's retail operations include 1200 Company-operated tire and automotive service centers under the " Tire Kingdom", "Merchant's Tire & Auto Centers", and "National Tire & Battery" brands, and franchised stores under the "Big O Tires" brand. TBC markets on a wholesale basis to regional tire chains and distributors serving independent tire dealers throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico under the TBC Wholesale banner. Through its Carroll Tire wholesale distribution centers, the Company also markets directly to independent tire dealers across the United States. Carroll Tire Company sells a wide variety of proprietary and national brands from 38 distribution centers. TBC Wholesale's divisions - TBC Brands and Treadways distribute brands to independent retailers and wholesalers throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico."

Chris