Author: Team Tire Talent

The Multi-Unit Leap: From Tire Store Manager to District Manager

The tire retail ladder is published up to store manager and then goes quiet —...

Tire Sales Leadership: Why Channel Conflict Is the Hardest Part of the Job

Independents handle around 80% of tire wholesale and two-thirds of retail, and none of them...

OTR and Mining Tire Sales: The Career Track You Can’t Enter From Retail

A single Ultra Class mining tire runs $60,000 to $100,000, and a haul truck carries...

September 2026 Jobs Report: Hiring Slows, but Rubber Products Manufacturing Adds Jobs

Payrolls rose just 29,000 and unemployment held at 4.2%, but the tire-relevant number is encouraging:...

What Tire Plant Automation Actually Changes About Who You Hire

Automation gets approved as an equipment decision, and nobody rewrites the job descriptions. A role-by-role...

Cross-Training in Tire Manufacturing: Why Your Most Resilient Plants Have the Most Versatile Crews

If one person per shift can run your most critical station, you don't have a...

Smart Tires and Connected Fleets: The New Skills Tire Employers Need to Hire For

Connected tires are turning the least monitored part of a truck into a data device....

August 2026 Jobs Report: Payrolls Jump 162,000 and July’s Negative Print Disappears

August added 162,000 jobs, five times the 12-month average, and July's -23,000 was revised to...

Succession Planning in Tire Manufacturing: What Happens When Your Plant Leadership Retires

Between 2025 and 2027, 1.8 million manufacturing workers reach retirement age — and 40–45% of...

Commercial Tire Technician vs. Retail Tire Technician: Which Path Is Right for You?

Automotive Industry Salary Guide 2026
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