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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?
July 2026 Jobs Report: What a Negative Payroll Number Means for the Tire Industry
The U.S. economy shed 23,000 jobs in July — the first negative print of this...
How to Improve Company Culture in the Tire Manufacturing Industry
Manufacturing turnover costs $35,700 per departure. Here's what actually improves company culture in tire manufacturing...
June 2026 Jobs Report: What 57,000 Jobs Added Means for the Tire Industry
The U.S. economy added just 57,000 jobs in June — well below the 110,000 forecast....
Tire Plant Manager Career Guide: Roles, Salary, and Path to Leadership
Tire plant managers earn $130,000–$220,000+. This complete career guide maps the 6-level path from production...
Tire Sales Representative Career Path: From Entry-Level to Regional Leadership
Tire sales offers a clear path from entry-level counter sales to six-figure territory management and...
The Tire Industry in 2026: Jobs, Salaries, and Career Opportunities
The U.S. tire market is worth $26.8 billion in 2026 and supports over 801,000 jobs...