THE EURO WHICH HAS BEEN SO STRONG FOR TOO LONG IS INFLATED SAYS, HOWARD LEVY OF USEDTIRES.COM AND HOWARDLEVY.COM
THIS WEEK EUROPE ACKNOWLEDGED IT TOO HAS A CRISIS, THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK IS IN WORSE SHAPE AND FACES A BAILOUT ON A EVEN GREATER SCALE THAN OF THAT THE US.
THE EURO IS IN TROUBLE .NO QUESTION IT IS ARTIFICIALLY HIGH!
SO WHY IN THE WORLD IS THE EURO STRONGER THAN THE US DOLLAR???
USEDTIRES.COM HAS BEEN IMPORTING FOR REEXPORT USED TIRES ,WHOLESALE USED TIRES
FOR OVER 16 YEARS WE HAVE WATCHED THE OLD CURRENCY MAKE WAY FOR THE EURO .
WE REMEMBER EXCHANGING DEUTSCH MARKS FOR DOLLARS DURING THE CLINTON ADMINISTRATION IT WAS A GREAT TIME TO BE IMPORTING FOR EXPORT USED TIRES OR ANY OTHER COMMODITY COMING FROM EUROPE.
IT SHOULD BE THE SAME RIGHT NOW EVEN WITH ALL THE DAMAGE THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION AND REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CONTROL OF THE USA FOR THE LAST EIGHT YEARS,AND CONGRESSIONAL CONTROL FOR SIX AND ALL THE ECONOMIC DAMAGE THE REPUBLICANS HAVE DAMNED OUR COUNTRY,RUN UP THE DEFICIT,STRIPPED US OF CIVIL RIGHTS,LIED TO US
GREAT JOB GW YOU ARE THE WORST PRESIDENT WE HAVE EVER HAD, WHERE ARE ALL U BUSH LOVERS NOW........
RUNNING FOR THE HILLS DO NOT WANT TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH HIM WELL MCOLD IS MORE OF THE SAME GOSH DARN IT WASILLA WENCH!!!!!
Saturday, October 04, 2008
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
USEDTIRES.COM ALLEGES GOODYEAR,BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE AND MICHELIN ARE CONSPIRING TO ELIMINATE THE SELLERS OF USEDTIRES
BOCA RATON FLORIDA AUGUST 2008
HTTP://WWW.USEDTIRES.COM
THE INTERNETS LEADER IN THE SALES OF USED TIRES ALLEGES AND HAS BEEN FOR OVER A DECADE THAT "THE THREE SISTERS" APPEAR TO BE ON A WORLDWIDE SMEAR CAMPAIGN AGAIN,
USEDTIRES.COM THE NETS LEADER IN UNIQUE VISITORS IN THE USED TIRE INDUSTRY AS WELL AS A WORLDWIDE EXPORTER AND WHOLESALER OF USEDTIRES,
HAS BEEN BATTLING THE BEHEMOTH TIRE GIANTS FOR ALMOST TWO DECADES.
HOWARD LEVY PRESIDENT OF USED TIRES INC. THE OWNERS OF HTTP://WWW.USEDTIRES.COM
AND
HTTP://WWW.USEDTIRE.COM
HAS BEEN SAYING TO JUST ABOUT ANYONE WHO WOULD LISTEN FROM THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE TO HIS CONGRESSMEN AND SENATORS THAT A FEDERAL INVESTIGATION BY THE DEPT OF JUSTICE AND THE FTC INTO ANTICOMPETITIVE PRACTICES OF THE THREE SISTERS IT MUST BE INVESTIGATED.THERE CAN NOT BE ANY COINCIDENCE TO THE FACT WHEREVER THEY HAVE FACTORIES OVERSEAS WE HAVE USED TIRE IMPORTATION BANS.THEY FALSELY ALLEGE WE MAY BE SELLING POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS PRODUCT.WHAT A CROCK OF SHI*.
THEY MADE THE TIRES THE TIRES THEY MADE NEW HAVE A SPECIFIC AMOUNT OF LIFE WHEN MADE THEY SELL THE CONSUMER A PRODUCT THAT IS SO GOOD IT CAN HAVE TWO LIVES. THE CONSUMER WHO IS BUYING A USEDTIRE OR A SET OF USEDTIRES CANNOT ALWAYS AFFORD TO PURCHASE ANEW TIRE.THE FACT SEEMS TO BE IGNORED BY THE THREE SISTER.THUS IS IN REALITY CREATING A MUCH ,MORE DANGEROUS DRIVING SITUATION ON THE ROADS AND HIGHWAYS WHERE THE BANS OF THE IMPORTATION OF AMERICAN USEDTIRES HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED.THE CONSUMER IS SIMPLY DRIVING THEIR BALD WORN OUT DANGEROUS NEW TIRE TO THE POINT WHERE IT IS DANGEROUS NOT THE GOOD QUALITY USEDTIRES WE WOULD HAVE EXPORTED TO OUR DISTRIBUTOR WHO COULD HAVE INSTALLED A SAFE ,RECYCLED AMERICAN USED TIRE TO A FOREIGN BUYER HELPING AMERICAS DISTRAUGHT ECONOMY. WHAT ARE THE THREE SISTERS AFRAID OF A LITTLE COMPETITION!!!!
SO WHAT DOES IT TAKE FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO START LOOKING INTO THIS THE FBI JUST RAIDED 4 MAJOR SHIPPING LINES UNDER THE JONES ACT AND THE SHERMAN ANTITRUST ACT FOR CONSPIRING TO FIX BUNKER SURCHARGES ON ALL SHIPMENTS INCLUDING THOSE OF USED TIRES FROM USA MAINLAND TO PUERTO RICO...WHERE IS THE DIFFERENCE THESE THREE COMPANIES VIA THEIR
RUBBER MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION" ARE CONTINUOSLY MEETING AND APPARENTLY STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WAYS TO INFLUENCE FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS TO PROHIBIT THE IMPORTATION IF AMERICAN USED TIRES.THIS WOULD NOT BE SO BAD IF MICHELIN AND BRIDGESTONE WERE ALSO AMERICAN COMPANIES BUT THEY ARE FOREIGN CONTROLLED.ONLY THE BLIMP GOODYEAR AND ITS CHAIRMAN ROBERT KEEGAN A RE IN CHARGE OF AN AMERICAN TIRE MAKER THAT APPARENTLY HAS NOTHING BETTER TO DO THAN TEAM UP WITH ITS COMPETITORS TO TRY AND DESTROY OTHER COMPETITORS.WELL GOODYEAR,BRIDGESTONE AND MICHELIN WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR AND TO REPORT AND TO TALK TO OTHER MEDIA THE TRADE MAGAZINES THE TRADITIONAL TV AND NEWSPAPER MEDIA TO GET THIS STORY OUT UNTIL THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DOES WHAT IT SHOULD HAVE DONE NEARLY TWENTY YEARS AGO START AN INVESTIGATION INTO THESE PRACTICES AS IT RELATES TO THE USED TIRE INDUSTRY.
WHAT EXACTLY ARE THE THREE SISTERS AFRAID OF SHAME ON THEM THEY ARE SO FULL OF SHI* WITH THEIR SMEAR CAMPAIGN THAT IT IS LONG OVERDUE THAT THE TRADTIONAL MEDIA COVER THIS STORY AND PRESSURE THE GOVERNMENT ALONG WITH USEDTIRES.COM TO INVESTIGATE
Thursday, July 17, 2008
THE DOLLAR,THE DOLLAR THE DOLLAR ITS THE WEAK DOLLAR STUPID!
The weak Dollar must be stabilized .The weal dollar is the cause of a lot of our present economic woes. not often I agree with Steve Forbes but he is right on this .
We have been blogging about this same subject for quite awhile ( see archives).
As importers of usedtires for 16 years and exporters for twenty we understand foreign currency exchange/conversion and this weak dollar the weakest ever must be stabilized.this situation is urgent we need a
"war against the weak dollar"..............
how many more American companies will be bought on sale like Budweiser we are literally like a Walmart to the rest of Europe right now "always low prices" ....lets get the work done and stabilize our currency.
Americans deserve better .....................................................
We have been blogging about this same subject for quite awhile ( see archives).
As importers of usedtires for 16 years and exporters for twenty we understand foreign currency exchange/conversion and this weak dollar the weakest ever must be stabilized.this situation is urgent we need a
"war against the weak dollar"..............
how many more American companies will be bought on sale like Budweiser we are literally like a Walmart to the rest of Europe right now "always low prices" ....lets get the work done and stabilize our currency.
Americans deserve better .....................................................
Friday, July 11, 2008
ATTACKING USED TIRES AGAIN!
Used Tires Under Attack Again OUR THOUGHTS
Used Tires A Booming Business
The sale of Used Tires is a booming business.
The Rubber Manufacturers Association The trade Industry Group for Tire Makers estimates an estimates 30 Million Used Tires are sold to motorists every year.
Safety Research and Strategies Inc,of Massachusetts,a so called "consumer watchdog" is on the attack against the Used Tire Industry.
This Used Tire Dealer owner of Used Tires Inc,and the websites/URL's
www.usedtire.com
www.usedtires.com
www.usedtrucktire.com
www.usedtrucktires.net
Has the following to say about the product we sell!!!!!
SRS is headed by Sean Kane.This Used Tire Dealer had a conversation with Mr Kane two days ago. After Tire Business an Industry Trade Journal had a report on its website,
www.tirebusiness.com
After reading the posting on Mr. Kanes website alluding to the Used Tire industry selling product that may have hidden dangers and is questioning the industries inspection techniques.
First lets get the record clear. No one want to sell anyone Potentially unsafe or potentially dangerous product.The truth about tires is they are a great and durable product sometimes so durable that they may have a second life.Just because a tire was changed does not make it unsafe and a scrap tire.The tire is either good or not to be reused as a "USED TIRE" that will be determined after it is inspected.To discard a "Used Tire before its time is to reverse twenty years of progress the Tire Industry has made in dealing with Scrap tires and their Recycling.The federal government thru the EPA recognizes the sale of Used Tires as the highest form of recycling "REUSE".
In our conversation Mr Kane admitted his group is funded by Trial Attorneys. Mr Kane claims there is a need for better and more rigorous inspections and seems bent on the use of a shearographic machine and insinuates all large used tire resellers should have one.He also is bent on a tire aging law.
During our conversation Mr Kane admitted not all tires are created equal and climate,driving conditions, the driver ,and the actual tire itself the speed rating and rubber composition are all factors in determining the life of a tire.Mr.kane agreed with this tire dealer that a Z rated tire with 4/32" of tread remaining
would last longer than a tire of a lower speed rating with 4/32" remaining.So just raising the minimum tread depth standard would accomplish basically nothing.This used tire dealer has been to Federal Court in Puerto Rico and to the First Circuit Court Of appeals in Boston to defend our constitutional right to sell a legitimate article
of
commerce "UsedTires" 30million consumers can not be wrong!!!!!
Mr Kane alluded to the fact that when this Used Tire Dealer of over twenty years said I,and any company I was ever associated with Have Never Been sued for selling a defective product he allude it was because they could not track the tire from its making thru its ultimate sale as a Used Tire. Well Mr Kane I to have Plaintiff lawyers some
of the Best here in Broward County Florida www.koppelandbates.com
and you and I know the tire can be tracked.How else can you allude you have documented 85 cases here and they sold used.
Mr. Kane all tires in use today on the roads of Ameica are USED TIRES including those you drove to work on today!!!!
Mr Kane as I suggested to you in our conversation ANYONE who Drives on the road today with out question the single most dangerous thing on the road is motorists
TALKING ON CELL PHONES WHILE DRIVING" Please Mr Kane start research on the Makers of cell Phones and the cell Phone companies and see how many people their product has indirectly mamed and injured and go bother them!!!!You will be doing all of us a favor saving hundreds of thousand of potential accidents from occurring
Reprinted from
NY TIMES Damon Darlon
MARCH 17 2007
Used Tires and Safety
About 30 million used tires were sold in the United States last year, almost 10 percent of all replacement tires sold.
Used tires are a money-saving choice for people who need to replace tires on a leased vehicle or on a car they are planning to sell soon. A new Goodyear Eagle RS-A that goes for about $100 at a Big O tire store sells for about $18 at BorderTire.com, a used-tire dealer.
Jobbers collect used tires from tire stores and the auto departments of Wal-Mart or Sears after they are replaced with new tires. The used-tire companies can get about $1 each by scrapping them or up to $10 apiece selling them to tire dealers. The profit margins for used tires are far better than for new tires, which explains why almost every tire store sells them.
Reputable dealers examine the tires and grade them. But the problem is that most consumers, unless they have a degree in polymer science, will not be able to see flaws in a tire. Some tires are detailed — that is, meticulously cleaned — and even painted so they look younger.
Sean Kane, an auto safety consultant at Safety Research and Strategies (safetyresearch.net) in Rehoboth, Mass., said that although consumers look at the depth of tire tread, the real concern should be the age of the tire. He wrote in a recent issue of The Safety Record, his firm’s newsletter, that “tires age in a way that often cannot be detected visually.”
A tire that looks new can be deteriorating internally, he said, in the same way that an old rubber band in your desk drawer might gradually develop cracks. It all depends on how the tire has been driven — underinflation ruins a tire — or where it has been stored.
Mr. Kane said that the scope of problem tires was unknown. But he said that he had found 108 incidents in which tires older than six years were involved in loss-of-control crashes. These incidents caused 85 deaths and 115 injuries. Slightly less than a third of the vehicles had tires that were bought used.
State governments regulate how much tread must be left on a tire — the depth varies state to state — but not the age or integrity of the tire’s structure. Mr. Kane wants tires taken off the road after six years.
Howard Levy, president of UsedTires.com in Boca Raton, Fla., said Mr. Kane’s proposal might not do consumers any favors. He said that rules regulating the age of tires on the road would mean consumers would spend more to swap out tires long before their useful life was over. The tire makers would love this, of course. “I don’t see where the real benefit comes for the consumer,” he said.
If you want to know how old your tires are, look at the wall of the tire for the word “DOT” followed by six numbers. The first two designate the factory where it was made and the next four denote the week and year of its manufacture. For example, 3105 would mean the 31st week of 2005.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration site has information on that code and all the rest of the text on a tire at www.nhtsa.gov/cars/rules/TireSafety/ridesonit/brochure.html#dotc
Used Tires Under Attack Again OUR THOUGHTS
Friday, March 02, 2007Used Tires A Booming Business
The sale of Used Tires is a booming business.
The Rubber Manufacturers Association The trade Industry Group for Tire Makers estimates an estimates 30 Million Used Tires are sold to motorists every year.
Safety Research and Strategies Inc,of Massachusetts,a so called "consumer watchdog" is on the attack against the Used Tire Industry.
This Used Tire Dealer owner of Used Tires Inc,and the websites/URL's
www.usedtire.com
www.usedtires.com
www.usedtrucktire.com
www.usedtrucktires.net
Has the following to say about the product we sell!!!!!
SRS is headed by Sean Kane.This Used Tire Dealer had a conversation with Mr Kane two days ago. After Tire Business an Industry Trade Journal had a report on its website,
www.tirebusiness.com
After reading the posting on Mr. Kanes website alluding to the Used Tire industry selling product that may have hidden dangers and is questioning the industries inspection techniques.
First lets get the record clear. No one want to sell anyone Potentially unsafe or potentially dangerous product.The truth about tires is they are a great and durable product sometimes so durable that they may have a second life.Just because a tire was changed does not make it unsafe and a scrap tire.The tire is either good or not to be reused as a "USED TIRE" that will be determined after it is inspected.To discard a "Used Tire before its time is to reverse twenty years of progress the Tire Industry has made in dealing with Scrap tires and their Recycling.The federal government thru the EPA recognizes the sale of Used Tires as the highest form of recycling "REUSE".
In our conversation Mr Kane admitted his group is funded by Trial Attorneys. Mr Kane claims there is a need for better and more rigorous inspections and seems bent on the use of a shearographic machine and insinuates all large used tire resellers should have one.He also is bent on a tire aging law.
During our conversation Mr Kane admitted not all tires are created equal and climate,driving conditions, the driver ,and the actual tire itself the speed rating and rubber composition are all factors in determining the life of a tire.Mr.kane agreed with this tire dealer that a Z rated tire with 4/32" of tread remaining
would last longer than a tire of a lower speed rating with 4/32" remaining.So just raising the minimum tread depth standard would accomplish basically nothing.This used tire dealer has been to Federal Court in Puerto Rico and to the First Circuit Court Of appeals in Boston to defend our constitutional right to sell a legitimate article
of
commerce "UsedTires" 30million consumers can not be wrong!!!!!
Mr Kane alluded to the fact that when this Used Tire Dealer of over twenty years said I,and any company I was ever associated with Have Never Been sued for selling a defective product he allude it was because they could not track the tire from its making thru its ultimate sale as a Used Tire. Well Mr Kane I to have Plaintiff lawyers some
of the Best here in Broward County Florida www.koppelandbates.com
and you and I know the tire can be tracked.How else can you allude you have documented 85 cases here and they sold used.
Mr. Kane all tires in use today on the roads of Ameica are USED TIRES including those you drove to work on today!!!!
Mr Kane as I suggested to you in our conversation ANYONE who Drives on the road today with out question the single most dangerous thing on the road is motorists
TALKING ON CELL PHONES WHILE DRIVING" Please Mr Kane start research on the Makers of cell Phones and the cell Phone companies and see how many people their product has indirectly mamed and injured and go bother them!!!!You will be doing all of us a favor saving hundreds of thousand of potential accidents from occurring
saving hundreds of thousand of potential accidents from occurring.
Reprinted from
NY TIMES Damon Darlon
MARCH 17 2007
Used Tires and Safety
About 30 million used tires were sold in the United States last year, almost 10 percent of all replacement tires sold.
Used tires are a money-saving choice for people who need to replace tires on a leased vehicle or on a car they are planning to sell soon. A new Goodyear Eagle RS-A that goes for about $100 at a Big O tire store sells for about $18 at BorderTire.com, a used-tire dealer.
Jobbers collect used tires from tire stores and the auto departments of Wal-Mart or Sears after they are replaced with new tires. The used-tire companies can get about $1 each by scrapping them or up to $10 apiece selling them to tire dealers. The profit margins for used tires are far better than for new tires, which explains why almost every tire store sells them.
Reputable dealers examine the tires and grade them. But the problem is that most consumers, unless they have a degree in polymer science, will not be able to see flaws in a tire. Some tires are detailed — that is, meticulously cleaned — and even painted so they look younger.
Sean Kane, an auto safety consultant at Safety Research and Strategies (safetyresearch.net) in Rehoboth, Mass., said that although consumers look at the depth of tire tread, the real concern should be the age of the tire. He wrote in a recent issue of The Safety Record, his firm’s newsletter, that “tires age in a way that often cannot be detected visually.”
A tire that looks new can be deteriorating internally, he said, in the same way that an old rubber band in your desk drawer might gradually develop cracks. It all depends on how the tire has been driven — underinflation ruins a tire — or where it has been stored.
Mr. Kane said that the scope of problem tires was unknown. But he said that he had found 108 incidents in which tires older than six years were involved in loss-of-control crashes. These incidents caused 85 deaths and 115 injuries. Slightly less than a third of the vehicles had tires that were bought used.
State governments regulate how much tread must be left on a tire — the depth varies state to state — but not the age or integrity of the tire’s structure. Mr. Kane wants tires taken off the road after six years.
Howard Levy, president of UsedTires.com in Boca Raton, Fla., said Mr. Kane’s proposal might not do consumers any favors. He said that rules regulating the age of tires on the road would mean consumers would spend more to swap out tires long before their useful life was over. The tire makers would love this, of course. “I don’t see where the real benefit comes for the consumer,” he said.
If you want to know how old your tires are, look at the wall of the tire for the word “DOT” followed by six numbers. The first two designate the factory where it was made and the next four denote the week and year of its manufacture. For example, 3105 would mean the 31st week of 2005.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration site has information on that code and all the rest of the text on a tire at www.nhtsa.gov/cars/rules/TireSafety/ridesonit/brochure.html#dotc
Saturday, July 05, 2008
WEAK DOLLAR HURTS USED TIRES SALES
THE WEAK US DOLLAR HAS HAD A DEVASTATING EFFECT ON THE EXPORT FROM EUROPE MOSTLY GERMANY ON USED TIRES.THE GERMAN TIRE RECYCLERS HAVE MANY CLIENT IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE WHO MAINTAIN THEIR BANK ACCOUNTS IN US DOLLARS INCLUDING THIS USED TIRE EXPORTER/IMPORTER.WHEN I STARTED IMPORTING FOR REEXPORT IN 1992 THE DOLLAR WAS STRONG TODAY IT IS WEAK AND GETTING WEAKER.THIS GOVERNMENT THIS ADMINISTRATION MUST DO EVERY THING IT CAN TO HAVE THE DOLLAR RALLY.
OVER THIRTY MILLION DOMESTIC USED TIRES ARE GENERATED AND SOLD IN THE US OR EXPORTED ANOTHER TEN MILLION USEDTIRES ARE IMPORTED FOR USE OR REEXPORT.USED TIRE DEALERS USED TIRE EXPORTERS URGE THIS ADMINISTRATION TO HELP STABILIZE THE DOLLAR AND OUR ECONOMY.
OVER THIRTY MILLION DOMESTIC USED TIRES ARE GENERATED AND SOLD IN THE US OR EXPORTED ANOTHER TEN MILLION USEDTIRES ARE IMPORTED FOR USE OR REEXPORT.USED TIRE DEALERS USED TIRE EXPORTERS URGE THIS ADMINISTRATION TO HELP STABILIZE THE DOLLAR AND OUR ECONOMY.
VISIT USEDTIRES.COM THANKS, HOWARD LEVY
Saturday, June 14, 2008
HAPPY FATHERS DAY AL LEVY, MY DAD!
A SPECIAL SUPER HAPPY FATHERS DAY TO MY DAD AL LEVY................
THANKS DAD FOR BEING THERE..........WHEN I WAS A FARM LEAGUER,LITTLE LEAGUER,A CUBSCOUT A BOY SCOUT PICKING US UP DROPPING US OFF ALL THOSE LITTLE THINGS..... THANKS FOR BEING THERE EVERY DAY WHEN I WAS IN BROWARD GENERAL HOSPITAL AFTER MY CAR ACCIDENT.
I NEED TO TAKE THE LESSON FROM YOU AND BE THERE TOO.
I LOVE YOU DAD HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!!!!!!!!
THANKS DAD FOR BEING THERE..........WHEN I WAS A FARM LEAGUER,LITTLE LEAGUER,A CUBSCOUT A BOY SCOUT PICKING US UP DROPPING US OFF ALL THOSE LITTLE THINGS..... THANKS FOR BEING THERE EVERY DAY WHEN I WAS IN BROWARD GENERAL HOSPITAL AFTER MY CAR ACCIDENT.
I NEED TO TAKE THE LESSON FROM YOU AND BE THERE TOO.
I LOVE YOU DAD HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!!!!!!!!
DEFECTIVE CHINESE VALVESTEMS RECALLED
SIX MILLION CHINESE VALVESTEMS RECALLED
6 Million Chinese Tire Valve Stems Recalled
Here we go again another defective Chinese tire related product. The only thing that comes to this tire dealers mind is we in the industry all must insist and demand the Chinese factories start taking responsability for their defective product and NOW!
Six million tire valve stems recalled; some safety advocates says problem is much wider and deeper.
Tech International Inc., a Johnstown, Ohio-based importer of tire valve stems,and distributor of tires patches and other tire repair materials is voluntarily recalling 6 million TR413 valve stems made by Chinese company Shanghai Baolong Industries Co. Ltd. between July and November 2006.
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6 Million Chinese Tire Valve Stems Recalled
Here we go again another defective Chinese tire related product. The only thing that comes to this tire dealers mind is we in the industry all must insist and demand the Chinese factories start taking responsability for their defective product and NOW!
Six million tire valve stems recalled; some safety advocates says problem is much wider and deeper.
Tech International Inc., a Johnstown, Ohio-based importer of tire valve stems,and distributor of tires patches and other tire repair materials is voluntarily recalling 6 million TR413 valve stems made by Chinese company Shanghai Baolong Industries Co. Ltd. between July and November 2006.
Po
Friday, June 13, 2008
Used Tires Under Attack Again OUR THOUGHTS
Friday, March 02, 2007
Used Tires A Booming Business
The sale of Used Tires is a booming business.
The Rubber Manufacturers Association The trade Industry Group for Tire Makers estimates an estimates 30 Million Used Tires are sold to motorists every year.
Safety Research and Strategies Inc,of Massachusetts,a so called "consumer watchdog" is on the attack against the Used Tire Industry.
This Used Tire Dealer owner of Used Tires Inc,and the websites/URL's
www.usedtire.com
www.usedtires.com
www.usedtrucktire.com
www.usedtrucktires.net
Has the following to say about the product we sell!!!!!
SRS is headed by Sean Kane.This Used Tire Dealer had a conversation with Mr Kane two days ago. After Tire Business an Industry Trade Journal had a report on its website,
www.tirebusiness.com
After reading the posting on Mr. Kanes website alluding to the Used Tire industry selling product that may have hidden dangers and is questioning the industries inspection techniques.
First lets get the record clear. No one want to sell anyone Potentially unsafe or potentially dangerous product.The truth about tires is they are a great and durable product sometimes so durable that they may have a second life.Just because a tire was changed does not make it unsafe and a scrap tire.The tire is either good or not to be reused as a "USED TIRE" that will be determined after it is inspected.To discard a "Used Tire before its time is to reverse twenty years of progress the Tire Industry has made in dealing with Scrap tires and their Recycling.The federal government thru the EPA recognizes the sale of Used Tires as the highest form of recycling "REUSE".
In our conversation Mr Kane admitted his group is funded by Trial Attorneys. Mr Kane claims there is a need for better and more rigorous inspections and seems bent on the use of a shearographic machine and insinuates all large used tire resellers should have one.He also is bent on a tire aging law.
During our conversation Mr Kane admitted not all tires are created equal and climate,driving conditions, the driver ,and the actual tire itself the speed rating and rubber composition are all factors in determining the life of a tire.Mr.kane agreed with this tire dealer that a Z rated tire with 4/32" of tread remaining
would last longer than a tire of a lower speed rating with 4/32" remaining.So just raising the minimum tread depth standard would accomplish basically nothing.This used tire dealer has been to Federal Court in Puerto Rico and to the First Circuit Court Of appeals in Boston to defend our constitutional right to sell a legitimate article
of
commerce "UsedTires" 30million consumers can not be wrong!!!!!
Mr Kane alluded to the fact that when this Used Tire Dealer of over twenty years said I,and any company I was ever associated with Have Never Been sued for selling a defective product he allude it was because they could not track the tire from its making thru its ultimate sale as a Used Tire. Well Mr Kane I to have Plaintiff lawyers some
of the Best here in Broward County Florida www.koppelandbates.com
and you and I know the tire can be tracked.How else can you allude you have documented 85 cases here and they sold used.
Mr. Kane all tires in use today on the roads of Ameica are USED TIRES including those you drove to work on today!!!!
Mr Kane as I suggested to you in our conversation ANYONE who Drives on the road today with out question the single most dangerous thing on the road is motorists
TALKING ON CELL PHONES WHILE DRIVING" Please Mr Kane start research on the Makers of cell Phones and the cell Phone companies and see how many people their product has indirectly mamed and injured and go bother them!!!!You will be doing all of us a favor saving hundreds of thousand of potential accidents from occurring.
Reprinted from
NY TIMES Damon Darlon
MARCH 17 2007
Used Tires and Safety
About 30 million used tires were sold in the United States last year, almost 10 percent of all replacement tires sold.
Used tires are a money-saving choice for people who need to replace tires on a leased vehicle or on a car they are planning to sell soon. A new Goodyear Eagle RS-A that goes for about $100 at a Big O tire store sells for about $18 at BorderTire.com, a used-tire dealer.
Jobbers collect used tires from tire stores and the auto departments of Wal-Mart or Sears after they are replaced with new tires. The used-tire companies can get about $1 each by scrapping them or up to $10 apiece selling them to tire dealers. The profit margins for used tires are far better than for new tires, which explains why almost every tire store sells them.
Reputable dealers examine the tires and grade them. But the problem is that most consumers, unless they have a degree in polymer science, will not be able to see flaws in a tire. Some tires are detailed — that is, meticulously cleaned — and even painted so they look younger.
Sean Kane, an auto safety consultant at Safety Research and Strategies (safetyresearch.net) in Rehoboth, Mass., said that although consumers look at the depth of tire tread, the real concern should be the age of the tire. He wrote in a recent issue of The Safety Record, his firm’s newsletter, that “tires age in a way that often cannot be detected visually.”
A tire that looks new can be deteriorating internally, he said, in the same way that an old rubber band in your desk drawer might gradually develop cracks. It all depends on how the tire has been driven — underinflation ruins a tire — or where it has been stored.
Mr. Kane said that the scope of problem tires was unknown. But he said that he had found 108 incidents in which tires older than six years were involved in loss-of-control crashes. These incidents caused 85 deaths and 115 injuries. Slightly less than a third of the vehicles had tires that were bought used.
State governments regulate how much tread must be left on a tire — the depth varies state to state — but not the age or integrity of the tire’s structure. Mr. Kane wants tires taken off the road after six years.
Howard Levy, president of UsedTires.com in Boca Raton, Fla., said Mr. Kane’s proposal might not do consumers any favors. He said that rules regulating the age of tires on the road would mean consumers would spend more to swap out tires long before their useful life was over. The tire makers would love this, of course. “I don’t see where the real benefit comes for the consumer,” he said.
If you want to know how old your tires are, look at the wall of the tire for the word “DOT” followed by six numbers. The first two designate the factory where it was made and the next four denote the week and year of its manufacture. For example, 3105 would mean the 31st week of 2005.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration site has information on that code and all the rest of the text on a tire at www.nhtsa.gov/cars/rules/TireSafety/ridesonit/brochure.html#dotcode.
Used Tires A Booming Business
The sale of Used Tires is a booming business.
The Rubber Manufacturers Association The trade Industry Group for Tire Makers estimates an estimates 30 Million Used Tires are sold to motorists every year.
Safety Research and Strategies Inc,of Massachusetts,a so called "consumer watchdog" is on the attack against the Used Tire Industry.
This Used Tire Dealer owner of Used Tires Inc,and the websites/URL's
www.usedtire.com
www.usedtires.com
www.usedtrucktire.com
www.usedtrucktires.net
Has the following to say about the product we sell!!!!!
SRS is headed by Sean Kane.This Used Tire Dealer had a conversation with Mr Kane two days ago. After Tire Business an Industry Trade Journal had a report on its website,
www.tirebusiness.com
After reading the posting on Mr. Kanes website alluding to the Used Tire industry selling product that may have hidden dangers and is questioning the industries inspection techniques.
First lets get the record clear. No one want to sell anyone Potentially unsafe or potentially dangerous product.The truth about tires is they are a great and durable product sometimes so durable that they may have a second life.Just because a tire was changed does not make it unsafe and a scrap tire.The tire is either good or not to be reused as a "USED TIRE" that will be determined after it is inspected.To discard a "Used Tire before its time is to reverse twenty years of progress the Tire Industry has made in dealing with Scrap tires and their Recycling.The federal government thru the EPA recognizes the sale of Used Tires as the highest form of recycling "REUSE".
In our conversation Mr Kane admitted his group is funded by Trial Attorneys. Mr Kane claims there is a need for better and more rigorous inspections and seems bent on the use of a shearographic machine and insinuates all large used tire resellers should have one.He also is bent on a tire aging law.
During our conversation Mr Kane admitted not all tires are created equal and climate,driving conditions, the driver ,and the actual tire itself the speed rating and rubber composition are all factors in determining the life of a tire.Mr.kane agreed with this tire dealer that a Z rated tire with 4/32" of tread remaining
would last longer than a tire of a lower speed rating with 4/32" remaining.So just raising the minimum tread depth standard would accomplish basically nothing.This used tire dealer has been to Federal Court in Puerto Rico and to the First Circuit Court Of appeals in Boston to defend our constitutional right to sell a legitimate article
of
commerce "UsedTires" 30million consumers can not be wrong!!!!!
Mr Kane alluded to the fact that when this Used Tire Dealer of over twenty years said I,and any company I was ever associated with Have Never Been sued for selling a defective product he allude it was because they could not track the tire from its making thru its ultimate sale as a Used Tire. Well Mr Kane I to have Plaintiff lawyers some
of the Best here in Broward County Florida www.koppelandbates.com
and you and I know the tire can be tracked.How else can you allude you have documented 85 cases here and they sold used.
Mr. Kane all tires in use today on the roads of Ameica are USED TIRES including those you drove to work on today!!!!
Mr Kane as I suggested to you in our conversation ANYONE who Drives on the road today with out question the single most dangerous thing on the road is motorists
TALKING ON CELL PHONES WHILE DRIVING" Please Mr Kane start research on the Makers of cell Phones and the cell Phone companies and see how many people their product has indirectly mamed and injured and go bother them!!!!You will be doing all of us a favor saving hundreds of thousand of potential accidents from occurring.
Reprinted from
NY TIMES Damon Darlon
MARCH 17 2007
Used Tires and Safety
About 30 million used tires were sold in the United States last year, almost 10 percent of all replacement tires sold.
Used tires are a money-saving choice for people who need to replace tires on a leased vehicle or on a car they are planning to sell soon. A new Goodyear Eagle RS-A that goes for about $100 at a Big O tire store sells for about $18 at BorderTire.com, a used-tire dealer.
Jobbers collect used tires from tire stores and the auto departments of Wal-Mart or Sears after they are replaced with new tires. The used-tire companies can get about $1 each by scrapping them or up to $10 apiece selling them to tire dealers. The profit margins for used tires are far better than for new tires, which explains why almost every tire store sells them.
Reputable dealers examine the tires and grade them. But the problem is that most consumers, unless they have a degree in polymer science, will not be able to see flaws in a tire. Some tires are detailed — that is, meticulously cleaned — and even painted so they look younger.
Sean Kane, an auto safety consultant at Safety Research and Strategies (safetyresearch.net) in Rehoboth, Mass., said that although consumers look at the depth of tire tread, the real concern should be the age of the tire. He wrote in a recent issue of The Safety Record, his firm’s newsletter, that “tires age in a way that often cannot be detected visually.”
A tire that looks new can be deteriorating internally, he said, in the same way that an old rubber band in your desk drawer might gradually develop cracks. It all depends on how the tire has been driven — underinflation ruins a tire — or where it has been stored.
Mr. Kane said that the scope of problem tires was unknown. But he said that he had found 108 incidents in which tires older than six years were involved in loss-of-control crashes. These incidents caused 85 deaths and 115 injuries. Slightly less than a third of the vehicles had tires that were bought used.
State governments regulate how much tread must be left on a tire — the depth varies state to state — but not the age or integrity of the tire’s structure. Mr. Kane wants tires taken off the road after six years.
Howard Levy, president of UsedTires.com in Boca Raton, Fla., said Mr. Kane’s proposal might not do consumers any favors. He said that rules regulating the age of tires on the road would mean consumers would spend more to swap out tires long before their useful life was over. The tire makers would love this, of course. “I don’t see where the real benefit comes for the consumer,” he said.
If you want to know how old your tires are, look at the wall of the tire for the word “DOT” followed by six numbers. The first two designate the factory where it was made and the next four denote the week and year of its manufacture. For example, 3105 would mean the 31st week of 2005.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration site has information on that code and all the rest of the text on a tire at www.nhtsa.gov/cars/rules/TireSafety/ridesonit/brochure.html#dotcode.
15 years and Nothing has Changed the New Tire Makers still out to destroy the sellers of Used Tires.
Reprinted from NY times.
Quoting Howard Levy about used tires in 1993 now 15 years later their appears top be import problems again even after the world trade organization ruled in favor of Used Tire Importers. Levy has said since the early nineties and maintains today the Tire Makers appear to be violating US antitrust Laws
Please visit
http://www.usedtires.com
and scroll toward the bottom of our home page and you will see what we believe is going on
Brazil Opens Its Borders to Goods From Abroad
By JAMES BROOKE, NY TIMES
Published: August 16, 1993
As a result of all these sales, the nation's trade surplus with the United States has dwindled, falling to $1.8 billion in 1992 from $5 billion in 1988. During that period, American exports to Brazil grew by 35 percent, hitting $5.7 billion last year. Over all, Latin America constitutes the world's fastest growing market for American exports.
Brazil's imports from all nations hit $11.1 billion during the first half of 1993. This was the highest level on record and an 18 percent increase from the comparable period last year.
Japanese and Korean consumer goods are also entering Brazil's market, but American exporters seem to enjoy an edge based, in part, on Brazilians' long-term cultural affinity with the United States.
Every year, about a million Brazilians study English at private language academies. This year, about 400,000 Brazilians are expected to visit the United States, the most popular tourist destination for Brazilians.
Brazil's economy -- which accounts for about 40 percent of the Latin American economy -- is expected to grow by 3 percent this year; as a rule, every 1 percent of new economic growth in Latin America increases United States exports by about $5 billion, according to Peter Hakim, president of the Inter-American Dialogue, a private study group in Washington. By comparison, every 1 percent of economic growth in Japan yields only a $1 billion increase in imports of American goods.
Hidden behind the flashy new consumer goods filling shelves here, the fastest growing sector of Brazil's imports is capital goods. Brazilian companies have responded to the competition by either seeking Government protection or by investing to make their factories internationally competitive.
Textile manufacturers, auto makers, tire manufacturers and growers of rice and wheat have all demanded import quotas in recent months.
"It seems to be a lot tougher for Brazilians to get licenses to import used tires this year," said Howard J. Levy, president of Tire Source Inc. of Pompano Beach, Fla., a major used tire exporter. He attributed the change to pressure by Brazilian tire manufacturers.
So far, however, the Government has resisted calls for import quotas, and in their absence many companies are cutting prices and improving products to compete with the imports.
Brazil's car industry, dominated by local operations of Ford, Fiat, General Motors and Volkwagen, plans to invest $2 billion to modernize production lines in the 1990's. This year, the industry plans to introduce 10 new models; it normally introduces two models a year. Productivity Gains
With tariffs on imported cars now at 35 percent, down from 85 percent in 1990, car manufacturers have increased worker productivity by 46 percent since 1990, according to a study by Exame, Brazil's leading business magazine.
"Our imports are only to fill niches in our product line," said Cassio Pagliarini, marketing plan manager here for Ford. In addition to the Explorer, Ford plans to start importing Taurus cars from the United States in March. By the end of this year, General Motors do Brasil plans to start importing Calibra cars from its German factories and Lumina APV mini-vans from a factory in Tarrytown, N.Y.
Over all, car imports are expected to hit 30,000 units this year, only 3 percent of Brazil's expected domestic production of one million cars.
In the processed food sector, Brazilian companies reacted to the import threat by improving packaging and by introducing 600 products during the first half of this year -- twice as many as during all of last year.
Prices in the electronics sector have dropped by an average of 40 percent since 1989, according to a survey by Veja, a weekly news magazine, which reported that the price of a locally made Gradiente videocassette player fell to $464 from $1,125. The price of a Sharp fax machine dropped to $630 from $1,600.
But the developments -- a boon for consumers and importers -- have often meant a loss for Brazilian workers. Many of the cost savings have been achieved by importing parts and laying off workers. Over the last four years, Gradiente increased the foreign-made portion of its television from 5 percent to 80 percent, while slashing its work force to 2,700 employees from 9,000.
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Quoting Howard Levy about used tires in 1993 now 15 years later their appears top be import problems again even after the world trade organization ruled in favor of Used Tire Importers. Levy has said since the early nineties and maintains today the Tire Makers appear to be violating US antitrust Laws
Please visit
http://www.usedtires.com
and scroll toward the bottom of our home page and you will see what we believe is going on
Brazil Opens Its Borders to Goods From Abroad
By JAMES BROOKE, NY TIMES
Published: August 16, 1993
As a result of all these sales, the nation's trade surplus with the United States has dwindled, falling to $1.8 billion in 1992 from $5 billion in 1988. During that period, American exports to Brazil grew by 35 percent, hitting $5.7 billion last year. Over all, Latin America constitutes the world's fastest growing market for American exports.
Brazil's imports from all nations hit $11.1 billion during the first half of 1993. This was the highest level on record and an 18 percent increase from the comparable period last year.
Japanese and Korean consumer goods are also entering Brazil's market, but American exporters seem to enjoy an edge based, in part, on Brazilians' long-term cultural affinity with the United States.
Every year, about a million Brazilians study English at private language academies. This year, about 400,000 Brazilians are expected to visit the United States, the most popular tourist destination for Brazilians.
Brazil's economy -- which accounts for about 40 percent of the Latin American economy -- is expected to grow by 3 percent this year; as a rule, every 1 percent of new economic growth in Latin America increases United States exports by about $5 billion, according to Peter Hakim, president of the Inter-American Dialogue, a private study group in Washington. By comparison, every 1 percent of economic growth in Japan yields only a $1 billion increase in imports of American goods.
Hidden behind the flashy new consumer goods filling shelves here, the fastest growing sector of Brazil's imports is capital goods. Brazilian companies have responded to the competition by either seeking Government protection or by investing to make their factories internationally competitive.
Textile manufacturers, auto makers, tire manufacturers and growers of rice and wheat have all demanded import quotas in recent months.
"It seems to be a lot tougher for Brazilians to get licenses to import used tires this year," said Howard J. Levy, president of Tire Source Inc. of Pompano Beach, Fla., a major used tire exporter. He attributed the change to pressure by Brazilian tire manufacturers.
So far, however, the Government has resisted calls for import quotas, and in their absence many companies are cutting prices and improving products to compete with the imports.
Brazil's car industry, dominated by local operations of Ford, Fiat, General Motors and Volkwagen, plans to invest $2 billion to modernize production lines in the 1990's. This year, the industry plans to introduce 10 new models; it normally introduces two models a year. Productivity Gains
With tariffs on imported cars now at 35 percent, down from 85 percent in 1990, car manufacturers have increased worker productivity by 46 percent since 1990, according to a study by Exame, Brazil's leading business magazine.
"Our imports are only to fill niches in our product line," said Cassio Pagliarini, marketing plan manager here for Ford. In addition to the Explorer, Ford plans to start importing Taurus cars from the United States in March. By the end of this year, General Motors do Brasil plans to start importing Calibra cars from its German factories and Lumina APV mini-vans from a factory in Tarrytown, N.Y.
Over all, car imports are expected to hit 30,000 units this year, only 3 percent of Brazil's expected domestic production of one million cars.
In the processed food sector, Brazilian companies reacted to the import threat by improving packaging and by introducing 600 products during the first half of this year -- twice as many as during all of last year.
Prices in the electronics sector have dropped by an average of 40 percent since 1989, according to a survey by Veja, a weekly news magazine, which reported that the price of a locally made Gradiente videocassette player fell to $464 from $1,125. The price of a Sharp fax machine dropped to $630 from $1,600.
But the developments -- a boon for consumers and importers -- have often meant a loss for Brazilian workers. Many of the cost savings have been achieved by importing parts and laying off workers. Over the last four years, Gradiente increased the foreign-made portion of its television from 5 percent to 80 percent, while slashing its work force to 2,700 employees from 9,000.
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