Discount winter tires; Big O Tires


Big O Tires, Inc. is North America’s largest franchiser of tire retailers. It is headquartered in Centennial, Colorado, and has more than 540 franchises in 21 U.S. states and Canada. It sells its own Big O private brand tires and other brands. In addition to selling and servicing tires, wheels, and alignments, Big O Tires provides basic maintenance and replacement services such as oil changes, battery replacement, struts installation, and brake service. Because Big O Tires is a wholly owned subsidiary of TBC Corporation, its franchisees are located in markets that not served by the corporately-owned Tire Kingdom, NTB, and Merchant Tire chains.

History

The company was founded in 1962, when it split from OK Tires. In 1996, it was acquired by TBC Corporation, which also owns Tire Kingdom, NTB, and Merchant Tire.”TBC to Buy Outstanding Shares of Big O Tires” The New York Times. 1996-05-03. URL retrieved 2006-12-02 In 2006, TBC was acquired by Sumitomo Corporation of America”Sumitomo Corporation of America Completes Acquisition of TBC Corporation”. Business Wire. 2005-11-17. URL retrieved 2006-12-02.. Big O Tires remains a wholly owned subsidiary of TBC Corporation.

In a landmark case in 1977, Big O Tires was awarded $19.6 million from Goodyear over Goodyear’s use of the name “bigfoot” tires. The amount equaled 25% of Goodyear’s advertising budget in the states where Big O operated. The amount was cut on appeal and later settled.Doan, Amy. “Xbox Name May Cost Microsoft”. Forbes. 2001-02-05. URL last retrieved 2006-12-02.

References


Studless winter tires; Moe. Sells Out


This was a promotional tie-in with the jam band moe.’s 1998 album Tin Cans & Car Tires. It was recorded live on July 17, 1998 at the Vic Theater in Chicago, Illinois. It is currently out of print. The album title is a take off from The Who’s 1967 album The Who Sell Out.

Track listing

  1. “Stranger Than Fiction”
  2. “Nebraska”
  3. “Letter Home”

Cooper snow tire; Viscount Norwich


Viscount Norwich, of Aldwick in the County of Sussex, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1952 for the Conservative politician, author and former Ambassador to France Sir Duff Cooper. As of 2006 the title is held by his son, the second Viscount. He is a well-known historian, travel writer and television personality.

The author Artemis Cooper is the daughter of the second Viscount Norwich.

The Heir Apparent is the present holder’s son Hon. Jason Charles Duff Bede Cooper (b. 1959)

There are no other heirs to the Viscountcy.


Consumer reports snow tires; Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability and Documentation Act


The Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability and Documentation (or TREAD) Act is a United States federal law enacted in the fall of 2000. This law intends to increase consumer safety through mandates assigned to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). It was drafted in response to fatalities related to Ford Explorers fitted with Firestone tires, and was influenced by automobile and tire manufacturers as well as consumer safety advocates. After congressional hearings were held in September of 2000, Congress in only an 18 hour span passed the TREAD Act in October of 2000. The Act was signed into law by President Clinton on November 1st, 2000, and has been incorporated into the existing National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966, codified at 49 U.S.C. §§ 30101-30170.

There are three major components of the TREAD Act. First, it requires that vehicle manufacturers report to the National Highway & Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) when it conducts a safety recall or other safety campaign in a foreign country. Second, vehicle manufacturers need to report information related to defects, reports of injury or death related to its products, as well as other relevant data in order to comply with “Early Warning” requirements. Third, there is criminal liability where a vehicle manufacturer intentionally violates the new reporting requirements when a safety-related defect has subsequently caused death or serious bodily injury. There are a number of other smaller provisions which mostly address manufacturers of vehicle tires and guidance to the NHTSA on reporting data. The “Early Warning” requirement is the heart of the TREAD Act, enabling the NHTSA to collect data, notice trends, and warn consumers of potential defects in vehicles.


Winter tire comparison; Winter Hill


Winter Hill may be:

  • Winter Hill between Chorley and Bolton, in Lancashire, England - Winter Hill transmitting station located at the top.
  • Winterhill School, a comprehensive school situated in Kimberworth, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England
  • Winter Hill, an area of Somerville, Massachusetts