The federal infrastructure funding will have a big impact on the sand/gravel mining industry. #otrconference @tirebusiness

Don’t expect a jump in road construction projects, courtesy of the federal infrastructure bill, until 2023. #otrconference @tirebusiness

.#otrconference will hold its 2023 conference in #Tucson, Arizona, Feb. 22-25. @tirebusiness

.#otrconference has 500 attendees from 37 states and 10 countries. @tirebusiness

.@tirebusiness is reporting from #otrconference in sunny #Florida. Stay tuned!

It will take decades for electric vehicles to become a majority of vehicles on road—@strategyand #AAPEX21 @tirebusiness

.@strategyand predicts 20% electric vehicle adoption by 2030; 60% by 2045. #AAPEX21 @tirebusiness

.@IHSMarkit predicts 15.2M new vehicles will be sold this year vs. 17.1M in 2019. #AAPEX21 @tirebusiness

.@IHSMarkit predicts increase in vehicle miles travelled this year which is good news for aftermarket. #AAPEX21 @tirebusiness

.@npdgroup has bullish forecast for #automotive aftermarket: 2022 retail sales will be below 2021 but 8.5% higher than 2019. #AAPEX21 @tirebusiness

Looking ahead: consumers are buying older vehicles, fewer cars are under OEM warranty and consumers are forced to spend on maintenance—Good news for #automotive aftermarket per @npdgroup #AAPEX21 @tirebusiness

#automotive aftermarket gained 4M new buyers in 2020, according @npdgroup #AAPEX21 @tirebusiness

.#AAPEX21 keynote panelists urge aftermarket participants to build relationships with their Congress representatives and contribute to association PACs. #RightToRepair @tirebusiness

.#aapex21 keynote panel—#RightToRepair is important because the consumers want it. @tirebusiness

“You will have to take that to the dealer” is the death knell for the #Automotive aftermarket say proponents of #RightToRepair . #aapex21 @tirebusiness

Stay tuned! @tirebusiness will be covering #AAPEX21 starting tomorrow!

Goodyear's $2.5 billion takeover of Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. now will have to overcome a trio of legal challenges recently filed in two states. #Goodyear #Cooper #CooperTire #tires #tirebusiness https://t.co/sN1UTTIaar

For years, #tire dealers have lamented the difficulty in finding qualified technicians to fill job openings. Here's are some suggestions to address the problem. https://t.co/FDXUV9Z377

.@tirebusiness staff is working on this developing story--stay tuned!! @GoodyearBlimp @CooperTire #tires https://t.co/cSNwP9FRUy

Here's @NokianTyresNA response to GM's Super Bowl ad: https://t.co/FJcCRYzOtS