RMA Sets US National Tire Safety Week Dates

(Akron/Tire Review) In the US the seventh annual National Tire Safety Week will be held between April 20 and 26, 2008, the RMA has announced. The event is part of RMA’s “Be Tire Smart – Play Your PART” program. RMA said that National Tire Safety Week participation grew from 15,000 retail outlets in 2006 to 18,500 in 2007. Partners in RMA’s Be Tire Smart program include a wide range of independent tyre dealers, such as American Car Care Centers, Big 10 Tires, Belle Tire, Big O Tires, Discount Tire Co., Expert Tire, Just Tires, Kaufman Tire, Les Schwab, Merchant’s Tire, National Tire and Battery (NTB), Northwest Tire, Peerless Tires, STS Tire and Auto Centers, Sullivan Tires, Tire Factory, Tire Kingdom, Tire One, Tires Plus, Tire Warehouse, Town Fair Tires, VIP Parts, Tires and Service, and many others.

Also supporting the RMA program are non-independents and trade groups such as the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA), Pep Boys, Sears Automotive Centers, Firestone Complete Auto Care, GCR Tire Centers, Goodyear Auto Centers, Wal-Mart Tire and Lube Express, Costco, Automotive Service Excellence, Tire Industry Association (TIA) and AAA.