Rolling into Rio with Winning Tires

With the world’s best athletes gathering in Rio for the 2016 Olympic games, everyone’s focus has turned to the games to determine who is truly the best at their craft. While we’re busy consuming the games around the office, we are also always thinking about tires (after all, those Olympic rings sure look like tires!), and can’t help but liken our tires to the world-class athletes we are watching. We have found ourselves using the same adjectives to describe our tires that the announcers use to describe the athletes. Power, strength, agility, stability, and longevity are just some of the adjectives that come to mind when describing our tires, and are echoed again and again on the Olympic broadcasts. In the spirit of the Olympics, here are some of our medal winners from ATG.

Topics: Tire News

10 Things to Know About NYS Woodsmen's Field Days

At NYS Woodsmen’s Field Days in Boonville, New York, there’s an activity for everybody—from professional foresters to amateur firewood cutters to families of all ages. Attendees can enjoy the countless activities that this event offers.From its humble beginnings, as a way to draw attention to the fading trade of lumberjacking, the NYS Woodsmen’s Field Days has grown into an all-around celebration of the forest industry. With so much going on, it's hard to catch everything, but here are 10 things to know about this year’s NYS Woodsmen’s Field Days.

Topics: Primex Tires, Tire Events

How RFID Can Help Your Construction Company

As in many other sectors, technology and innovation are changing the way construction companies not only do business but also how they think about business. Like it or not, high tech is here to stay in the building industry; as more companies embrace new machinery and methods, they reap the rewards of having an advantage over their competitors. As new tech increases productivity and efficiency while providing detailed information and insight into the business, more construction companies will gain interest in innovation. One form of technology that is making the greatest inroads into construction at the moment is the use of radio-frequency identification, or simply RFID.

Topics: Galaxy Tires, Construction Industry

The Growing Interest in Selective Logging 

The search for renewable, green resources has led to a resurgence of interest in wood. Whether for use as a building material for the increasingly popular wood-based tall buildings or as an energy source for wood pellets, the wood market continues to expand. While wood is renewable, the method used by loggers to harvest lumber can have a dramatic impact on the health of the forest and its ability to regenerate. Although "clear cutting" is still the most common logging method, "selective logging" has gained popularity in recent years as it lacks some of the negative aspects associated with other logging methods.  

Topics: Forestry Industry

Four Places the Building Business is Booming 

One of the big stories throughout construction over the last few years has been the revitalization of the industry. Whether it’s infrastructure or commercial and residential building, the construction sector is trending up. As states and cities need to improve their roads and bridges, create housing and shopping for their residents, as well as create services such as hospitals and schools for a growing population, it looks as if the industry should continue to see growth. Here’s a look at four of the hottest markets in construction and what’s driving business in those markets.

Topics: Galaxy Tires, Construction Industry