Noah Hickman, president of H&H Industries Inc. In Oak Hill, Ohio says his business is already seeing an increase in demand on the OTR tire side and specifically, “mining tires in big haul tire sizes of 33.00R51 or 27.00R49s because of the performance these tires provide today.” H&H Industries has “done more OTR retreads than we did in all of the first quarter last [...]

Noah Hickman, president of H&H Industries Inc., which is based in Oak Hill, Ohio, says his company has invested in a new OTR tire builder. The dealership has been working on this investment for over a year – with final installation coming together and training on the new piece of equipment to be held soon. Hickman explains that a builder is “basically the machine that [...]

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Some of the country’s largest retreaders are finding ways to convince fleets to add retreads to their tire programs. A tactic that Noah Hickman, president of Oak Hill, Ohio-based H&H Industries Inc., uses is informing customers of the cost differences between retreaded tires and new tires. He also educates customers about “ultimate cost-per-hour" and the value of “supporting American-owned businesses.” David Mickelson, president and CEO [...]