Executive Interview with Howard Laster, Director of Marketing and Business Development, Siemens VDO Service & Special Solutions Group
This week we hear from Howard Laster, director of marketing and business development for Siemens VDO Service & Special Solutions group. Headquartered in Allentown, PA, the company manufactures and markets a wide range of products including replacement hard parts, monitoring systems, instrumentation, and performance accessories for the automotive aftermarket, marine, industrial, fleet and special OEM market segments.
NHTSA Denies RMA Petition for Reserve Tire Pressure
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has formally denied the Rubber Manufacturers Association’s (RMA) petition for a rulemaking to establish recommended cold inflation pressure using a tire pressure reserve. The petition requested that NHTSA include a reserve tire pressure sufficient to allow tires to carry the maximum load of a vehicle at the new tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) regulation trigger point.
SEMA Recommends Changes to Tire-Pressure Monitoring System Plan
SEMA submitted comments to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on its proposal that all new vehicles be equipped with tire-pressure monitoring systems (TPMS) capable of detecting when a tire is significantly under-inflated. While strongly endorsing that mission, SEMA urged NHTSA to ensure that the TPMS operate correctly with any appropriate tire/wheel package that is installed on the vehicle, not just the original
British Columbia Safety Council to Sell SmarTire Products
The British Columbia Safety Council (BCSC), an independent, not-for-profit organization dedicated to reducing injuries and accidents, has agreed to act as a reseller of SmartTire Systems’ advanced tire pressure monitoring systems (TPMS). The BCSC will sell and promote the entire family of SmarTire products for buses, RVs, commercial vehicles and automobiles as part of its various fleet and corporate driver training courses.
SmarTire Signs Distribution Agreement with Lexani Wheel Corp.
SmarTire Systems has signed a distribution agreement with Lexani Wheel Corp, a manufacturer of luxury alloy wheels based in California. Lexani will bundle SmarTire’s tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) with its Johnson line of custom wheels, which are sold through its dealer base.