After an intense period of training, the 2018 Major League Baseball season is officially underway, with the closest we’ve gotten to a traditional season opener in MLB history. That’s right, almost all 30 teams played on the first day of the regular season on March 29 (see Nats vs. Red’s game postponement). Since baseball is basically synonymous with spring, we’re …
“Sustainability” isn’t just a buzz word anymore – it’s a movement. How is this green movement affecting us? Industries known for creating a lot of waste in the past, such as tire manufacturing, have been turning their wheels trying to come up with viable solutions to save our earth’s resources. Recently, we’ve seen many tire companies wave goodbye to harmful …
Breaking into Trailer Season Without Breaking the Bank Alas, after a seemingly never-ending winter, the signs of warmer weather are (finally) upon us. The days are getting longer, shoots of green are starting to add a splash of color to the monotone winter landscape and scraping ice off windshields is no longer a daily reality. Most people call it springtime, …
April showers bring… mud. Or at least that’s how we like the saying to go! April is notorious for being one of the rainiest months of the year, which leaves us wishing for the arrival of summer and sunshine after weeks of overcast skies. But for those of us that enjoy playing around in the outdoors, we’ve got a special …
Cooper Tires: A Brief History Founded in 1920 by Ira J. Cooper, the Cooper Corporation grew to become the Cooper Tire & Rubber Company in 1946, through numerous mergers, acquisitions, and expanding sales. In 1960 Cooper became a publicly traded company, and over the next several decades, they expanded their product offerings, as well as manufacturing and distribution capabilities, and …
