Alliance Tire Americas, Inc. welcomes tire industry veteran Brian Sheehey as its Vice President of Marketing. An experienced sales professional and former division head in the commercial tire industry, Sheehey brings extensive marketing experience from global tire manufacturers to his new post.

May 28th is National Hamburger Day in the U.S. While many of us will be celebrating this fun national holiday over the long Memorial Day weekend with burgers on the grill, it’s also the perfect time to recognize one of the nation’s leading farm commodities: cattle and calves. A recent trade deal between the U.S. and China will allow China to import U.S. beef for the first time in almost fifteen years, giving U.S. beef producers access to the world’s second largest beef consuming market.

Alliance Tire Americas announced its fourth year as sponsor of the National Tractor Pullers Association (NTPA). Alliance is the exclusive tire sponsor for NTPA, and also sponsors “Bank Robber,” a two-time NTPA Grand National Modified Division champion owned by Iowa farmer Doug Lively.

Whether you're watching the nightly news or scrolling through your Facebook feed, it seems there's a wildfire making news somewhere in the United States. But have wildfires like these become more common—or do we just hear about them more because images from them make for captivating news stories?