Kevin Rohlwing

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Senior Vice President of Training

Kevin Rohlwing is the Senior Vice President of Training for the Tire Industry Association (TIA). He started in the tire business more than 32 years ago as a technician in his family’s dealership in Elgin, Illinois, where he also worked as a salesman and service manager.

In 1996, he joined the International Tire and Rubber Association (ITRA), the predecessor of TIA, as the Director of Commercial Tire Service. Kevin created and produced the Association’s training and certification programs that have educated more than 90,000 technicians since 1997.

In 2011, he was awarded the Silver Spark Plug for excellence in fleet maintenance from the Technology and Maintenance Council of the American Trucking Assns.

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A recent Iowa incident proves the potentially deadly consequences of wheel-off events, highlighting the need for torque checks.
June 10, 2025
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Mistakes in the truck tire and wheel industry can be costly. Before diving into the multiple ways that the proper torque can still result in loose wheels, the age-old practice...
Aug. 31, 2022
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Does your fleet prioritize the safety of roadside technicians? Every fleet wants to control tire costs, and adding a few more wheels to the roadside service budget is not preferable...
July 14, 2022
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Truck Service Scaled
In these times of much higher prices, more rubber must be rescued instead of thrown away. Know the degrees of tire punctures and when sections must be replaced and how that's ...
June 28, 2022
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Like the inflation pressure, you can’t just check the tread depth on one tire. At a minimum, they should be checked across the axle in steer, drive, and trailer positions. Ideally, all the tread depths are recorded in each of the major grooves.
That tire is trying to tell you something's gone wrong—like uneven wear that can rob steer, drive, or trailer tires of longer lives, costing your fleet more money in expensive...
May 20, 2022
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At TMC 2022's Annual Meeting, the the S.2 Tire & Wheel Study Group held a mock trial to show how controlling liability starts with following industry recommended practices and...
April 12, 2022