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Discount Tire Company was founded by Bruce Halle as a tire shop in 1960, in Ann Arbor, Michigan.Halle had taken out a $400 loan to open the store, originally having six tires from a previous failed automotive supply company.
Tire Discounters (Stylized as TireDiscounters) is a tire and auto service shop started by Chip Wood in 1976 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Today, it ranks as the eighth-largest independent tire dealer in the U.S. by Modern Tire Dealer National Rankings 2020.
Prior to 1964, tires were all made to a 90% aspect ratio. Tire size was specified as the tire width in inches and the diameter in inches – for example, 6.50-15. [24] From 1965 to the early 1970s, tires were made to an 80% aspect ratio. Tire size was again specified by width in inches and diameter in inches.
A sample Hazchem plate for petrol. A tanker carrying Kerosene with a Hazchem plate affixed to the side of the tank.. Hazchem (/ ˈ h æ z k ɛ m /; from hazardous chemicals) [1] is a warning plate system used in Australia, Hong Kong, Malaysia, New Zealand, India and the United Kingdom for vehicles transporting hazardous substances, and on storage facilities.
Water Resources Development Act of 1988 (WRDA 1988), Pub. L. 100–676, is a public law passed by Congress on November 17, 1988 concerning water resources in the United States in the areas of flood control, navigation, dredging, environment, recreation, water supply, beach nourishment and erosion.
A U.S. Army soldier deploying a stinger at a vehicle checkpoint in Iraq. A spike strip (also referred to as a spike belt, road spikes, traffic spikes, tire shredders, stingers, stop sticks, by the trademark Stinger or formally known as a Tire Deflation Device or TDD) is a device or incident weapon used to impede or stop the movement of wheeled vehicles by puncturing their tires.
Original Issue Discount (OID) is a type of interest that is not payable as it accrues. OID is normally created when a debt , usually a bond , is issued at a discount . In effect, selling a bond at a discount converts stated principal into a return on investment, or interest.
The law specifies that the six (6) required hazards be disclosed on a statutory form called the Natural Hazard Disclosure Statement (NHDS). Required Risks Include: 1. A Special Flood Hazard Area 2. Dam Inundation 3. Very High Fire 4. Wildland fire 5. Earthquake Fault Zone 6. A Seismic hazard The following supplemental hazards are commonly ...