Galileo Wheel

Galileo Wheel, creator of breakthrough CupWheel airless tire technology, announced today the appointment of Chris Rice as Executive Vice President of Sales. Rice brings nearly three decades of leadership experience in the US material handling market, having most recently served as President and CEO at Welch, where he scaled the business to hundreds of millions in revenue over just four years.

Michael Connor has been featured in the August 2025 issue of Modern Tire Dealer magazine, where he outlined five critical trends reshaping the industrial tire market and their impact on forklift operations. "We're seeing shifts in forklift and general industrial tire requirements that extend well beyond the incremental improvements we've grown accustomed to," Connor explained.

If you've been working with skid steers for more than five minutes, you know that getting skid steer tire sizes explained the right way can save you from a world of headaches. Here's the thing about skid steer tire sizes – they're not rocket science, but the industry sure makes it feel that way sometimes. The reality is that tire size affects everything about how your machine works.