Hunter Highlights Vol. 140

Tullus Named Western Division Manager

Hunter Vice President of Sales & Marketing Dave Smith has announced the appointment of Chris Tullus to head the company’s Western Division. Tullus is now responsible for all Hunter sales, service and training activities that take place within the division. This includes oversight of four Hunter sales and service regions and six regional training centers. Tullus joined Hunter as a sales representative in the Cincinnati Region and was appointed Los Angeles Regional Manager in 2006. Hunter’s Western Division is headquartered in Los Angeles.

Patents Awarded for Hunter’s SmartWeight® Technology

Hunter has earned multiple patents on key components of its highly successful SmartWeight® wheel balancing technology. SmartWeight balancing provides substantial benefits to shop owners, technicians and vehicle owners by reducing the use of costly wheel weights by 30%-40%, increasing balancing efficiency and productivity while providing superior ride quality. SmartWeight balancing is a standard feature of all Hunter GSP series wheel balancers.

Hunter balancer software allows tracking of SmartWeight balancing weight savings. This shop example shows a weight savings of 1,939.50 oz., a 31.7% decrease of weight usage over conventional balancing methods. And, 53% of the wheels were dynamically balanced using only one weight, thereby increasing productivity.