TITAN INTERNATIONAL, INC.
VIA EDGAR
May 19, 2014
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
Washington, D.C. 20549
| Re: | Titan International, Inc. |
Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-4
Filed May 6, 2014
File No. 333-194761
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, in connection with the above-referenced registration statement (the “Registration Statement”) filed by Titan International, Inc., an Illinois corporation (the “Company”) and the Company’s 100% owned subsidiaries named in the Registration Statement (together with the Company, the “Co-Registrants”), the Co-Registrants hereby request that effectiveness under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of the Registration Statement be accelerated to 4:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, May 20, 2014, or as soon thereafter as practicable. In connection with the foregoing request for acceleration of effectiveness, the Co-Registrants hereby acknowledge the following:
| • | should the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, declare the filing effective, it does not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the filing; |
| • | the action of the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, in declaring the filing effective, does not relieve the Co-Registrants from their full responsibility for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the filing; and |
| • | the Co-Registrants may not assert staff comments and the declaration of effectiveness as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States. |
Very truly yours,
Titan International, Inc. Titan Wheel Corporation of Illinois Titan Tire Corporation Titan Tire Corporation of Bryan Titan Tire Corporation of Freeport | ||
| By: | /s/ Cheri T. Holley | |
Cheri T. Holley General Counsel | ||
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