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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

The Company sells products and pays commissions to companies controlled by persons related to the chief executive officer of the Company.  The related party is Mr. Fred Taylor and is Mr. Maurice Taylor’s brother.  The companies which Mr. Fred Taylor is associated with that do business with Titan include the following:  Blackstone OTR, LLC; FBT Enterprises; and OTR Wheel Engineering.  During 2012, 2011 and 2010, sales of Titan product to these companies were approximately $2.1 million, $2.6 million and $1.9 million, respectively.  Titan had trade receivables due from these companies of approximately $0.2 million at December 31, 2012, and approximately $0.0 million at December 31, 2011.  On other sales referred to Titan from these manufacturing representative companies, commissions were approximately $2.8 million, $2.3 million and $1.6 million during 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

The Company has a 35.9% equity stake in Wheels India Limited, a company incorporated in India and listed on the National Stock Exchange in India. The Company had trade payables due to Wheels India of approximately $0.4 million at December 31, 2012.