8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  October 9, 2008

TITAN INTERNATIONAL, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)

Illinois	1-12936	36-3228472
(State of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

2701 Spruce Street, Quincy, IL 62301

 (Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)

(217) 228-6011

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filling is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

o  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS REPORT

Item 5.02 DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS

Ernest Rodia will retire as Titan’s chief operating officer on October 31, 2008.  A press release announcing this retirement was made on October 9, 2008.  The press release is attached as exhibit 99.

Item 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(c)           Exhibits

99 Titan International, Inc.’s press release dated October 9, 2008, regarding the retirement of the chief operating officer.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

TITAN INTERNATIONAL, INC.

(Registrant)

Date:	October 9, 2008	By:	/s/ Kent W. Hackamack
			Kent W. Hackamack
			Vice President of Finance and Treasurer
			(Principal Financial Officer and
			Principal Accounting Officer)

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
99	Titan International, Inc.’s press release dated October 9, 2008, regarding the retirement of the chief operating officer.

EX-99

Exhibit 99

Titan International Inc. Announces the Retirement of Chief Operating Officer

QUINCY, Ill. - October 9, 2008 - Ernest Rodia will retire as Titan’s chief operating officer on October 31, 2008.

Rodia came to Titan in 2005 after a 37-year career with Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, where he retired as vice president of global engineering and manufacturing technology.

“Ernie led Titan’s team on the development of our super giant radial tires. This project was an unbelievable task that was completed in record time,” said Titan Chairman and CEO Maurice M. Taylor Jr. “Fortunately, he will stay on with Titan as a consultant as we go forward. Production has begun on the super giant tires, so now Ernie can move into a supervisory role and be available to work with me on new special projects. I have personally enjoyed his excitement in this entrepreneurial environment. If I was working on the project for 16 hours, Ernie was right there with me,” said Taylor. “I also believe we made him a little bit younger these past three years, and he’s trained a great group of young engineers to continue the development of new tires.”

Titan International, Inc. (NYSE: TWI), a holding company, owns subsidiaries that supply wheels, tires and assemblies for off-highway equipment used in agricultural, earthmoving/construction and consumer (including all terrain vehicles) applications. For more information, visit www.titan-intl.com.

Contact: Courtney Leeser

Communications Coordinator

(217) 221-4489