Dogface, you mention you might go with Cooper. They are manufactured in China. Read the history of Cooper.

http://coopertire.com/About-Us/History.aspx

However, the big difference is as Grandpa mentioned, Cooper is a global operation and does carry product liability insurance. Private label importers quite often do not carry adequate product liability insurance. I currently have about 100 Cooper 295/75R22.5 tires on the ground and I am well pleased with them. There mileage seems to be comparable to Michelin which is almost twice the price. I will probably have another 100 Coopers on the ground within 6 months. I hate to buy stuff that is made in China, but the Coopers just make better sense with my bottom line. As far that goes, Goodyear makes a very popular tire for RV trailer, the Goodyear Marathon, which is made in China.

I have been plaintiff in at least a dozen product liability suits in the past 25 years. I hope it doesn't come to that with Cooper. But I wouldn't buy them if I had any fears that they were not financially responsible.