New Hankook Gauge Data: 77% of Americans Will Road Trip This Year
With summer travel well underway, Hankook Tire has released new data from its Gauge Index about how Americans are traveling. Though Hankook found that gas prices are impacting how frequently Americans are driving, the data reveals that most Americans (77%) expect to take a road trip between now and the end of the year – with
Continental Tire Partners With Universal Technical Institute
Continental Tire announced a new partnership as the Official Tire of Universal Technical Institute (UTI), a provider of technical training for those seeking entry-level careers as technicians in the automotive industry. The collaboration includes campus and curriculum aides to each of UTI’s 15 locations across the nation. UTI campuses will receive training aides to help
Yokohama Rubber Holds Natural Rubber Suppliers Event
Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., and its Singapore subsidiary Yokohama Rubber Singapore Pte. Ltd. recently held a “Suppliers’ Day” for suppliers of natural rubber. The event was part of Yokohama Rubber’s efforts to promote the procurement of sustainable natural rubber, facilitating the exchange of information and establishing a common awareness of supply chain issues. The event
John Bean Releases 15k 4-Post Alignment Lift
John Bean has released its new 15k Four-Post Open Front Alignment Lift. Designed for big jobs, the John Bean 15k Four-Post Alignment Lift has open-front columns, 26-in. runways and integrated 100-in.-long rear slip plates. The lift can accommodate heavy-duty, dual-rear-wheel trucks, while also being suited to accommodate standard, four-wheel alignments on passenger vehicles, the company says.
Synchrony Offers Four-Installment Payment Plans Through Clover App
Synchrony announced that merchants will now be able to offer a short-term, no-interest installment option, Synchrony “SetPay in 4,” via the Clover point-of-sale and business management system from Fiserv, Inc. This buy now, pay later (BNPL) offering will further expand the reach of Synchrony’s payments and financing options and enable select merchants that use Clover to accelerate
Bridgestone’s Innovation Center Receives LEED GOLD Certification
Bridgestone Corporation announced that B-Innovation, an innovation center located within Bridgestone Innovation Park (Kodaira City, Tokyo) has been awarded LEED GOLD certification by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). This is the fifth Bridgestone Group base in the world to receive LEED GOLD certification and the first in Japan. Based on its corporate commitment, “Bridgestone
Mitas Introduces New Size of Grip N’ Ride Construction Tire
Mitas has expanded its Grip ‘N’ Ride construction tire range with a new, larger size tire for wheeled and backhoe loaders. The new 21L – 24 IND tire is designed for improved performance even on softer terrain and features strengthened sidewalls for greater durability when handling increased load capacity, a special tread pattern that delivers
Prinx Chengshan Tire North America Appoints New President
Prinx Chengshan Tire has appointed Samuel Felberbaum as president of Prinx Chengshan Tire North America (PCTNA). Felberbaum has accumulated 30 years of experience in the tire industry, starting with Michelin in 1992, and has held a variety of roles within Michelin, BFGoodrich and Tire Centers Inc., (TCI) commercial divisions. He spent the past eight years
Michelin Acquires Start-up Specializing in Road Infrastructure Image Analysis
The Michelin Group has acquired RoadBotics, a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based company specializing in road infrastructure images analysis. Founded in 2016, RoadBotics leverages artificial intelligence to analyze visual data collected on roads by cameras (mainly smartphones). Due to RoadBotics’ computer vision know-how, the images are transformed into actionable insights which help road managers to identify priority maintenance areas. With
Launch Tech Celebrates 30th Anniversary
Launch Tech is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. The business includes the operations of two R&D centers located in Shenzhen and Shanghai, China. Launch Tech has also established global R&D units in the United States, Germany, Japan, Korea and Latin America, the company says. In 2002, Launch was listed on the Hong Kong GEM
Bridgestone Invests in $300 Million Green Autonomous Driving Project
Bridgestone Corp. has invested in Tier IV, an open-source Autoware autonomous driving operating system as part of the Green Innovation Fund Projects (GI Fund) for research and development of autonomous driving software platforms. Through the Green Autonomous Driving (AD) Project, TIER IV aims to achieve 100 times higher energy efficiency than the currently deployed technology for autonomous
GT Radial Driver Kazuya Taguchi Wins Formula DRIFT in St. Louis
GT Radial driver Kazuya Taguchi recorded a number of firsts at the St. Louis Formula DRIFT competition on July 15-16, the company says. He qualified for first place and backed that up with his first-ever podium finish in Formula DRIFT at Round 5. Round 4 of the Formula DRIFT PRO Championship in New Jersey on
