2019 Newsmakers: Bridgestone Americas
Nearly all products in the Firestone family of tires have been upgraded over the past three years, and Bridgestone is on track to have all of its consumer tire portfolio across both the Bridgestone and Firestone brands either upgraded or replaced by the end of 2020.
2019 Newsmakers: Nokian Tyres
Nokian Tyres opened its first U.S. manufacturing facility and launched numerous new products. See what’s in store for 2020.
2019 Newsmakers: Giti Tire USA
Giti Tire USA says over the next five years, it plans to release one to two new products each year for the North American market as it aggressively ramps up its production capacity at the plant. Find out what’s in store for 2020.
2019 Newsmakers: Hankook Tire America
Hankook Tire released the Dynapro AT2 and Dynapro MT2 and announced its 2019 Hankook Heroes program recognizing America’s veterans. Find out what’s in store for 2020.
2019 Newsmakers: TBC Corporation
TBC Corp. released many new tires in 2019, and also launched its new brand, National Tire. See what’s in store for 2020.
Protect the Tire Bead to Protect the Tire, Driver & Technician
There’s an often overlooked reason tire inflation inspections should always be top of mind when servicing any vehicle that comes into your bays: protecting the tire bead.
Les Schwab Hires Goldman Sachs to Help Sell the Company
With 492 locations in the U.S., Les Schwab Tire Centers is up for sale. Les Schwab family shareholders announced the company is on the market on Dec. 24.
Video: What’s in Store for the Future of Retread Manufacturing
Today, retread tires rival their new tire counterparts in both quality and safety, but just like with any other product, there’s still room to build a better mousetrap. We caught up with a few retread experts to ask: What’s in store for the future of retread tire manufacturing?
Video: Which fleets should be investing in wide base tires?
There are three big reasons a fleet might decide to go with wide base tires: weight savings, fuel efficiency, and load efficiency. However, we also know that wide base tires are more expensive, so which fleets should really be considering a swap?
Video: The Rolling Resistance-Fuel Efficiency Target Conflict
Although tire manufacturers are making technological leaps in tire design and rubber compounding year after year, they all still face what they call the “target conflict” between mileage and rolling resistance. This means that improving one of these characteristics in the tire typically reduces performance in the other area. Is it possible to find a tire that’s the best of both worlds?
NRS Brakes Launches New Galvanized Brake Pad Line
NRS Brakes’ new brake-pad program for national fleet accounts covers vehicles up to Class 7 and is tailored to the individual fleet operator’s vehicles, the company says.
Tire Review on Thanksgiving Break
Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, Tire Review’s daily newsletter, The World Tire Report, will not publish Thursday, Nov. 28 or Friday, Nov. 29. It will resume publication Monday, Dec. 2.
