Continental Rolls Out Five New Truck Radials
Continental Tire the Americas introduced five new commercial truck tires at this week’s Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Ky. The Conti EcoPlus HS3 steer and all-position tire offers a 10% reduction in rolling resistance and a 12% increase in mileage over the previous generation long haul steer tire, according to the tiremaker. Features include an
Continental Expands Fleet Service Offerings
Continental Tire the Americas made several announcements at this week’s Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Ky., including the introduction of its new Conti360 Fleet Services web portal and the addition of mechanical services to its tire emergency road service programs. “Today’s fleets are busier than ever. While Continental has been offering national account pricing, emergency
Added Optional Feature for Trailer TPMS System
Meritor and Pressure Systems International (PSI) announced expanded availability of an optional feature on their automatic tire inflation system. The control box check point option was previously available on a limited basis with the Meritor Tire Inflation System (MTIS) by PSI; now, it can be included with any MTIS by PSI system purchased for new
Yokohama Releases New iceGuard iG52c Winter Tire
Yokohama Tire Corp. has added the iceGuard iG52c – now available in the U.S. in 39 sizes for vehicles ranging from the Mercedes C Class to the Toyota Prius – to its winter tire lineup. “The iceGuard iG52c is extremely versatile for one of the most unpredictable seasons,” said Andrew Briggs, Yokohama director of marketing
Double Coin 2013 Operating Revenue Up 18%
Double Coin Holdings has posted operating revenue of about CNY 14.33 billion for 2013, up 18.4% from the previous year. The company attributed the increase to expanded production of tires at its Anhui branch, as well as products and increased trades of other subsidiaries. Net profit attributable to shareholders rose by 4.6% to CNY 306
Toyo Debuts Three New Truck Tires at MATS
Toyo Tires introduced three new medium truck tires at this week’s Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Ky.: the M177 regional to long-haul steer tire; the M170 regional steer tire; and the M920 drive traction tire for regional and long-haul trucking. Featuring the company’s e-balance technology, the tires deliver improved tire life, endurance, retreadability, reduced rolling
TIA Board of Directors Nominations Now Open
The Tire Industry Association is currently accepting nominations for its 2014-15 board of directors. Positions on the board are open to all TIA members who have been a member in good standing for two consecutive years. Board directors serve for three-year terms and may be re-elected to serve two additional three-year terms, TIA said. In
TBC Adds 16 Sizes to Winter Claw Line
TBC Wholesale will expand its Winter Claw EXTreme Grip MX studdable winter line by 16 sizes, ranging from 15- to 20-inch wheel diameters, for the 2014-15 season, bringing the complete size offering to 64 high volume fitments for passenger cars, SUVs and pickups, the company said. Introduced in 2010 and exclusively marketed by TBC, the
Nexen to Construct $800 Million Plant in Czech Republic
Nexen Tire has confirmed it is investing $800 million in the construction of a new tire factory in the city of Nosovice, Czech Republic. Tyres & Accessories understands that the factory will be on-stream by the end of 2017 and will initially manufacture some 6 million passenger car, van and SUV tires per year. The
Canadian Tire Corp. Ranked Among ‘Best Managed Companies’
Canadian Tire Corp. was recently named one of Canada’s “Best Managed Companies” for 2013 as part of a program sponsored by Deloitte, CIBC, National Post, Queen’s School of Business and Mackay CEO Forums. “It’s a great honor to be recognized as one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies,” said Doug Nathanson, chief human resources officer for
Bridgestone Renews Sponsorship for Minddrive Summer Tour
Bridgestone Americas has renewed its sponsorship and volunteer effort for Minddrive, a non-profit educational program that uses automobile and experiential learning techniques to teach at-risk high school students about math and science. To help fuel Minddrive’s 2014 initiatives, the Bridgestone will provide $30,000 in funding, as well as hands-on volunteers who will give more than
AVI Adds Repair Manuals to Offerings
Automotive Video Innovations (AVI) said it has added nearly 50 new repair manuals from the Automatic Transmission Rebuilders Association (ATRA) to its line of technician education products. The in-depth technical guides were created by ATRA members, and contain everything from basic transmission characteristics to troubleshooting to rebuilding. The print guides, ranging in length from 50