Bridgestone Publishes Environmental Report
Bridgestone Europe has released the latest edition of its environmental report. The document, titled “Environmental Commitment and Performance,” updates the 2009 version and adds content on the upcoming European tire labeling legislation, Bridgestone’s new eco-oriented Ecopia tire range and the company’s environment-related activities in the community. The main body of the new report presents the
Green ‘Grass’ and Relocating Trees
I have to admit that some of our Web site readers are pretty sharp…and pretty funny. From time to time. Like last week when we broke the story about the drug raid at Goodyear’s Fayetteville, N.C., plant, where 14 plant employees were arrested on felony drug possession/distribution charges. Some of the comments were, well, side-splitting:
Cooling Down: Reducing Heat is Key to Improving OTR Tire Performance
While the tire market has been soft the last two years, tire development hasn’t slowed, especially in the giant radial OTR sector. We’ll look at the latest tire technologies and how they improve tire performance in the field. The OTR tire market may have experienced some slowing over the last couple of years but the
Training Is An Attitude
During the 1920s, the term “model year” gained currency in an automotive industry that was determined to increase its sales by annually introducing new automobiles to a motoring public hungry for the prestige of owning the latest motor vehicle technology. Because the operative word in “model year” is “change,” an outside observer would assume that
A New Type of Tyre Can Help to Avoid a Skid
(The Economist) Few sensations of helplessness match that of driving a car that unexpectedly skids.
Where Will All the Street Tires Go?
Having the ability to interchange used and retreaded tires of the same size on different axles is a luxury most tire managers have enjoyed for decades. Although new tires are almost always selected to be axle-specific, the differences relate to tread pattern design and tread depth. Long wear and resistance to irregular wear are properties
Dunlop Fit Tyres to New Subaru
Subaru has chosen Dunlop for OE supplier to its 2008 Impreza WRX STi.
Citrus-Oil Earns Yokohama Magazine Honors
Yokohama Tire Corp.’s new environment-minded dB Super E-spec has earned one of Popular Mechanics Editor’s Choice Awards at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas.
General, Pirelli, Michelin Top LT/SUV Tests
Consumer Reports tapped the General Grabber HTS and Pirelli Scorpion ATR as highest rated all-season and all-terrain light truck/SUV tires in its latest tire tests.
Michelin Launches at Mid-America Truck Show
Michelin Americas Truck Tires was busy at this week’s Mid-America Truck Show, displaying some of its latest products.