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Hawaii Plans to be First State With Electric Car Stations

(Associated Press) Hawaii has unveiled plans to be first in the nation to roll out electric car stations statewide – a move the governor hailed as a major step toward weaning the islands off oil.

Ultimate Re-Learn: Today’s New Fuel-Efficient Cars Require New Knowledge

We’ve been talking about alternative fuels since the great oil embargo of 1973, but no dice. A friend of mine from Holland says all Americans are the same. “You put your hands over your eyes and plugs in your ears,” he often tells me. “You know what’s coming, but you don’t seem to worry about

Weighing Options: Heavier Hybrids Require Attention When Customizing

Sales of hybrid vehicles have been increasing every month, especially now that you can get a hybrid system in many of today’s popular body styles instead of just the early models that screamed, “I’m a plastic-baggy-recycling tree-hugger!” Now just a subtle badge is about the only visible difference. With fuel costs continuing to soar, what

Misc. Folder: NTSW, Checkoffs, Greening, Spending, Shops & a Really Odd EU Scheme

You don’t necessarily see all of this, but I find it quite interesting to watch so many tiremakers, car dealers and non-tire dealer retailers jump aboard the National Tire Safety Week boat. Come April, we get flooded with news about free inflation pressure checks, tire gauges, educational events, press conferences, spokespeople…the list goes on and

Hand Tools; Inflation Gauges

Hand Tools Offer Valuable Services Sometimes it feels as if there is no better tool than the tried and true hammer. You’ll find a variety of them for sale under the heading “dead blow hammers.” Buy a high carbon steel head with a machine-polished face and a top grade U.S. hickory handle, or a polymer-handled

The Color Green Coming To Your Shop

You can’t ignore the movement. Here’s how to make it work for you. Anyone who has been around since the 1960s remembers the beginnings of the environmental movement, our first recycling efforts and the green-colored peace sign that was adopted as the pro-ecology logo. Since those first baby steps, we’ve seen the birth of CAFÉ

Ontario Tire Fee to Fund Recycling

(Toronto Star) Ontarians throw away some 12 million used tires a year and, unlike other provinces with government recycling programs, too many are left in dangerous stockpiles, buried in landfills or shipped out of province to be burned as fuel.

Unsafe Trucks Stream Out of L.A.’s Ports

(Los Angeles Times) Miguel had more reason than usual to be anxious as he drove his aging big rig out of the Port of Los Angeles’ bustling China Shipping Terminal.

Studying Scraps: Scrap Tire Analysis May Reveal New Ways to Reduce Costs

Scrap Tire Analysis May Reveal New Ways to Reduce Costs With the thought of stepping away from the trees to view the beauty of the entire forest, consider where the most fertile source of information related not only to your tire program, but many other fleet performance and cost driven variables, can be found. Once

Lines of Distinction?: As Tire Technology Advances, Geographic Boundries Disappear

Our industry – at home and abroad – has been building tires for more than a century. Along the way, we allowed ourselves to be fooled every once in a while by ‘technology’ that really didn’t live up to its billing. One example is the single-ply tire promoted as being as strong as a two-ply