Toyo Names Scholar-Athlete Award Winner
During the Pac-10 men’s basketball tournament Los Angeles, Toyo Tires presented the Pac-10 Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award for men’s basketball.
Egypt’s Dumping Duty to Have Little Impact
(Hindu Business Line) Imposition of anti-dumping duty may curb India’s export of cross-ply (bias) truck-bus tyres to Egypt in the next fiscal.
Tire Shortage Poses Challenge to Miners
(Business Edge) There are some mighty mining operations in Western Canada – the oilsands of Fort McMurray in northeastern Alberta, the metallurgical coal mines of the Elk Valley in southeastern B.C. and the thermal-coal strip mines around Estevan in southeastern Saskatchewan – to name a few.
Fulda Fairs Well in ‘Which?’ Test
The new Fulda EcoControl has been declared one of ‘Which? Magazines’ Best Buy tyres, ranking in the top three in the Supermini tyre test.
Michelin Says UK Drivers Amongst the Least Attentive to Tyre Pressure
Michelin’s year-long study into tyre pressure has revealed that the proportion of cars on British roads with tyres at an incorrect pressure could be as high as 80%, and the pressure in the tyres of half of all cars is incorrect to an extent that renders the vehicle dangerous to operate and an accident risk.
Bridgestone Announces Senior Management Changes
On February 19 Bridgestone Corp. announced that its board approved a number of changes in members of the board of directors, corporate auditors and corporate officers.
Gajah Tunggal Plans 15% Sales Growth in 2008
Indonesia’s Gaja Tunggal is reported to have plans for increasing its sales by 15% during the course of 2008.
Looking Up: End in Sight For OTR Tire Shortage, Capacity Improving
For the past few years, the OTR tire market has presented many challenges for manufacturers and dealers alike. Rapid growth in developing countries, large amounts of military orders and the soaring mining industries in North and South America have caused a shortage that affects everyone in the pipeline, from tiremakers down to end users. The
Michelin Gets TWNA Achievement Award
Michelin North America’s “Durable Technologies” was won the Technical Achievement Award presented by the Truck Writers of North America.
RMA Sees Truck Tire Safety Regs Coming
RMA expects NHTSA to outline its new tire safety regulations covering medium/heavy truck tires later this year, according to Dan Zielinski, vice president of communications, who made a presentation during last week’s TIA Commercial Tire, Retread & Recycling Conference.