Making NR Available and Affordable
(India/Rubber Asia) When the project was conceived, there were few takers. Many doubted its rationale and viability and even questioned the credentials of the promoters.
Edouard Michelin: “One Just Has to Admire Him For That”
By Klaus Haddenbrock, Publisher (Clacton, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) The last message I would ever hear from Edouard Michelin was as follows: “For Michelin it would have been totally unthinkable to leave people in the lurch who have shown their loyalty to our group over so many years.”
Half of U.K. Motorists Risking Their Own, Passengers’ Lives; Women Worst Offenders
(Clacton, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) A new survey published by Bridgestone UK reveals that more than 80% of U.K. drivers believe they have never driven on a tyre which is even slightly unsafe, but only a third of those questioned know what the legal minimum tread depth of their tyres actually is.
Anatomy of a Steer Tire and Ways to Improve Mileage
Steer tires typically receive a lot of attention from fleets and drivers. Certainly, these tires have a huge impact when it comes to driver comfort and road noise, but their weight-bearing abilities are more of a concern. These tires usually carry more load than any other tire on the vehicle. An individual drive or trailer
Stretching Those Tire Dollars
The best way for any fleet to keep operating costs down is to manage tires. After fuel, tires are a fleet’s largest expenditure. Yet so many fleets tend to under-budget and under-manage this cost center. In fact, many fleets still treat tire management as an entry-level position and appoint the newest, least-experienced technicians to handle
Steelworkers Want to Talk About Planned BFNAT Closure
(Akron/Tire Review) The United Steelworkers (USW) said it wants to meet with Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire (BFNAT) soon to discuss the tiremaker’s plans to close its Oklahoma City, Okla., passenger and light truck tire plant.
TRIB to Hold Tire Inflation Contest at NAFA Conference
(Akron/Tire Review) From May 6-9, The Tire Retread Information Bureau (TRIB) will hold a “Pump ‘Em, Don’t Thump ‘Em” tire contest at the 2006 National Association of Fleet Administrators (NAFA) Fleet Management Institute & Law Enforcement Conference in Orlando, Fla.
Leading the Way: Commercial Tire Market Keeps Step with Fleet Demands
“Today, more than ever, fleets are evaluating new technology with an eye to cost/benefit ratios.” That quote from Clif Armstrong, director of OE and marketing for Continental Tire North America’s (CTNA) commercial tire group, referred to truck fleet use of RFID technology, but he could have been talking about any other aspect of modern truck
It’s Alive!’: Mysterious Technology Breakthrough Yields True All-Everything Tire
My jaw dropped half a foot, I suspect, when I entered The Bunker. It was a laboratory, if you could call it that, a good 20 feet below ground level. Accessible only via well-locked storm cellar doors, The Bunker was a converted Cold War-era bomb shelter dug behind an old barn in Middlefield, Ohio. That’s
Keep it Contained: Proper Inflation Still the Best Way to Extend Casing Life
All good commercial tire dealers know that proper inflation is the single most important maintenance issue for extended treadlife and long-term casing durability. It is equally well known that tires, even if initially inflated to the optimum pressure, require periodic checks and occasional top-offs to maintain that pressure. Let’s examine why this is true and