Driving Forward
In all applications – from a truck running dried goods coast-to-coast to the beer truck delivering frothy kegs to the local watering hole – drive axle tires are constantly working to keep trucks moving. The drive tire’s primary responsibility is to harness and convert the energy transmitted from the engine through the driveline and the
Deep Tread Drive Axle
Hercules has released the new Hercules H-704 premium closed-shoulder deep drive axle radial tire. The H-704 features heavy-duty all-steel casting and a 30/32-inch deep tread for high removal mileage. According to Hercules, the H-704 is designed to handle long-haul applications.
With Imports Growing, Isn’t it Time for Representation?
It was with great interest that I read of Federal Tire Corp. and Kenda Rubber Industrial Co. joining ITMA in Europe. ITMA is the Imported Tire Manufacturers’ Association, which now has 21 members and is charged with representing and supporting the best interests of those firms importing tires into Europe. “With the sheer volume of
Words of the Wise
‘Veteran’ Tire Dealers Give a Glimpse of How Their Pasts Shaped Future Success
Sailun Message, Products Showcased in Event
Hot, sticky and stormy. That’s a typical June day in south Florida, and it doesn’t make a bad atmosphere to track test some tires. Especially on a brand few have any familiarity with. Hosting its very first media/dealer ride-and-drive event was TBC Brands, the wholesale distribution and private brand unit of TBC Corp., which is
How to Land Very Big Fish in a Very Small Pond
So just how long does it take to reel two humongous fish, and make it look like just another day on the pond? Ask South Carolina secretary of commerce Bobby Hitt and economic development teams in both Aiken and Sumter Counties. They’ve pulled it off twice in the last 14 days. And in the case
Finely-Focused BKT Attains Rapid Growth in Just Three Years
A few years ago, punitive tariffs sought by a U.S. tiremaker and the USW caused considerable disruption in the small/medium OTR and agricultural tire market. Then the economy went south and the U.S. dollar’s strength was sapped. Meanwhile, heavy growth in China and South America created a shortage of OTR and ag tires. Those conditions
SEMA Products
Hankook introduced the new Ventus V2 Concept high performance all-season tire, which the tiremaker said features a patented design and special compounds that allow it to match the performance capabilities of most summer tires, but with twice the snow traction. The tire’s “Twister System,” a 3-D wave pattern channel, removes water from the tire’s contact
GTE: 12 Seminars Set, Exhibitor List Continues to Grow
With more than 150 companies already committed to exhibit at the upcoming Global Tire Expo, TIA has outlined a vastly expanded series of educational seminars for show attendees. The GTE in Las Vegas, Nov. 2-5, is a tires-only section of the 2010 SEMA Show, and will occupy its own space in the Las Vegas Convention
Jim’s Blog: Misc. Musings from the Aisles (or What Happens in Vegas…)
• Full plane from Cleveland mid-day on Sunday. Browns game update from the pilot met with boos. Most of the passengers, turns out, are headed to the show and weren’t about to let that bum them out. • If you’ve never been to McCarren Airport in Vegas, let me describe for you. One part shopping