Greenball Corp. Launches New Trailer Tire at SEMA
Greenball Corp. launched a new heavy duty specialty trailer tire – Tow-Master ASC – at the 2015 SEMA Show/Global Tire Expo, held Nov. 3-6 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. “We’re very excited to showcase our latest development to the automotive trade and media at SEMA Show,” said Randy Tsai, Greenball’s senior vice president. “As
The Lean Green Gas of Home, SEMA Notes & Tire Trained Women
Where have all of the green tires gone? Long time passing…apparently. At the SEMA Show/Global Tire Expo last week, I walked through a number of tiremaker booths and checked out the new rubber. Perhaps I didn’t look in all of the right places (there were a lot of tires), but I can’t recall seeing the
Greenball Launching All-Steel Trailer Tire at SEMA
Greenball Corp. is launching an all-new heavy-duty specialty trailer tire at the 2015 SEMA Show – the 12 ply rated Tow-Master ASC. “We’re very excited to showcase our latest development to the automotive trade and media at SEMA Show,” said Randy Tsai, senior vice president. “As pickup truck towing capabilities continue to improve, we felt
Green Arc’s New Facility Approved
Ontario’s Ministry of the Environmental and Climate Change has given Green Arc the go-ahead to build its new retread facility. After receiving the Environmental Compliance Approval (ECA) permit, the tiremaker said it will build a new facility and plans to hire 340 people, while reserving 25% of the positions for former members of the Canadian
Kumho Earns ‘Green Good Design’ Honor
Kumho Tire has earned a Green Good Design award for three of its tires –the Wattrun VA31, Ecowing KH50 and Ecowing ES01. Presented by The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies, Green Good Design recognizes designs that foster a greater sense of ecological-based
Maintaining the Green: Helping Landscapes Grow
As the economy continues to recover, the landscape service industry is poised for growth in 2015 and beyond. This growth can translate into a little extra money for tire dealers prepared to service the commercial landscape market. For tire dealers, the landscaping business offers many potential sales. Lawn care and landscape companies utilize light trucks
#SEMA/GTE: Greenball Emphasizes Light Truck, UTV Markets
Greenball Corp.’s booth (#43185) at this week’s SEMA Show/Global Tire Expo places emphasis on the light truck and UTV markets, particularly with the rollout of the new Centennial Dirt Commander M/T. In addition to the new mud terrain tire, the company is showcasing the Centennial Terra Trooper A/T, Terra Trooper H/T and Terra Commander tires.
Pete’s Tire Barns Open New Green Store
Pete’s Tire Barns opened its new “green” tire store in West Chesterfield, N.H., with an open house and ribbon cutting ceremony Friday, August 8. The 12,000-square-foot sales and service center incorporates “green” technologies such as geothermal heating and cooling, which allows the temperature to be controlled without the use of fossil fuels. The building also
Keeping Trucking Tires Green
SmartWay, as you know, is a voluntary EPA program that was rolled out in 2004 to promote reducing greenhouse gas emissions by commercial vehicles – primarily by improving fuel economy – using an array of means impacting tractors, trailers, engines, aerodynamics, brakes and, of course, tires. CARB refers to the California Air Resources Board, which
