Webinar on Wheel Weights Set
Perfect Equipment Inc. is hosting a special webinar exploring the future of lead wheel weights and the use of optional materials. Co-produced with Tire Review, the Oct. 7 webinar is titled “Making the Transition to Non-Lead Wheel Weights,” and will be moderated by Tire Review editor Jim Smith. The panel for the free webinar will
Illinois Bans Lead Weights
State legislations continue to move forward with lead wheel weight bans, reports weight maker Perfect Equipment, with Illinois joining a growing list of states that have either passed or are considering such bans. The state of Illinois legislature passed its lead wheel weight ban on May 27 and sent the law on to the governor
Groups ask EPA to Ban Lead Wheel Weights
(San Francisco Chronicle) The federal government should ban the use of lead weights, those fingertip-size chunks of metal that balance the tires of cars and trucks, says a petition filed with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency last week.
California Getting the Lead Out
California will soon be lead-wheel weight free, thanks to a new agreement with one major automaker and wheel weight suppliers.
Environmental Group Attacks Car, Weight Makers
(Akron/Tire Review) The Center for Environmental Health filed suit to end the sale of lead-based wheel weights in California.
State of Readiness: Lead Weights Clearly on the Outs, But Timetable is Hazy
Despite rumblings from various industry bodies, the wheel-weight world will eventually become lead free. It will happen, but when? Europe has banned all lead wheel weights, and so has Japan. In fact, every automobile being imported to the U.S. from those ports are totally lead free. To that list add General Motors, which has jumped
Real Balancing Act: Phasing Out Lead Wheel Weights May Change Balancing Forever
If you missed the news, it’s no longer legal to use lead wheel weights in Europe. So, what should that mean to you? Start planning now for the same thing to happen here. Already, wheel-weight maker Perfect Equipment Co. is producing zinc clip-on and steel adhesive wheel weights for GM, Ford, and DaimlerChrysler vehicles being
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