Nationwide Autocentres Provides Peace of Mind for ‘Grey’ Fleet
April’s Duty of Care law is looming ever closer and time is short for companies to ensure that vehicles used for business purposes provide no grounds for the new regulations to be breached.
G-Power Claims World Record on Dunlop Tyres
G-Power has claimed that its souped-up BMW M5, the 360-km/h G-Power Hurricane is the fastest in the world.
Unsafe Trucks Stream Out of L.A.’s Ports
(Los Angeles Times) Miguel had more reason than usual to be anxious as he drove his aging big rig out of the Port of Los Angeles’ bustling China Shipping Terminal.
Sandberg Resigns from Hayes Lemmerz
Daniel M. Sandberg has resigned as Hayes Lemmerz’ vice president of global materials and logistics and as president of the automotive components group. Sandberg has accepted a position with Brembo North America, Inc., which recently completed the acquisition of the company’s automotive brakes business.
A Growing Trend: Commercial Light Truck Tire Sizes Continue to Multiply
Not that many years ago, a dealer could cover 80% or more of the commercial light truck tire market with just six 16-inch sizes. That has changed – a lot. More and more OEMs are moving to lower profile sizes, bringing a slew of new SKUs to the market. Newer GM, Ford and Dodge light
EU Requirements for Tyres Will Reduce Safety, Says Conti
(Staffordshire, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) By means of various regulations, the EU intends to reduce both CO2 emissions and noise pollution from road traffic in the future.
Flynn’s Opens 18th Retail Tire Store
(Akron/Tire Review) Flynn’s Tire & Auto Service has acquired the former Vowinckel Tires located at 305 Main St., Clarion, Pa.
It’s All About Relationships
“So, what’s new?” A common pitfall is to answer that question only in terms of individual products or services and not to appreciate fully the synergies that flow from component interactions that are becoming more common. For many years, truck manufacturing was accurately viewed as an assembly operation rather than an integrated engineering endeavor. Surely,
Beyond the Obvious: Dealer Opportunities for Commercial Growth are Often Hidden
Few good fleet managers question the traditional benefits of a well-thought out and executed tire/wheel program. Reliability, safety, selection of quality products and service providers, and resulting low tire cost-per-mile are what they want, and they know that a top shelf program will do that. So what happens, aside from periodic reviews and fine-tuning, after
Long-Term Headaches: TPMS Problems Will Continue, Dealers Need to Tackle Them Straight On
The problems still exist and, just like the Grand Canyon, they look like they’re going to be around for a some time. Of course, we’re referring to a cornucopia of issues dealing with tire pressure monitoring systems. Whether it’s nickel-plated valve cores, brass valve cores, rubber grommets, aluminum retaining nuts, special nickel-plated valve cores and