TA Extends Deal With BFNAT

(Akron/Tire Review) TravelCenters of America (TA) will continue to sell Bridgestone and Firestone medium truck tires after extending its agreement with Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire (BFNAT).

Published: May 19, 2006

The deal also covers BFNAT’s line of Oncor retreads.

“We are proud to work with TA and especially pleased to extend our relationship,” said Art Campagnoni, BFNA executive director of North American truck and bus tire sales. “TravelCenters of America and its full-service shops are vital to our distribution network and growth strategy. With 157 repair-shop locations, TA helps us fulfill our promise to our fleet and owner-operator customers of being available at more places than any other truck tire brand.”

Hybrid vehicles are poised to gain market share, Cloud Theory finds

This expectation comes after the Biden Administration slashed EV adoption targets from 67% to 35% by 2032.

By Christian Hinton

Published: May 10, 2024

In recently published findings from Cloud Theory’s Rick Wainschel, vice president of data science and analytics, changes in environmental regulatory requirements for the auto industry over the past six months have shifted focus from EVs and created a pathway for hybrid vehicles to gain more market share. These changes also shift power away from EV leader Tesla to more hybrid-focused OEMs, the research found. The findings are part of “Charging Ahead: Hybrids Come into Sharper Focus as EV Aspirations Meet Reality” by Wainschel.