Double Coin Hires New V.P. of Marketing and Operations
Double Coin and CMA have announced the addition of Tim Phillips as vice president of marketing and operations.
Double Coin Appoints Southwest Regional Sales Manager
Double Coin and CMA have named Tim Abel as southwest regional sales manager.
Double Coin Awards ‘Smart Money Tire Drawing’ Winner
Double Coin and CMA awarded Dean Steinel, an owner/operator from Ohio, a free set of Double Coin drive-position ties as the latest winner of Double Coin’s “Smart Money Tire Drawing.”
Double Coin Expands Retread Warranty
Promoting its truck tires’ retreadability, CMA’s Double Coin has enhanced its retread/casing warranty. The tiremaker announced the new warranty during the North American Tire and Retread Expo on April 19.
DOC Announces Preliminary Chinese Truck Tire Duty
On June 28, the Department of Commerce issued a preliminary determination in its countervailing duty (CVD) investigation of truck and bus tires from China. The DOC’s preliminary determination assigned CVD rates ranging from 17.06 to 23.38% to counteract a tire exporters artificially low prices that result from government subsidies. These duties would be added to
Double Coin Announces Second Contest Winner
Tom Anthony of Oliveburg. Pa.-based Smith Hauling Inc. has been named the winner of Double Coin and China Manufacturers Alliance’s second “Smart Money Tire Drawing.” Anthony was randomly selected out of the contest’s entries to receive a free set of Double Coin drive-position tires. Anthony selected four RLB1 drive (size 11R24.5) open shoulder drive-position tires,
Double Coin Drive-Position Tire Earns SmartWay Verification
The Double Coin RLB450 drive-position tire from China Manufacturers Alliance (CMA) has received SmartWay verification from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. “Double Coin’s ultra premium RLB450 is a regional/long-haul drive-position tire designed to deliver superior traction in all weather conditions. The RLB450 meets today’s transportation requirements and joins six other Double Coin fuel efficient models
Double Coin Announce First Contest Winner
Robert Brueckner, a fleet owner-operator from Newfane, N.Y., is the winner of Double Coin’s “Smart Money Tire Drawing.” “We are proud to reward Robert with a set of our steer tires as a longtime Double Coin user, and tech savvy operator,” said Aaron C. Murphy, vice president of CMA/Double Coin. “The ‘Smart Money Tire Drawing’
Double Coin, CMA Find Anti-Dumping Determination ‘Grossly Wrong’
The U.S. Department of Commerce imposed its final antidumping rate for Double Coin’s OTR tires at 105.31%. Double Coin and CMA believe that this final antidumping rate, which is identical to the DOC preliminary finding, is “grossly wrong,” the company said. The DOC said, Double Coin “failed to demonstrate absence of de facto government control
NHTSA Grants Petition for Inconsequential Noncompliance to CMA, Double Coin
China Manufacturers Alliance and Double Coin Holdings have been granted its petition for inconsequential noncompliance by the National Highway Transportation and Safety Administration on Dec. 30, 2014. In August 2014, CMA notified the NHTSA of non-compliant sidewall markings on certain Double Coin branded tires. “In consideration of the foregoing, NHTSA has decided that CMA and
Double Coin’s RT600 and RR202 Receive EPA SmartWay Verification
Two of CMA’s Double Coin commercial tires have met the requirements to be Smartway verified – the Double Coin RT600 and RR202. “Double Coin is continually committed to engineering products that help reduce emissions and improve fuel economy,” said Aaron C. Murphy, vice president of CMA. “The SmartWay Technology program is a positive step in
‘Shock and Surprise’ from CMA in DOC Dumping Finding
China Manufacturers Association, North American marketers of Double Coin and Warrior brand tires, said it is shocked and surprised by a “preliminary anti-dumping determination” issued by the U.S. Department of Commerce over the company’s OTR tires imported into the U.S. CMA said the DOC started its anti-dumping review in October 2013 “to determine whether the