Continental Launches New Tires for Medium-Duty Trucks
Continental developed the 19.5-inch General RA 2 and RD 2 tires to meet the needs of Class 4 and 5 vehicle applications.
Yokohama’s Mississippi Tire Plant Celebrates 10 Years of Manufacturing Commercial Truck Tires
Established in October 2013, today the plant produces around 800,000 commercial tires annually.
TIA to Offer Commercial Tire Instructor Training
The four-day class covers all aspects of medium/heavy truck tire service.
Retread Tires: What Helps Business Helps People
Retreads lead to a triple bottom line of benefits, including economics, environment and safety.
Hercules Introduces Strong Guard H-MA Commercial Tire
Hercules Tire and Rubber Company (HTR) introduced the U.S. launch of its Strong Guard H-MA tire, a mixed-service, all-position commercial tire. HTR says the new tire is made to navigate difficult, unpaved off-road sites, but its primary use is on roads. Vehicles typically using the tire include tippers, cement mixers, concrete pumps, and low loaders
Goodyear Begins Using Soybean Oil in Transit Tires
For the first time in its commercial truck tire line, Goodyear says it is replacing a portion of the petroleum-based materials used in the production of some of its Metro Miler city transit tires with a bio-based soybean oil compound. According to Goodyear, this change underscores the company’s commitment to using more sustainable bio-based raw
New Commercial Truck Tires Highlight Yokohama’s TMC Booth
Yokohama Tire will feature two new products and more than a dozen commercial truck tires – including several 19.5-in. tires – in its booth at the upcoming TMC show in Orlando, Florida. On display will be the new 720R, a 19.5-in., N-speed-rated, deep tread drive tire which is engineered specifically for pickup trucks and last-mile
How Toys and NASCAR Inspire Commercial Truck Tires
You don’t see many trucks equipped with racing slicks, but that doesn’t mean tire manufacturers can’t use what they know about them when designing truck tires.
TIA Elects Five New Board Members
The new directors will take office Tuesday, Oct. 27, during the annual membership meeting held via Zoom.
Cooper Tire Launches Mixed Service Drive Tire
Engineered for mixed-service applications such as construction, logging and mining operations, The Roadmaster RM351 HD is designed for both on- and off-road driving.
Commercial Tire Industry Trends: Consolidation, Electric Trucks & More to Come
Change is happening at an even more rapid pace than in the past in the commercial tire industry through freight consolidation, government regulation and other trends.
Kumho Introduces Two New Commercial Tires
Kumho Tire has introduced two new commercial trailer application tires to its North American market: the KLT12e and KRT12.
