Goodyear Launches New Wide-Base Tires for Long-Haul Fleets
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. has introduced two new wide-base tires geared toward long-haul fleets. The Goodyear Fuel Max SSD drive and Goodyear Fuel Max SST trailer tires are available now.
Austin Police Find $4.8M Worth of Drugs in Truck Tires
Police in Austin, Texas have arrested a man after finding $4.8 million worth of drugs in his truck tires, the Associated Press reported.
TravelCenters of America Starts Retread Production at First Plant
With the Goodyear Blimp hovering in the sky over Bowling Green, Ohio, TravelCenters of America started a new chapter in its home state.
The Advantages of Roadside Service Trucks for Tire Dealers
Dealers and industry professionals help you sort out the basics of how mobile service units can fit into your business.
Goodyear Rolls Out New Long-Haul Steer Tire
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has added another product to its Endurance family of high-mileage long-haul tires with the Goodyear Endurance LHS steer tire.
Scrap Tire Analysis: The Importance of Tire Forensics
Though it may look like junk to the untrained eye, in the right hands, a used tire can actually be a tremendously useful source of information and a way to recoup major savings for a commercial trucking fleet.
Triangle Tire Introduces All-Position Radial Tire for the U.S. Market
Triangle’s newest all-position radial tire is the ‘practical solution’ for regional and urban haul operations, the company says.
TBC Brands, Sumitomo Truck Tires to Participate in 2018 Technology and Maintenance Council
Sumitomo truck tires will be on view at the Technology and Maintenance Council (TMC) Annual Meeting and Transportation Technology Exhibition in from March 5-8 in Atlanta, Georgia, where TBC Brands is sponsoring a commercial truck tire giveaway.
ATG Launches New Truck Tire Website
The Alliance Tire Group (ATG) launched its new Constellation truck tire website, www.constellationtire.com.
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.
Cooper Introduces New SmartWay Tire to Roadmaster Line
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. has added a new SmartWay-verified, long haul drive tire to its Roadmaster commercial truck tire line – the RM852(EM).
Breaking Down SmartWay
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), between 1990 and 2013 freight activity grew more than 50%, and it is projected to nearly double again by 2040. By 2050, global freight transport emissions of CO2 will surpass emissions from passenger vehicles. Here’s what you need to know about the EPA’s voluntary public-private program to combat these issues.
