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BKT Tires Releases OTR, Industrial Winter Tire Range Lineup

BKT’s ranges include Earthmax SR 22, Snow Trac and Earthmax SR 42 for OTR applications in the winter as well as Earthmax SR 33 and Ridemax IT 696 for the industrial sector.

Yokohama Offering OTR Tires with Dual TRA Code Designation

Yokohama Tire Corp. is now offering five new OTR tires with dual TRA code designations to handle both loader and transport applications.

New OTR Inspection Help from Bridgestone

For customers in the mining, construction and aggregates industries, Bridgestone Americas, Inc. is offering two free inspection resources.

BKT Highlights Forestry Tire Products

BKT kept its end-users in mind when it designed and launched a range of tire products for the forestry sector, designed for forestry harvesters, equipment for wood felling and trunk extraction as well as forwarders.

Neal to Head Up Bridgestone OTR Business

Bridgestone Americas promoted Bridget Neal to president of off-the-road at Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, effective Aug. 14.

Solid Tires for Underground Mining Operations

I’m constantly asked about placing a different tire into an application that has been running on one type of product for years. Sometimes the new approach is a good idea and making the change will cost the customer less over time. The hardest part is getting the customer to support and buy into the change.

Yokohama Increases Prices on Commercial, OTR Tires

Yokohama Tire Corp. announced a price increase of up to 4% on all of its commercial and off-the-road (OTR) tires sold in the U.S., effective Sept. 1. Some in-line adjustments on consumer tires will also be implemented at the same time.

Selecting the Correct Off-the-Road Tire

After many years of a slow off-the-road tire market, there seems to be a lot more positive activity.

GRI Breaks Ground on New Specialty Tire Plant

GRI (Global Rubber Industries) broke ground on the construction of its newest specialized tire plant in Badalgama, Sri Lanka.

The Quiet Giant

In 2015, the giant OTR tire segment experienced low demand in north America and globally. Several tire manufacturers reported a flat 2015 and expect the market to remain much the same in the coming year. “The North American mining tire market has been impacted by the ongoing slowdown in global mining operations. Production has been

OTR a Real Mixed Bag

The off-the-road tire segment of the overall tire industry is, admittedly, a niche market. But, at roughly 10% of the global $170-plus billion tire industry, it is a sizeable niche and one that provides some interesting opportunities for all commercial tire dealers, whether they consider themselves OTR sellers or not. Last year, a good friend

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OTR Conference: Celebrating the Past, Looking Forward

The Tire Industry Association’s 60th annual Off-the-Road Tire Conference allowed attendees to reflect on the OTR industry’s past while understanding its present and looking to where it’s headed in the future. The OTR Tire Conference hosted more than 500 attendees from around the world in Tucson on Feb. 18-21. Attendees heard presentations from industry professionals