Six Trends Impacting the Trucking Industry
From increasingly stringent fuel efficiency regulations to the regionalization of fleets, a number of trends continue to impact the North American trucking industry. Let’s look at six of the top trends within the segment. 1. Tonnage increases According to the most recent data available from the American Trucking Associations (ATA), the trucking industry hauled 9.96
Falken Rolling Out New Commercial Tires at GATS
Sumitomo Rubber Industries’ Falken brand will showcase four new commercial tires at the 2016 Great American Trucking Show (GATS) in Dallas, Aug. 25-27. “Falken is excited to debut our newest additions to our commercial truck tire lines at the Great American Trucking Show,” said Rick Brennan, vice president of marketing for the company. “Showcasing our latest
Trash Talk
It’s a rough life for a waste haul tire. Whether fitted on trash pickup trucks for residential or commercial routes, or trucks dropping off waste at a transfer station or landfill, waste haul tires encounter challenging terrains and high scrub environments that can destroy a tire in a matter of months. “In the waste
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
Conti Appoints New Head of OE Truck Tires
Continental AG has a new head of its original equipment division for truck tires worldwide—Klaus Kreipe. As vice president Kreipe, who was appointed to his new role at the start of May, manages the division from Hanover-Stöcken. Kreipe has been working for Continental for 15 years. A mechanical engineering major from the Technical University of
Conti Launches Ameri*Steel by General Tire
Continental Tire the Americas is rolling out a new line of commercial truck tires from its General Tire brand – Ameri*Steel by General Tire. “We’re very excited to offer a line of products for our customers who want a balance of both affordability and performance to suit their needs,” said Alex Chmiel, marketing director for
Truck, Bus Tire Anti-Dumping Determination Postponed
Once again, the U.S. Department of Commerce has postponed its preliminary anti-dumping duty determination on truck and bus tires imported from China. In a June 2 Federal Register notice, the Commerce Department announced it will move the preliminary ruling back 50 days to Aug. 26. The Commerce Department originally scheduled the determination to be issued
Wide Base Tires
Wide base tires are an investment, but they can pay off in the long run for fleets looking to haul heavy loads and save weight. While these benefits are very appealing to fleets, tire dealers need to help their customers determine if wide base tires are just what the doctor ordered. The biggest difference between
Sumitomo Invests $55 Million at South Africa Plant
Sumitomo Rubber Industries is investing $55 million to start producing truck and bus tires at its South Africa passenger car and light truck tire facility. The investment in equipment will help the tiremaker meet increasing TBR tire demand in the market. Currently Sumitomo Rubber South Africa supplies imported truck and bus tires to African markets.
Pirelli Bringing Truck Tires to US
Pirelli Tyre S.p.A. is bringing a line of truck tires to North America. The tiremaker announced the new tire line and its new business entity, TP Commercial Solutions LLC, during the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Ky., on March 31. The move to bring Pirelli to the NAFTA region was a corporate decision and was
Hankook to Showcase New Truck, Bus Tires at MATS
Hankook Tire America Corp. will showcase two new tires – the DH07 drive position/pickup and delivery tire and the TH22 low platform trailer tire – at the 2016 Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Ky., March 31-April 2. The DH07 is designed for medium and long haul applications and incorporates a wider three-channel zigzag groove tread
ITC Continuing Investigations into Truck and Bus Tires from China
The United States International Trade Commission has voted to conduct further investigations into truck and bus tires imported from China. This is the final phase of investigations. In a 4:2 vote the commission determined that there “is a reasonable indication that a U.S. industry is materially injured or threatened with material injury by reason of