Dexterity and Sumitomo Partner on Next Generation of Robots
Dexterity has partnered with Sumitomo Corporation to deploy 1,500 Dexterity-powered robots in warehouses across Japan. The Sumitomo Corporation signed an exclusive distributorship agreement in Japan with Dexterity to push into the Robots as a Service (RaaS) business. Using Dexterity’s SaaS-based robotic intelligence platform will provide customers with full-task robots, the companies say. According to Dexterity,

Sullivan Tire Wholesale Division Opens New Location in Concord, NH
The Sullivan Tire Wholesale Division has opened its newest location in Concord, New Hampshire, bringing the total number of wholesale locations to 14.

TireHub to Enter Two More Markets
TireHub plans to open two additional TireHub Logistics Centers in the fourth quarter of this year.

Community Wholesale Tire Celebrates Warehouse Opening
Community Wholesale Tire opened its fourth warehouse, a new 77,000 square-foot building in Peoria, Illinois, this month.

ATD Celebrates Grand Opening of Poconos Mixing Warehouse
Forging an important link to its national tire distribution supply chain, American Tire Distributors (ATD) celebrated the grand opening of its Poconos Mixing Warehouse Nov. 7, positioned near Interstate 80 in Blakeslee, Pennsylvania.

ATD Announces Official Distribution Start Date for Penn. Mixing Warehouse
American Tire Distributors, Inc. announced that its one-million-square-foot Pocono Mixing Warehouse in Blakeslee, Pennsylvania will officially begin shipments on Dec. 3.

Bridgestone to Invest $32 Million in Hungarian Plant
Bridgestone Corp. announced that it will invest 9.2 billion forint ($32 million) in its plant in Tatabánya, Hungary.

Nokian Tyres Goes Solar at Vermont Warehouse
Nokian Tyres has installed solar panels to help power its distribution facility located in Colchester, Vermont.

Capital Tire Moves Warehouse to South Bend
Regional distributor Capital Tire has moved one of its 10 warehouses to better serve customers.

BendPak Opens Warehouse
BendPak Inc. has opened a 70,000-square-foot shipping and receiving warehouse just a few blocks from its headquarters in Santa Paula, Calif.

Cooper Warehouse Damaged in Tornado
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. reroutes orders after a tornado damaged its tire warehouse and distribution facility in Albany, Ga.

Michelin Working with Swisslog Distribution for New Warehouse
Michelin North America Inc. is working with Swisslog Warehouse & Distribution Solutions (WDS) to automate a new distribution center in the U.S. that will supply passenger and truck tires throughout North America. According to Swisslog, the project will cost in the upper double-digit-million euro range and consist of automating warehouse operations including receiving, tire selection
