Rice Tire Co. opened a new store in Gaithersburg, Md., in April. The company purchased the store from Montgomery Tire Service Inc Rice Tire Co. has opened its sixth store in Maryland. The eight-bay store was purchased from Montgomery Tire ...
Foton Rowor Quality Experiences Journey themed as "European quality and Greatest Value", hosted by Foton Engineering Vehicle Company and Tianjin LOVOL Power Company was held in Taian, Shandong province on May 21, 2014. This is the second ...
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Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. reported net sales of $796 million for its first quarter of 2014, a decrease of $65 million compared with the same period a year ago. Operating profit for the quarter was $81 million, which is $16 million lower than ...
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Transport Topics Publishing Group has announced the launch of Truck Fleet Management, a magazine and website focused on the ownership and operation of vocational, public, utility and other diversified commercial fleets. Formerly known as ...
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New Hampshire has become the latest state to adopt a law that prohibits commercial drivers from sending text messages from behind the wheel, the Associated Press reported. Effective Jan. 1, drivers caught texting while operating a moving ...
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Supreme Industries Inc., a manufacturer of specialized truck bodies, armored vehicles and trolleys, intends to divest its shuttle-bus business, the company reported. Supreme's shuttle-bus products represent less than 12% of consolidated ...
Navistar Inc. said it had shipped the first International DuraStar trucks with the Cummins ISB 6.7-liter engine from its assembly plant in Escobedo, Mexico. The company announced in September it had started taking orders for its first ...
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The pace of China's economic growth saw an uptick in Q3 2013, finishing the quarter with real GDP increasing 7.8% year over year, according to the most recent China Commercial Vehicle Outlook. The report is jointly published quarterly by ...
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Sousa Truck Trailer Repair has announced the opening of a new location in Cambridge The casing value for its medium-truck and bus radial tires has been increased to $110 for the first retread on many sizes, Toyo announced. It also offers ...
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Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp. has rolled out an improved casing warranty for its commercial line of medium truck and bus radial (TBR) tires. Toyo says both fleet and independent operators will benefit from this improved warranty as it applies to ...
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Hercules Tire & Rubber Co. announced the opening of a newly relocated Tire Dealer’s Warehouse (TDW) in Houston, Texas, on Nov. 18, and a new TDW location in Seattle, Wash., in Dec. 2013. The 46,000-square-foot facility in north ...
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On October 30, 2013, Foton’s high-level light and medium truck brand Aumark officially rolls out its latest China 4 compliant trucks in Guangdong. It delivers first 50 trucks to the largest full-track-load logistic company in Pearl ...
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Foton relying on two decades of innovation and accumulation has been holding the first position of Chinese commercial vehicle industry for eight consecutive years. Spurred by the innovative and advanced concept, Foton is stepping towards ...
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The SnoClaws tire traction system, from the maker of GoClaws, features a ratchet fastening system. Bristol, Tenn.-based Flex-Trax Inc., marketer of the GoClaws tire traction system, has introduced SnoClaws with a ratchet fastening system. ...
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South Korean tire manufacturer Hankook Tire is set to establish a new $800m tire manufacturing plant in Clarksville, Tennessee, US. This new plant marks the eighth for the company globally and its first in the US. The company will ...
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