Hankook Tire America Corp. will introduce the Smart Flex DL12 long/regional haul drive position TBR tire at the 2014 Mid-America Trucking Show (MATS) in Louisville, Ky., March 27-29. The new tire will be available in the third quarter of ...
Continental Tire the Americas L.L.C. previewed its Conti TerraPlus HD3 on/off-road drive tire for Class 4 and 5 trucks during the National Truck Equipment Association’s Work Truck Show, held March 5-7 in Indianapolis. The Conti ...
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This year’s theme for SURE Tire Co. is “Reach for the Summit.” It is especially appropriate because the company is celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Summit brand. A group of five independent distributors with a ...
The top three most popular truck tire sizes in 2013 were the same as they were in 2012. And 2011. And 2010. And.... Well, you get the picture. According to the preliminary edition of the Rubber Manufacturers Association (RMA) 2014 ...
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For the Conti EcoPlus HT3, Continental engineers developed an all new, fuel efficient tread design, with four longitudinal grooves and a reduced void area. Continental Tire the Americas LLC announced the launch of the Conti EcoPlus HT3, ...
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Love’s Travel Stops announced it is kicking off its 50th anniversary in 2014 and founder and executive chairman Tom Love announced the company would undergo a record year of building. “I’m humbled every day by our ...
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Michelin displayed this drawing of the features of the Premier A/S at its official launch of the tire at the North American International Auto Show. Michelin North America Inc. introduced the Michelin Premier A/S tire with new EverGrip ...
Bridgestone Americas Inc. announced that its Wilson, N.C. passenger and light truck tire manufacturing plant has achieved Underwriters Laboratories’ (UL) landfill waste diversion claim validation for Zero Waste to Landfill, the ...
Stratham Tire has opened a new store in Newfields, N.H., a short distance from where the company was founded over 50 years ago. The company held a grand opening celebration on Jan. 9, 2014. Denise Littlefield, operations manager, ...
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Hankook Tire America Corp. has received a 2013 outstanding supplier award in the polymer category from Blue Bird Corp. The award highlights Hankook's efforts as an original equipment tire supplier for Blue Bird's line of school buses. An ...
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Tire shipments are expected to increase more than 4%in 2013 to 297 million units,according to the Rubber Manufacturers Association(RMA).This represents an increase of 12 million units compared with 2012. In 2014,RMA expects demand ...
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"Our HTL1 ContiTread (a retread for the HTL1, pictured) and HDR2 Eco Plus drive tire... will help lower your overall driving costs for 2014 and beyond," says Paul Williams, Continental's executive vice president for truck tires, the ...
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Continental AG announced plans to significantly expand its truck and bus tire production facilities in Otrokovice, Czech Republic. This five-year expansion program will ultimately double the truck and bus tire production capacity at that ...
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The Aeolus HN277 Ultra line-haul steer tire from Aeolus Tyre Co. Ltd. has received SmartWay verification from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The company says the Aeolus HN277 Ultra is the fourth Aeolus truck tire to ...
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The Tire Industry Association (TIA) announced the 2014 schedule for its Certified Commercial Tire Service (CTS) Instructor Training and Certification classes in Baltimore, Md., and Denver, Colo. TIA says its Certified CTS Instructor ...