Michelin Americas Truck Tires has added mechanical and towing to its emergency road services. The expanded offering is called Michelin OnCall 2.0 and provides mechanical, towing and tire services with tracking and reporting features. ...
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Michelin announced today a new breakdown service that covers more than just tires. ONCall 2.0 is an expansion of the company's previous roadside service program. Customers can now call for help if they've suffered mechanical breakdowns. ...
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Smith Tire & Tread Owner Jim Smith says UniCircle treads are spliceless and adhere snugly to the tire's casing. The Goodyear Commercial Tire Systems division of Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. announced that Smith Tire & Tread, Wahpeton, N.D., ...
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Michelin North America Inc. is in the process of reducing production of BFGoodrich consumer tires in the United States. The reason is a drop in demand. On Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013, the company began implementing an "indefinite" layoff of ...
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Nokian Tyres P.L.C. announced it will integrate its heavy tires and truck tires profit centers and form a new commercial tires profit center on Jan. 1, 2014. The company says the combined net sales of the two profit centers were ...
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Hikomitsu Noji, president of Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd., will be based in Japan as he also serves as CEO of all of Yokohama's North America operations. Now that Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Mississippi (YTMM), the new manufacturing ...
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Yokohama today broke ground at its new commercial truck tire manufacturing plant in Mississippi. The new plant will begin operations in October 2015, the company announced. The event was attended by local dignitaries and Yokohama ...
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Michelin Retread Technologies launched a new tire that promises year-round drive axle traction and optimized features for difficult winter driving. The Michelin XDS 2 Pre-Mold offers a 10% improvement in tread life over its predecessor, ...
A tire (or tyre) is a ring-shaped covering that fits around a wheel's rim to protect it and enable better vehicle performance. Most tires, such as those for automobiles and bicycles, provide traction between the vehicle and the road while ...
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There is a wide range of tires types and size available from popular brands such as Bridgestone, Dunlop, Goodyear, Michelin, and Pirelli. It pays to know what is currently on your vehicle and to learn about your options. There are three ...
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The Tire Industry Association announced another class on the 17-city Certified Automotive Tire Service (ATS) Instructor Tour in Sarasota, Fla., at Sarasota County Technical Institute, Oct. 1-4, 2013. The four-day class will provide ...
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Bridgestone Commercial Solutions, a business of Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC, announced the start of the second leg of its Firestone Drives America Tour at the NCAA College Football game between Stanford and San Jose State ...
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Hankook Tire America Corp.'s 2013 'Great Hit' mail-in rebate promotion launches on Sept. 1 and runs through Nov. 30, 2013, and offers consumers a rebate of up to $80 when purchasing a set of four select Hankook ultra-high performance ...
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The Michelin Earthmover division of Michelin Americas Truck Tires announced that since its inception in February 2013, the company has certified 11 Michelin Professional Earthmover Dealers into the Michelin Earthmover Performance Repairs ...
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Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. announced plans to invest approximately $207 million (20 billion yen) to expand production capacity at its Toyo Tire North America Manufacturing Inc. (TNA) plant in White, Georgia. The company says the expansion, ...
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