With the current temperatures you might not be thinking about winter just yet, but now is the time for the transport industry to equip its fleets with suitable winter tires. For driving safely with optimal traction even on damp or icy ...
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Winter tires, also referred to as snow tires, cold weather tires, and thermal tires, improve the road safety for vehicles during winter, and thus play an important role in reducing road accidents. These tires are made of soft rubber ...
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Discount Tire has opened three new stores, adding to its network that spans 28 states. The newest stores are in St. Charles, Ill., Evansville, Ind., and Parma Heights, Ohio. Combined, these new stores employ 43 people. “The need ...
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The Warrior WR200 is a studless winter tire. Since being introduced at the 2013 SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) Show in Las Vegas, the Warrior brand has expanded in a number of ways. According to China Manufacturers ...
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“With the addition of the Avalanche R G2, we have created a winter line-up that gives dealers the opportunity to recommend a Hercules tire to almost any customer putting winter tires on their vehicle," says Joshua Simpson The new ...
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The Exo Grappler AWT from Nitto provides year-round traction, including in snow and ice conditions. It has the Three Peak Mountain Snowflake rating. Nitto Tire U.S.A. has added an all-weather tire certified for use in severe snow ...
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Nokian Tyres North America, a member of Nokian Tyres Group, has acquired the tire distribution business from Import Tire Inc. in Glastonbury, Conn. Import Tire has a turnover of approximately $10 million. The purchase includes Import ...
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Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. will participate in the Reifen 2014 International Trade Fair, to be held in Essen, Germany, from May 27 through May 30. On display at the Yokohama booth (No. 3A18 in Hall 3) will be the company's varied lineup of ...
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TBC Wholesale is is expanding its Hifly Win-Turi 215 studdable line and introducing two new lines for the 2014-2015 season: the Hifly Vigorous W601 studdable LT line and the studless HIFLY Win-Turi 212 line. The company says these lines ...
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Continental is extending its offer with ContiTread, the Continental premium tread for cold retreading. "We are considerably extending the ContiTread™ range for our partners. In total we are offering ten new items for various ...
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The Tire Industry Association (TIA) has announced the release of the third in a series of four consumer education videos planned for 2013. Tire Safety Starts with Winter Tires is a five-minute video that explains the differences between ...
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Jonathan Thomas, Cooper's product segment manager for winter tires, with the Weather-Master Snow and the WM-SA2 at the SEMA Show. Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. has added three winter performance products – the WM-SA2, Weather-Master Snow ...
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Warrior passenger tires are about to enter the United States for the second time. The tire line was re-introduced by Double Coin Holdings Ltd. and the China Manufacturers Alliance LLC at the 2013 Global Tire Expo in Las Vegas. Two models, ...
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The Tire Industry Association (TIA) has released a training resource that covers the installation guidelines and safety advantages of winter and studded tires on passenger and SUV/LT vehicles. Winter Tire Replacement is a 15-minute video ...
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Kal Tire has partnered with insurance provider Aviva Canada to discount the price of qualifying winter tires purchased by the insurer's customers between Sept. 16 and Nov. 30, 2013. Under the partnership, Aviva Canada existing customers ...
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