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May 1, 2012

MTD’s parent acquires ‘Heavy Duty Trucking’

Bobit Business Media, the parent company of Modern Tire Dealer, has acquired Newport Business Media. Newport’s publishing properties include “Heavy Duty Trucking” (“HDT”) magazine.

Tags: Bobit Business Media, Heavy Duty Trucking, Modern Tire Dealer, Ty Bobit

April 16, 2012

VMAC ‘green’ compressor for Ford diesels

VMAC, a Division of Mangonel Investments Corp., has introduced the Underhood70-G Air Compressor, a vehicle-mounted air compressor system.

Tags: Ford 6.7L Powerstroke Diesel, Truck Air Compressors, Underhood70-G Air Compressor

March 20, 2012

Pete’s Tire Barns opens 17th location

Pete’s Tire Barns Inc. has opened a store in Montpelier, Vt., its fourth in the state and 17th in the New England area.

Tags: Green, MTD 100, Pete's Tire Barns

March 8, 2012

Aeolus trailer tire meets SmartWay criteria

Alliance Tire Americas’ Aeolus HN808 premium line haul trailer tire has been verified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to meet the agency’s SmartWay Transport Partnership criteria.

Tags: Aeolus HN808, Alliance Tire Americas, John Hull, SmartWay, Truck tires

February 16, 2012

EPA honors Clark County for going lead-free

Clark County, Nev., home of Las Vegas, received an award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for eliminating the use of lead wheel weights from its automotive fleet.

Tags: Gregory Parker, Lead-Free Fleets, Lead-Free Legislation, Susan Brager, Wheel weights

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January 31, 2012

7 megatrends from Goodyear's Rich Kramer

Rich Kramer left attendees at the 2012 Goodyear Dealer Conference something to think about. Seven things, to be exact.

Tags: Dealer meeting, Green, Rich Kramer, Tire labeling

January 9, 2012

Yokohama CEO: Japan still recovers from tsunami

Yasushi Tanaka assumed the reins as Yokohama Tire Corp.’s (YTC) president and CEO in July, 2011. Tanaka came from YTC’s parent company, Tokyo, Japan-based Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (YRC), where he was instrumental in developing the company’s Grand Design 100 corporate philosophy.

Tags: Earthquake, Takao Oishi, Yasushi Tanaka, Yokohama financials

November 22, 2011

TRIB's Stevens will speak in China

The Tire Retread & Repair Information Bureau (TRIB) will be well represented at Tirecon Asia 2011.

Tags: David Stevens, Retreading, Tirecon Asia, TRIB

November 8, 2011

TRIB names four new board members

The Tire Retread & Repair Information Bureau (TRIB) has announced the addition of four new board members. They were added to the existing Board of Directors at TRIB's membership meeting on Oct. 31, 2011.

Tags: Bill Waerzeggers, Brian Hayes, David Stevens, Jeff Young, Retread Tires, Tim Puck, TRIB

November 2, 2011

SEMA Show, Day Two: Brandt sets TIA's goals

The Tire Industry Association’s (TIA) new President Larry Brandt announced his goals today at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas.

Tags: Larry Brandt, SEMA Show 2011, Tire Industry Association

October 31, 2011

SEMA Show, pre-show: Wake-up to training

Educational forums are at the forefront of the 2011 Global Tire Expo-Powered by TIA. Morning topics will focus on tire pressure monitoring systems and truck tires.

Tags: 2011 SEMA Show, Global Tire Expo, TPMS, Training

October 28, 2011

2012 Reifen is setting attendance records

The international tire show Reifen, which takes place July 5-8, 2012 at Messe Essen, Germany, is growing steadily. Organizers say that the occupied exhibition area has already matched the final level of the 2010 event.

Tags: German Tires, International Tire Market, REIFEN Essen, Trade Shows

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