Wingfoot Commercial Tire Systems LLC has added two Wingfoot Truck Care Centers to its on-highway service network.
Tags: Paul Wanstreet, Truck tires
Continental Tire the Americas LLC has added its Eco Plus compounding, the basis of Continental’s low rolling resistance, fuel saving medium radial truck tires, to the tire maker’s best-selling highway steer tire, the HSL2.
Tags: Green Tires, HSL2 Steer Tire, Libor Heger, Low Rolling Resistant Tires, SmartWay
Michelin Americas Truck Tires is enabling mixed-use fleets and owner-operators to take on the challenges of on/off-road applications with the new Michelin Retread Technologies XZY3 Pre-Mold retread.
Tags: Retreading, Ted Becker, Truck tires
The April issue of Modern Tire Dealer includes the MTD “Top 100 Retreaders” list, our exclusive ranking of the nation’s most successful retreaders.
Tags: Biss List, ContiLifeCycle, King Tire Service, Paul Williams
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Titan International Inc. recorded adjusted net income of $40.5 million on net sales of $463.1 million for the first quarter ended March 31, 2012. That compares to income of $18.7 million on sales of $280.8 million for the same period last year.
Tags: BB&T Capital Markets, C. Schon Williams, Farm tires, Morry Taylor, OTR tires, Plant capacity, Titan financials
Groupe Michelin posted net sales of 5.3 billion euros for the first quarter of its 2012 fiscal year ended March 31, 2012. That compares to sales of 5 billion euros for the same period last year.
Tags: Michelin financials, Price increases, Raw material costs
Effective May 1, 2012, Michelin North America Inc. is increasing prices up to 6% on Michelin compact and agricultural tires sold in the United States and Canada.
Tags: Ag tires, Michelin financials, Price increase
Yokohama Tire Corp. has launched a new Spanish-language website that contains information on Yokohama products for consumers in Mexico, as well as for commercial truck operators and fleets.
Tags: Consumer Tires, John Cooney, Mexico, Spanish, Truck tires
Michelin Americas Truck Tires (MAST) introduced its X One XDN2 Pre-Mold retread at the recent Mid-America Trucking Show (MATS) in Louisville, Ky.
Tags: MATS, Retreading, Ted Becker, Truck tires, Wide-base tires
Bridgestone Commercial Solutions Group has matched up its Bridgestone Ecopia truck tire line with complementary Bandag FuelTech treads.
Tags: Bandag FuelTech, Bridgestone Ecopia, Retreads, Scott Damon, Truck tires
There are plenty of new truck tires, and truck tire technologies, at the 2012 Mid-America Trucking Show (MATS), which opens today at the Kentucky Expo Center in Louisville, Ky.
Tags: Continental Eco Plus, Michelin X, SmartWay, Truck tires
Continental Tire Canada is announcing a price increase on all Continental, General and Ameri*Steel Brand truck tires of up to 9%. This increase is effective April 1, 2012, and affects all replacement sales channels.
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