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May 8, 2012

Conti’s HSL2 gets Eco Plus compounding

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

<p>Yokohama will give away $5,000 worth of its long-haul 101ZL steer tire during MATS.</p>
March 15, 2012

Yokohama will give away tires, iPads at MATS

Attendees who stop by the Yokohama Tire Corp. booth 14124 at the Mid-America Trucking Show (MATS) in Louisville, Ky., March 22-24, will get daily chances to win premium 101ZL steer tires and iPad 2s.

Tags: Long-Haul Tires, Mid-America Trucking Show, Rick Phillips, Steer Tires, Yokohama 101ZL

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

<p>&ldquo;Our continued strong growth in the U.S. market is driven by our investment in R&amp;D, industry leading product lines and technology, and the support of our dedicated customers,&rdquo; says Soo Il Lee, president of Hankook Tire America.</p>
December 16, 2011

Hankook breaks the $1 billion mark in the U.S.

Hankook Tire America Corp. already has reached $1 billion in U.S. sales in 2011, 18 days before the end of the year. That is a record for the 30-year-old company.

Tags: 2010 SEMA Show, Green, Hankook financials, OE, SmartWay, Soo Il Lee, Sports Marketing

November 29, 2011

Goodyear will supply Con-way Truckload

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has been selected by Con-way Truckload, the North American full-truckload transportation subsidiary of Con-way Inc., as its principal supplier of wide-base truck tires.

Tags: Con-way Truckload, Frank Payne, Goodyear G392 SSD, Goodyear G394 SST, Randy Cornell

October 19, 2011

Jerry Davis oversees Tire Lyna in the U.S.

Lyna Manufacturing Inc. has named Jerry Davis managing director of its United States operations.

Tags: Consumer Tires, Jerry Davis, Noorez Devraj, OTR tires, SEMA Show, Truck tires

August 15, 2011

Toyo M157 truck tire fights wear, saves fuel

Toyo Tires has introduced the M157 free-rolling axle tire for long-haul, over-the-highway operations. The M157 is U.S. EPA SmartWay(SM)-verified and features Toyo Tires’ proprietary e-balance technology.

Tags: Low-Rolling Resistance, OTR tires, SmartWay, Toyo M157, Truck tires

August 5, 2011

Sales advantage: Dunlop extends casing warranty

The warranty of four premium Dunlop brand commercial truck tire casings has been extended from four years to six years. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. says the extension is a first for the Dunlop brand.

Tags: Dunlop, Goodyear Commercial Tire Systems, Larry Tucker, Retreads, Truck tires

July 13, 2011

Conti is Facebook friend: new tires from feedback

Truck tire customers may want to “Friend,” “Poke” and “Like” Continental Tire the Americas LLC’s Commercial Vehicle Tire Division. Following an enthusiastic response from Facebook as well as the Mid-America Trucking Show, Continental is launching two new super single truck tires.

Tags: Clif Armstrong, Commercial Tires, Continental HDL2 DL, Continental HDL2 Eco Plus, Truck tires

<p>Continental's HDC1 features technologies to reduce stone retention.</p>
May 16, 2011

Continental debuts two construction tires

Continental Tire the Americas LLC (CTA) launched two new construction tires last month at its Proving Grounds in Uvalde, Texas. The new medium radial truck tires represent several years of testing at the 5,000-acre facility.

Tags: Commercial Tires, Construction tires, Truck tires

May 10, 2011

New Firestone drive tire is SmartWay-certified

Bridgestone Commercial Solutions Group (BCSG), a division of Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC, has introduced the new Firestone brand FD695 PLUS drive tire.

Tags: CARB, Firestone Tires, OTR tires, SmartWay, Truck tires

May 10, 2011

Toyo launches SmartWay-certified drive tire

Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp. has introduced the new M657 on-highway drive axle position tire for commercial vehicles.

Tags: Commercial Tires, Drive tires, EPA SmartWay, Toyo M657

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