Smithers Rapra, part of the Smithers Group, has been selected by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) as the national tire alignment laboratory for the Tire Fuel Efficiency Consumer Information Program (TFECIP).
Tags: NHTSA, Rikki Lamba, Tire testing
Standards Testing Laboratories Inc. (STL), has expanded its rolling resistance capabilities to include tires with up to 10,000 pounds of radial force.
Tags: Green, Low rolling resistance, Tire testing, Wide-base tires
Registration is now open for Standards Testing Laboratories' fall Tire Technology seminar, which will be held Oct. 19-21 at the company's headquarters in Massillon, Ohio.
Tags: Standards Testing Laboratories, tire technology, Tire testing
General Motors Co. and Virginia Polytechnic Institute have joined forces to create a National Tire Research Center that will be set up in Southside, Va.
Tags: Consumer Tires, General Motors, Tire testing, Virginia Tech
The Smithers Group has named David Kantor chief financial officer. He will be responsible for leading Smithers' finance organization.
Tags: Smithers Group, Tire testing
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recently released its final rule establishing test procedures to measure consumer tire fuel efficiency, wet traction and durability.
Tags: Consumer Tires, Going green, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Tire testing
Camber Ridge LLC says it is forming a consortium of automotive and motorsports companies to create a first-of-its-kind tire testing facility in the Charlotte region.
Tags: Charlotte, Motorsports, Tire testing
Tire manufacturers will be required to rate the fuel efficiency of their tires if a newly published proposal by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration becomes a rule.
Tags: Going green, Government regulations, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Rolling resistance, Tire labeling, Tire testing
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Marangoni SpA exhibited a number of products at its "Marangoni Village" booth during the recent Autopromotec show in Bologna, Italy.
Tags: Manufacturing, Marangoni, OTR tires, Passenger tires, Retreads, Technology, Tire testing, Truck tires
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