Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations has formed an integrated mining tire business unit and reorganized its Bridgestone Commercial Group.
Tags: Bridgestone, commercial tires, mining tires
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Yokohama Tire Corp. will implement a price increase of up to 8% on all of its commercial truck tires in the U.S., effective Feb. 1, 2012. There will be in-line adjustments, as well, which will be announced at a later date.
Tags: commercial tires, Price Increase, Rick Phillips, Yokohama Financials
Bee Line Co. has appointed Tricia Kane to the position of Marketing Communications Manager. Kane brings 15 years of manufacturing management experience to the position.
Tags: Bee Line Co., commercial tires, Tricia Kane, Truck Alignments
Class 8 orders fell below trend in November, 2011, falling to their second lowest volume in 2011. However, class 8 orders rose to the third-highest net order volume of the year in October, according to Americas Commercial Transportation (ACT) Research Co. LLC.
Tags: ACT Research, Class 8, commercial tires, Kenny Vieth, Truck tires
Wingfoot Commercial Tire Systems LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., has opened its 41st Wingfoot Truck Care Center. The opening of the full-service facility in Berkshire, Ohio, follows the opening of two Wingfoot locations last month.
Tags: Clint Schrock, commercial tires, OTR Ties, Truck Service, Wingfoot Truck Care Centers
Reported volumes of used Classes 3-8 truck sales slipped back into negative territory in October, 2011, after enjoying a recovery in September. Scarce inventory and sustained demand may be the cause.
Tags: ACT Research, Class3-8 Trucks, commercial tires, Used Truck Volumes
Class 8 new and net orders rose to six-month highs in October, to 29,824 and 28,026 units, respectively. This order flow suggests that 2011 will end strong with production at or above 250,000 units and also sets the stage for a robust 2012.
Tags: ACT Research, Class 8 Vehicles, commercial tires, Kenny Vieth
Wingfoot Commercial Tire Systems LLC, a subsidiary of Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., has opened two new Wingfoot Truck Care Center locations.
Tags: Clint Schrock, commercial tires, Truck Service, Wingfoot Truck Care Centers
TCi Tire Centers will open eight new full-service distribution centers in the first quarter of 2012. The eight new locations will bring TCi’s distribution center total to 86.
Tags: commercial tires, Consumer tires, Jim Borkey, TCi Tire Centers
Kumho Tire USA Inc. will be raising prices by up to 8% on passenger, light truck and commercial tires in the US. The amount of the increase will vary by product and size.
Tags: commercial tires, Kumho Financials, Light Truck Tires, Passenger Tires
Goodyear North American Tire has announced it will increase prices of all its brands of commercial tires, retreads and tread rubber by up to 10% effective Nov. 1, 2011. The price increase applies to the U.S. only.
Tags: commercial tires, Goodyear, price increases, retreads, tread rubber
According to ACT Research, sales of used Classes 3-8 trucks extended their summer slump in August, 2011, falling 3% from July.
Tags: ACT Research, commercial tires, Steve Tam, Used Trucks
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