Bridgestone Americas Inc.'s tread rubber plant in Abilene, Texas, is celebrating its 50th anniversary. The plant produces pre-cure tread rubber, among other items.

The American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 2.4% in September after rising 0.3% in August - the largest sequential gain of 2021.

Pre-Q Galgo Corp. promoted retreading with an exhibit at the annual Ohio School Bus Mechanics Association workshop in Columbus, Ohio.

They own and operate the biggest commercial truck tire dealership in the United States. Their company also is the largest retreader in the country — with its daily production eclipsing that of three different tire manufacturers. They’ve built a coast-to-coast empire spanning more than 150 stores across 15 states that is on track to hit $2 billion in sales this year. They’re Jim and Tommy Duff, the owners of Southern Tire Mart. They’re the recipients of MTD’s 2021 Tire Dealer of the Year Award. And they say they’re just getting started. 

Pre-Q Galgo Corp.'s new Winter Mileage Performance tread has been designed to withstand extreme winter conditions - even down to 80 degrees below freezing, according to Pre-Q officials.

Wonderland Tire Co.’s acquisition of Newport, Ky.-based Sumerel Tire Service Inc. does more than give the Bryon Center, Mich.-based dealership three additional plants — one in Kentucky, one in Ohio and another in Tennessee. The buyout also gives Wonderland Tire an even bigger springboard for further development of its AcuTread retreader network. 

Love's Travel Stops has relocated its Plainfield, Ind., retread plant to a new, 200,000-square-foot plant in Mooresville, Ind. An Oliver retreader, Love's has six retread plants across the country and is the eighth largest operation on MTD's 2021 Top 50 Retreaders List.