A new feature for certain models of the Chevrolet Silverado & GMC Sierra (2019-2021 1500 & 2020-2021 HD) is an option to monitor the tire pressure of the trailer wheels on the truck's dashboard. Alligator-brand Sens.it RS universal TPMS sensors can be used on those trailer wheel positions.

Amid all the strangeness of 2020, retreaders faced a couple of unusual circumstances that had the potential to shake up their business.

For many retreaders, 2020 wasn’t a year to invest in major expansion. As Michael Berra Jr., president of Community Tire Co. in St. Louis, Mo., put it, “2020 was a survival year.”

Love's Travel Stops has added six locations to its Speedco network. The new outlets are located in Florida, Ohio, Idaho, North Dakota, Alabama and Illinois.

Despite enjoying 44% of the U.S. retreaded truck tire market through its Bandag brand, Bridgestone Americas Inc. is not resting on its laurels. In this MTD exclusive, Jason Roanhouse, executive director, Bandag operations, Bridgestone Commercial Solutions, discusses how Bandag pulled through COVID-19, high-growth segments of the market, the evolving demands of retread customers and more.

Discount Tire Co., the country's largest independent tire dealership, is rolling out a mobile tread depth detection system across its nearly 1,100-store footprint.

Point S is celebrating 50 years in 2021, and since taking its first international steps in 1989, the brand has spread to 46 countries on four continents with more than 5,600 points of sale around the globe.

Bauer Built Inc. has promoted Wade Brantner to vice president of property and Andrew Thompson to vice president of technology.

Canadian Treads Corp. has opened a new Michelin Retread Technologies plant in Ingersoll, Ontario, with an initial capacity to build 350 pre-cure retreads a day.

Vogue Tyre and Rubber Co. is introducing the 24-inch Red Stripe Custom Built Radial SCT tire, designed with large SUVs and pickup trucks in mind.

A Tire Kingdom store in Wesley Chapel, Fla., recently donated four new tires to a vehicle owned by Project 100, a Tampa, Fla.-based non-profit that assists homeless people.

The new Sports Car Championship Canada series has named Michelin its official tire. The news comes as Michelin expands its motorsports presence in North America.

Yokohama Tire Corp. will open a new, 430,000-square-foot distribution center in the Dallas suburb of Wilmer, Texas, this summer. The addition will give Yokohama four distribution centers in the United States.

When it comes to the Biden White House’s recently revealed American Jobs Plan, “the devil is in the details" - especially as it pertains to infrastructure funding, according to Roy Littlefield, CEO of the Tire Industry Association. Littlefield discusses why in this MTD exclusive.

After two years of testing, Global Rubber Industries Pvt. Ltd. (GRI) will outfit Kion Group forklifts with its Ultimate XT tires.

Program and dealer groups have been around for decades. But due to continued consolidation, changing consumer preferences and other factors, it could be argued that the need for these organizations is greater than ever. 

Hankook Tire America Corp.'s new Vantra Trailer tire and its high-load variant, the Vantra Trailer TH31, target fifth-wheel trailers, campers, boat trailers, horse trailers, flatbed trailers and similar applications.

It’s now the second quarter of the new year. As you take your first real deep breath from the grip of COVID-19 and how it has affected your business, I would like to remind you that you are not alone.