BestDrive LLC has sold six of its company-owned BestDrive retread locations to Conlan Tire LLC — including one retread plant near Dallas and five commercial centers in Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas.

As the U.S. nears the one-year mark of the COVID-19 pandemic and shutdowns, all eyes are on the vaccines. McCarthy Tire Service Co. Inc. is tracking vaccine developments throughout its nine-state market area, and President John McCarthy Jr. is doing everything he can to encourage and enable employees to get their shots.

As a combined company, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. and Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. represent 200 million tires sold, annual revenues of $17.5 billion and a business that would be 80% focused on the replacement tire business.

Bridgestone Americas Inc. will raise the prices of its entire Bridgestone-brand commercial truck tire and Bandag retreading portfolio in the U.S. and Canada.

Michelin North America Inc. is extending its commercial price increases beyond tires.

In the latest dealer forum hosted by Sumitomo Rubber North America Inc., the maker of Falken-brand tires says January results point to plenty of hopeful signs for the rest of 2021. Here’s a roundup of five things to watch.

Continental AG has named Thomas Falke the leader of its commercial specialty tires segment.

The Carlstar Group is hopeful about an executive order signed by President Joe Biden that promises the federal government will steer its own purchasing toward American-made products. The president says the goal is to support U.S. manufacturing jobs.

Monro Inc. recorded another double-digit drop in sales for the final three months of 2020, and the company says it was due in large part to not having enough technicians in its stores to meet market demand.

Donald “Ryan” Loethen has been named president of Ceat Specialty Tires Inc., and will lead sales efforts across North and Central America.

OTR tire service personnel wanting to take the Tire Industry Association’s 00-Level Basic Earthmover Tire Service training can now do so virtually.

Love’s Travel Stops has added seven Speedco locations to offer around-the-clock services, including tires, to fleets and drivers. 

Here’s a look at some of the pieces of the massive spending bill Congress approved on Dec. 21 that are important to tire dealers and the automotive aftermarket. Among the highlights are additional COVID-19 relief, plus mentions of tire registration.

Balkrishna Industries Ltd. (BKT) is adding four more sizes, all with VF technology, to the AgriMax V-Flecto tire for high-powered tractors.