Maxam Tire North America Inc. has added two new sizes, 73x44.00-32 and 73x50.00-32, to its MS933 LOGXTRA forestry tire line, which is designed for skidder applications.

Bridgestone Americas Inc. will raise prices on its OTR and ag tires in the United States and Canada up to 8%, effective June 1.

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.

Continental has big plans for its material handling tire offerings, says Matt Futrelle, head of sales and marketing, Commercial Specialty Tires, Continental Tire the Americas LLC.

Pete's Road Service has added another Vipal retreading machine, a VOC 760 Cargo extruder, at its retread plant in Corona, Calif. "Vipal Machinery is getting more and more recognition in North America," say Vipal officials.

Apollo Tyres is taking aim at the North American commercial truck tire market with the introduction of Apollo brand medium truck tires next month. The roll-out represents the culmination of nearly five years of research and three years of real-world testing by trucking fleets across various vocations.

It’s probably safe to say that as a product segment, specialty tires are not normally associated with e-commerce — at least in the minds of most consumers. But then again, specialty tire enthusiasts are not standard tire buyers, says J.P Gallagher, owner of Gallagher Tire, a specialty tire wholesale distributor based in Spring City, Pa.  And Gallagher Tire, he adds, is not your average tire dealership.

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.

Sparks Tire Commercial Tire Inc. and Fountain Tire Ltd. are two very different OTR tire dealerships — most notably, in their number of locations and the geographies they cover. Executives from both companies recently shared their take on what the OTR tire market will look like in 2021. 

Michelin North America Inc. has boosted the load carrying capacity of its 26x12N12 X Tweel Turf from 862 pounds to 1,031 pounds to launch its new Tweel Turf XL.

Continental Tire the Americas LLC has expanded its General brand OTR tire portfolio with the addition of the General TE95, a high-traction product designed for soil compaction work in road and construction applications.

Continental commercial truck tires are now available at all 47 Boss Truck Shops locations throughout 23 states.

Trelleborg Wheel Systems has set up a virtual showroom to give customers "a 360-degree experience" of its tires. "Customers can also connect with Trelleborg experts in the immersive virtual space," say Trelleborg officials.

“All the indicators we use to track the heavy-duty truck market point to extraordinarily strong demand conditions,” says Kenny Vieth, president of ACT Research.

Titan International Inc.'s new AgraEDGE ag tire line targets four-wheel-drive tractors, combines and grain carts and is available in 17 sizes. The company's new Titan brand HK 458 ag/OTR crossover tire is designed for wheel loader applications.

Purcell Tire & Rubber Co. has produced its first-ever Michelin retread. The product was manufactured at the dealership’s retread plant in Potosi, Mo.

The Tire Industry Association will return to in-person, hands-on Advanced Earthmover Tire Service training on May 18 at Stellar Industries Inc.'s facility in Garner, Iowa. The course will last through May 20.

Balkrishna Industries Ltd.'s (BKT) new Earthmax SR 412 is designed for articulated dump trucks, loaders and dozers. It is the latest addition to BKT's Earthmax line, which includes more than 20 products.

The new Maxam MS910R multi-purpose radial tire has been designed for construction, agriculture and industrial applications.