The heavy-duty truck market is off to a "hot" start in 2021, "with numbers that build on 2020's strong close," according to ACT Research.

Home Depot's popular line of ZTR mowers will run on the Michelin X Tweel Turf airless tire in a bid to eliminate downtime.

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.

Michelin North America Inc. is adding two new fuel-efficient truck tires to its lineup: the X Multi Energy Z2 tire for regional and super-regional applications, and the X Line Energy T2 tire for the long-haul and truckload market.

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.

Maxam Tire North America Inc. has unveiled a new, solid OTR tire, the MS708, which is designed for waste and scrap metal industry applications.

Giti Tire (USA) Ltd. has launched two new commercial truck tire lines, Cross Regional and Cross Urban, under the GT Radial brand. The tires are designed "for fleets that perform a combination of long-haul, regional and urban runs," according to company officials.

The all-new Maxam MS910R multi-purpose radial tire is designed to operate in several applications, including agriculture, construction and industrial.

The Tire Industry Association will hold its next OTR Tire Conference Feb. 23-26, 2022, at the Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort and Spa in Miramar Beach, Fla. 

In the small town of Garrison, N.D., Farmers Union Oil, a tire dealership and farm cooperative based about 75 miles north of Bismarck, has been helping both customers and the community in which it operates for nearly 100 years. Paul Schlichting, Farmers Union Oil's general manager, discusses the co-op's tire operations in this MTD exclusive.

Ag Tire Talk has introduced a new page to its website that contains links to ag tire manufacturers' data books.

The late Harvey Brodsky often proclaimed, “Retreading is recycling!” And he was right. Retreading was recycling long before recycling and “going green” were mainstream. But retreading is many other things, too. Here are some interesting facts about the North American retreading market.

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.

Yokohama Off-Highway Tires America Inc. (YOHTA) - until recently known as Alliance Tire Americas Inc. - is preparing for a big 2021 with the roll-out of new products and further refinement of its “one stop shop” concept, consolidated under the Yokohama banner. In this interview, YOHTA President Dhaval Nanavati discusses all of the above, in addition to support that parent company Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. is providing and more.

The lab inside Balkrishna Industries Ltd.'s (BKT) OTR tire plant in Bhuj, India, has earned ISO/IEC 17025:2017 certification, an "important and strategic" distinction for the tire manufacturer.

Scrap tire recycling company Salvadori Srl has received a U.S. patent for its MT-Rex Tire Shear, which was created "to downsize" tires up to 63 inches in diameter.

Balkrishna Industries Ltd. (BKT) has added three sizes - VF 600/65R26.5, VF 650/55R26.5 and VF 560/60R22.5 - to its V-Flexa ag trailer tire range.

Triangle Tire USA has launched a new OTR tire, the Triangle TB577A (E-4), in size 24.00R35. The tire is designed for rigid dump trucks.

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

Given all that happened during 2020, it’s no surprise that U.S. replacement passenger tire shipments were down for the year, dropping by around 9%. However, replacement medium/heavy truck tire shipment declines were not nearly as pronounced. Here's a detailed look at truck tire shipments, courtesy of MTD's 2021 Facts Issue.

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