“We will expand our current portfolio to provide new patterns and sizes for key segments like quarry, underground and construction,” says Rob Seibert, president of OTR for Bridgestone Americas Inc.

The Tire Industry Association has opened online registration for its 67th Annual Off-the-Road (OTR) Tire Conference, which will take place Feb. 23-26, 2022, at the Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort and Spa in Miramar, Fla.

Sumitomo Rubber North America Inc. will raise Falken brand medium truck tire prices in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico on Dec. 1.

Zhongce Rubber Group Co. Ltd. (ZC Rubber) unveiled two new Arisun brand medium truck tires during the recent Specialty Equipment Market Association Show.

Maxam Tire North America has added a new size, 24.5-32, to its MS930 LOGXTRA logging tire, which has been designed for high-flotation applications.

Global Rubber Industries Pvt. Ltd. is investing $25 million in its mixing plant as part of an overall effort to boost the company's manufacturing capacity.

Greenball Corp. has updated two of its side-by-side tires, giving them both square shoulders and a flatter contact patch to grip more of the road.

“We’re all-in” on equipment for commercial tire service, says Pete Liebetreu, Hunter Engineering Co.’s vice president of marketing. Hunter displayed its new Quick Check Commercial alignment and tread inspection system at the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show in Las Vegas.

Balkrishna Industries Ltd. (BKT) continues to invest in expanding its manufacturing capacity, which will help the company fuel further growth.

Sentury Tire USA launched a new TBR line at the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show. Delivery of the line will be available in January 2022.

“There’s no competition when it comes to safety.” That has become the backbone and unofficial motto of the Safety Leadership Summit, an initiative led by and involving some of the nation’s largest commercial tire dealerships. In October 35 safety personnel gathered near Charlotte, N.C., to share best practices and ideas on how to make their employees, workplaces and the industry as a whole, safer.

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 new Continental CompactMaster EM targets loaders and telehandlers and is "specifically designed to help operators handle demanding, rough conditions," says Benjamin Hubner, product line manager, agricultural tires, Continental Commercial Specialty Tires.

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.

Mahansaria Tyres Private Ltd. may be a relatively small player in the North American ag and OTR tire markets, but it intends to grow quickly.

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

Bridgestone Americas Inc. will continue to supply Bridgestone brand commercial truck tires and Bandag retreads to Penske Truck Leasing throughout the United States and Canada.

The Maxam MS503 L5 OTR tire is available in a new size, 875/65R29. The MS503 L5 provides "a long-lasting, rugged solution for wheel loaders and underground mining equipment," say Maxam officials. 

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.'s RT-3B is a bead-to-bead retread designed for loaders and graders.

Maxam Tire North America's MS403 OTR tire has a new size: 59/80R63. The MS403 is designed for open pit mining applications.

Frozen lug nuts, bad weather and heavy traffic — these are some of the more mundane surprises that road service technicians can encounter. But once in a while, you come across a situation that’s so odd you remember it many years later.

MTD has partnered with AG Tire Talk to provide answers to insightful questions that farm tire dealers have about farm tire technology. In this installment, ag tiremakers discuss product naming conventions and some of the technology found in their tires.