Michelin, Volvo recognize safest truck fleets
Michelin Americas Truck Tires and Volvo Trucks recently announced the winners of the 2012 Volvo Trucks Safety Award, which recognizes and promotes highway safety in the trucking industry.
Ken-Tool offers T45AS Super Duty tire bar
The new Ken-Tool T45AS Super Duty Tubeless Truck Tire Iron combines the 52-in. length of the company’s popular T47A and T47B tire tools, while using the industry recognized bead- and user-friendly rounded ends found on the T45A, the maker said.
Meritor WABCO receives fifth consecutive Wabash supplier honor
Meritor WABCO has been awarded a 2012 Platinum Supplier Award from Wabash National Corp., marking the fifth consecutive year the company has earned the honor.
Reducing tire-related roadside service calls
It is well documented that the No. 1 cause of roadside service calls is tires – and a roadside service call is very costly. Here’s how to significantly minimize roadside service calls.
Fleet equipment financing
Financing, spec’ing for drivers and using technology to streamline lease check-in.
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CMA adds Double Coin ultra premium drive position tire for winter
Double Coin Tires and China Manufacturers Alliance introduced the new RSD3 ultra premium drive position tire optimized for severe winter driving conditions. The tire’s features include an open shoulder design for excellent traction and added cleaning ability, while zigzag siping increases traction and performance on all road surfaces and conditions.
Accuride launches new corporate branding, upgraded websites
Accuride Corp. has introduced new corporate branding and unveiled a suite of new websites for the company and its business units. The brand launch features a completely refreshed visual identity for Accuride and new brand positioning for its wheel and wheel-end components businesses in North America.
Webb offers ‘Right For You’ brake drum selection program
A new brake drum selection program, “Right for You,” from Webb Wheel Products offers end users the best value proposition for their fleet when purchasing replacement drums.
Michelin offers SmartWay-verified retreads
Three Michelin North America retreads have been added to the EPA SmartWay verified technologies list, while four others are being evaluated by the program. Added were: XT-1 AT Pre-Mold for trailer applications and XDA2 19 AT Pre-Mold and XDA2 23 AT Pre-Mold for drive axle applications.