Continental rolls out motor coach tire
The HSL1 Coach, a premium steer and all-position tire for long distance motor coaches, offers a low rolling resistance compound and special tread design to improve fuel economy. The tire features 19/32nds of tread depth and a five-rib tread pattern to provide excellent handling, and is available in size 315/80R22.5, load range L.
Drivers impact on commercial tire performance
Tire prices are continuing to escalate – and there is a shortage of natural rubber due to a combination of floods and droughts. Natural rubber is needed because it is a key ingredient in truck tires valued for its low heat generation properties. Adding to the escalating cost of tires is the rising price of
Premium operation
Success for Southern Refrigerated Transport comes from top-notch equipment and first-class drivers.
Redefining the highway truck energy equation
Every gallon of diesel fuel contains just so much energy (usually quantified as British Thermal Units, or simply BTUs). Truck engines burn the fuel to release energy, or more specifically convert it to another form, and push the truck along the highway. Historically, the approximation has been that 1/3 of the total energy is converted
Lowering fleet costs and meeting CSA needs
Builders Transportation Co. is growing and providing exceptional customer service, cost effectively and efficiently.
Innovative drive axle, braking solutions unveiled by Meritor
The new solutions are focused on fuel economy improvements and meeting upcoming, more stringent stopping distance FMVSS-121 requirements. Meritor’s lightweight enhancement to its new 14X axle family is a 100-lb. lighter aluminum carrier option, available in 2012. The company also detailed the benefits of an advanced rear axle concept “with the ability to achieve optimized weight reductions and corresponding payload increases of more than 1,000 lbs. and increase fuel efficiency by 10%.”
Hennessy adds new heavy-duty service balancer
The Coats 6450-3D balancer offers a one-touch automatic data entry system for all three parameters, a “stop and lock” feature that holds the wheel in place until the weight is installed, and an auto-indexing feature that automatically moves the wheel to the next weight position, holding it until the weight is installed.
Yokohama to issue ‘101ZL SmartSolution Challenge’ at MATS
The tire maker will reveal the full details of its “101ZL SmartSolution Challenge” at the Mid-America Trucking Show, March 31-April 2 in Louisville, Ky. The contest will compare Yokohama’s new premium long-haul steer tire against its competitors in head-to-head competition on the open road. The 101ZL is on the EPA’s SmartWay list of verified low rolling resistance tires.
New Dunlop drive tire delivers added traction, miles to removal
The new Dunlop SP 464 long-haul drive tire features a 28/32-inch tread depth in an aggressive tread pattern for optimum traction and mileage. It also has three deep “hydro” grooves for water evacuation, “penetration protectors” to resist cuts and punctures, and solid shoulder ribs to enhance long, even wear.
Continental expands LifeCycle retread solution in the Americas
The tire maker’s new business unit, ContiLifeCycle, will grow in 2011 through the addition of six new tread manufacturing plants. In the U.S., CTA will continue the promotion and sales of ContiTread products through its cooperation with Marangoni Tread North America. The company plans to tackle the markets of Brazil, Colombia and Chile to spread coverage throughout Latin America.