Ascot Supply Corp. adds Eastmen Tire Supplies as newest distributor
Eastman Tire Supplies is a family-operated business with tool and equipment warehouses in western Pennsylvania with more than 30 years of experience with tire repair shops, tire dealers and auto shops
Crestwood Transportation selects PressurePro as TPMS provider
Utilizing PressurePro’s solution, alongside PeopleNet, Crestwood will gain real-time tire performance readings and alerts in-cab for drivers, as well as remote alert monitoring to fleet controllers, the company says.
Bridgestone launches all-position tire for regional fleets
Engineered for regional pickup and delivery service applications, the Bridgestone M704 tire is suited for the steer and drive axle positions.
Proper inflation means peak performance
As a best practice, fleets should utilize a properly calibrated pressure gauge at each wheel position to check tire pressure and adjust as recommended by the vehicle manufacturer.
The benefits built into truck tire sidewalls
Where the truck tire rubber doesn’t meet the road.
Double Coin adds two new sizes to FT115 and RSD3 mixed service tires
The FT115 is designed for fuel efficiency and is now available in the new 295/75R22.5 size. The RSD3 is designed for all-season and severe winter conditions and is available in 225/70R19.5 size.
Watch: What’s in store for the future of retread manufacturing
Today, retread tires rival their new tire counterparts in both quality and safety, but just like with any other product, there’s still room to build a better mousetrap. Fleet Equipment caught up with a few retread experts to ask: What’s in store for the future of retread tire manufacturing?
Goodyear purchases Raben Tire
Goodyear says the purchase advances its “Connected Business Model” and makes it easier for consumers and fleets to buy and recommend Goodyear tires.
Velociti named preferred partner by Drōv Technologies
Velociti Inc. has been named the preferred partner for retrofit installations by Drōv Technologies, a provider of dynamic tire inflation systems.
Watch: The Rolling Resistance-Fuel Efficiency Target Conflict
Although tire manufacturers are making technological leaps in tire design and rubber compounding year after year, they all still face what they call the “target conflict” between mileage and rolling resistance. This means that improving one of these characteristics in the tire typically reduces performance in the other area. Is it possible to find a tire that’s the best of both worlds?
Yokohama Tire launches new 114R UWB regional-haul trailer tire
Yokohama Tire’s latest regional-haul trailer tire—the SmartWay-verified 114R Ultra Wide-Base (UWB), the successor to RY407—is available now in size 445/50R22.5. An additional size (455/50/22.5) will be offered in Q1 2020.
What is the electric truck impact on tire design? Penske, ATD pilot program aims to find out
Penske Truck Leasing and American Tire Distributors (ATD), an independent supplier of tires to the replacement tire market, have teamed up to introduce Daimler’s Fuso eCanter electric truck to Southern California tire dealers in Santa Fe Springs.
