Continental introduces HDR1 tire
Continental Tire North America Inc. (CTNA) has introduced the HDR1 (Heavy Drive Regional) tire for sales in North America. The tire features an open shoulder design for wet and dry traction, and for long mileage capabilities, the tire offers 28/32nds of tread depth. The tire also maintains a resistance to irregular wear and includes a robust cut- and chip-resistant compound for long, even wear and durability, CTNA added.
Onspot automatic tire chains offers four new videos
Onspot of North America Inc. has four new videos available on measuring, installing, operating and maintaining its automatic tire chain system. These videos are available on the company’s website or on the Onspot “The Works” CD bulletin no. 3132009.2
Alcoa adds new 14-in. LvL ONE wheel to lineup
Alcoa Wheel and Transportation Products has added another member to its LvL ONE line. The new, 14-in. LvL ONE wide base wheel weighs only 62 lbs. Long-haul operators still running on steel wheels can realize a 1,344-lb. reduction in rig weight by converting to these new aluminum wheels, Alcoa noted. According to independent fuel studies, the conversion can result in fuel savings as high as 7%.
Alliance Wireless Technologies and Advantage PressurePro launch integrated safety solution
Alliance Wireless Technologies Inc. (AWTI), provider of Third Eye Mobile Vision rear vision safety cameras, and Advantage PressurePro, maker of the PressurePro Tire Pressure Monitoring System, has introduced a safety solution that combines AWTI’s “Virtual In-Vehicle Information Display” (VIVID) module and PressurePro’s integrated tire pressure monitoring into an all-in-one solution.
Continental introduces HTR2 all-position wide base tire
Continental Tire North America Inc. CTNA) has released its new HTR2, an all-position wide base tire for construction vehicles operating mainly on regional roads. According to the tire maker, the HTR2, which replaces the HTR wide base tire, now offers 20% more wear volume than the original through a wider tread pattern and an increase in tread depth, now at 22/32 in.
NTN offers genuine Bower tapered roller bearings
NTN-Bower manufactures a wide range of tapered roller bearings for wheel (truck and trailer), transmission and differential applications.
Timken expands line of heavy-duty wheel seals and tools
To help fight friction and help maximize bearing performance, Timken said it now offers a full line of OE heavy-duty wheel seals and installation tools for the aftermarket. The company’s premium wheel seals are designed to meet the performance demands of low-maintenance wheels.
Training—more important than ever
The subject of training has been written about so frequently that I hesitate to use the word in a title
Tire-Track releases new permanent tire bar code label
Tire-Track LLC has released its latest CVL-2 all rubber, permanent serialized bar code label for tires with eye-readable text line.
Alcoa launches 17-in. classic dually wheels
Alcoa Automotive Wheels, a Cleveland, Ohio-based business unit of Alcoa Inc., has announced the extension of their Classic aftermarket catalog to include new 17-in., dually fitments for 3/4-ton and 1-ton trucks.
Continental puts advanced technologies in regional steer tire
Continental Tire North America Inc. (CTNA) has released the next generation of its regional steer truck tire, HSR2 (Heavy Steer Regional), which replaces the HSR model. The new tire’s four-rib design offers higher lateral stability for greater resistance to side forces often found in regional applications and offers a 15% increase in removal miles over the original HSR, according to the maker.
PressurePro TPMS and enTIRE announce tire pressure monitoring and management package
Advantage PressurePro LLC and Vehicle Management Corp. Pty. Ltd. have introduced enTIRE PressureAgent to the market. According to the companies, the product, which interfaces PressurePro’s tire pressure monitoring systems (TPMS) with Vehicle Management’s tire management software, enTIRE, reads, analyzes and reports tire pressure information.