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Michelin’s newest innovation: Tires that regenerate themselves

The Michelin announced the introduction of the XDA5 tire, which the company says delivers 30 percent more tread life. Recently, Michelin unveiled the latest innovation from its Michelin Durable Technologies research – the new XDA5 drive tire for Class 8 trucks.

Ken-Tool Debuts ‘TPMS Sentry’ Tire Pressure Monitoring System Tool

Ken-Tool said its new "TPMS Sentry,” is designed for use on vehicles with Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems, which protects valuable valve stem sensors that mount through the valve hole.

Dana Announces Availability of SmartWave TPMS at International dealerships

Dana Corp.’s Commercial Vehicle Systems group announced that its SmartWave TPMS tire pressure monitoring system is now available for retrofit installation through International Truck dealerships.

Dana Announces Availability of SmartWave

Dana Corp.’s Commercial Vehicle Systems group announced that its SmartWave TPMS tire pressure monitoring system is now available for retrofit installation on a variety of commercial truck models through original equipment dealerships.

Mobile Awareness offers new TPMS

Mobile Awareness released new tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) products geared toward commercial trucks, utility vehicles, RVs and trailers.

IMI offers self-adjusting balancing for HD trucks

Tire balancing options for the trucking industry have expanded with two new offerings from International Marketing Inc. (IMI). The company that ushered in new tire balancing more than 15 years ago with its inside-the-tire option, Equal, is putting the same self-adjusting, dynamic balancing concept to use outside the tire with the launch of XACTBalance 180s and XACTBalance Truck.

Bridgestone radials designed for severe service

Bridgestone said its new M860 all-position on/off-highway radials deliver outstanding tread life, durable beads and sidewalls and retread ability. M860 radials are engineered for refuse and other severe-service trucks, and to carry extremely heavy loads, even at sustained 65-mph highway speeds.

PSI adds marks to MTIS hoses

Pressure Systems International added clearly identifiable markings to the flexible valve stem connection hoses of the Meritor Tire Inflation System (MTIS) by PSI. The new look incorporates a yellow stripe and the PSI name so they can be clearly recognized as proprietary MTIS hoses.

Yokohama to debut new truck tire

Yokohama Tire Corp. is launching the 703ZLË™ tire at the Technology & Maintenance Council’s annual meeting and trade show Feb. 6-8 in Tampa, Fla. The 703ZL is part of Yokohama’s Z.environment line, which the company says uses high technology to make tires that cause less of an environmental impact.

Alcoa Wheel Products offers new tire management system

Alcoa Wheel Products introduced its new InTire Management System – a Web-based fleet maintenance management tool that provides real time data on tire pressure and tread depth throughout an entire fleet.

Interactive CD helps technicians maintain, service TIREMAAX

To assist service technicians in maintaining TIREMAAX automatic tire inflation systems, Hendrickson published TIREMAAX Troubleshooting, a free interactive CD.

Oliver introduces specialty application tread

Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. and its subsidiary Oliver Rubber Co. introduced a specialty application tread – the APWs. This new tread features a technologically advanced tread compound called Tri-Cor, the company said.