Business Management Huayi Tire Canada to open new warehouse outside Calgary March 24, 2020 CALGARY, Alta. – Huayi Tire Canada has opened a new warehouse near Calgary, the second to open in Canada, and is expected to be fully operational by April. “We are…
Transportation Aeolus Tires names John Overing GM for Canada March 10, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. — Aeolus Tires has announced the appointment of John Overing as general manager for Canada. Overing will work closely with Dynamic Tire, the exclusive distributor of Aeolus…
Equipment Yokohama expands commercial truck tire line March 10, 2020 Yokohama Tire has launched three new commercial truck tires – the all-position 504C and 115R, and the urban pickup-and-delivery 714R. The company has also expanded the sizes for its 715R…
Business Management Michelin and Denray Tire expand services in Western Canada December 5, 2019 GREENVILLE, S.C. – Denray Tire is joining Michelin Retread Technologies as a franchisee manufacturing commercial truck retreads, servicing Manitoba and Saskatchewan. A family-owned and operated company in Western Canada, Denray…
Equipment Continental launches ‘smart’ steer tire October 31, 2019 ATLANTA, Ga. – Continental introduced the industry to a new regional haul steer tire at the North American Commercial Vehicle Show. The Conti HSR 3 The Conti HSR 3…
Equipment Cooper Tire rounds out longhaul line October 28, 2019 ATLANTA, Ga. – Cooper Tire showcased its recently completed line of longhaul tires at the North American Commercial Vehicle Show. The Pro Series LHT (longhaul trailer) tire hit the market…
Transportation Yokohama Tire promotes Pavan Desaneni to VP of IT October 21, 2019 Pavan Desaneni SANTA ANA, Calif. – Yokohama Tire has named Pavan Desaneni vice-president of information technology. A 20-year IT veteran, he will report to Tom Masuguchi, Yokohama executive vice-…
Equipment Keep on rollin’ October 21, 2019 Checking inflation pressures regularly is key to making tires last in rugged vocational applications. Few things take as bad a beating on jobsites as the tires for fleets of…
Supply Chain Continental opens $1.4-billion tire plant in Clinton October 18, 2019 Plant Manager Michael Egner ushers in the first completed tire from the Clinton plant. CLINTON, Miss. – Continental has opened a new tire plant near Clinton, Miss., which is…
Transportation Continental debuts ‘intelligent’ construction tires October 1, 2019 UVALDE, Texas – Continental has come to market with a new line of “intelligent” construction tires, which come equipped with a sensor that reads temperatures and inflation pressures. The sensor…
Equipment Huayi Tire marketing towards Canada’s South Asian trucking community June 20, 2019 TORONTO, Ont. – Huayi Tire is reaching out to the South Asian trucking community in Canada, with a Punjabi website and databooks for Double Coin tires. “We recognize that more…
Cooper trailer tire rounds out Pro Series June 10, 2019 Cooper Tire has unveiled a new longhaul trailer tire, the LHT, completing the Cooper Pro Series…
Equipment Continental ramps up retread production May 13, 2019 FORT MILL, S.C. – Continental has announced it is increasing production at its pre-cured tread manufacturing plant. The plant is preparing for a 300% increase in production this year, due…
Equipment Two new tires from Yokohama March 21, 2019 Yokohama displayed two new tires at this year’s spring meetings of the Technology & Maintenance Council. The 712L drive tire and 114R UWB wide-base single were shown for the first…
Equipment New Michelin tire for light trucks and commercial vans March 17, 2019 Michelin’s new Agilis CrossClimate tire is designed for ¾- and one-ton trucks and vans operated by commercial fleets. It’s aimed at: local and parcel delivery fleets; food and beverage haulers;…
