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Industry Briefs
Tire service app available
August 26, 2010
| by: Overdrive Staff
A mobile dealer-locator application for Blackberry smart phones is available from Michelin Americas Truck Tires, the company announced Aug. 26. The service joins the tire maker’s OnCall emergency road service and online dealer and service locator.
The Blackberry app provides the location of the nearest Michelin truck tire or service provider, as well as other details about that location. Users can call Michelin OnCall emergency road service directly from the app or search for a provider by category, including emergency road service, travel plazas, onsite tire service or the company’s retread providers.
For details, visit www.michelintruck.com.
