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Business
Love’s expands tire brand offerings at Speedco locations
The company says 46 of the 52 Speedco locations now offer Aeolus, Goodyear, Yokohama and Love’s Retread tires. These brands have already been offered at Love’s Truck Tire Care locations.
February 5, 2018
Business
Roadmaster celebrates 10-year anniversary
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company launched its Roadmaster line of truck tires 10 years ago with four tire lines and has grown to offer long haul, regional, mixed service, pickup and bus tires.
July 3, 2017
Equipment
Cooper offers tire maintenance tips ahead of National Tire Safety Week
Gary Schroeder, director of Cooper’s truck and bus tire business, says maintaining proper inflation “is the single most important factor in extending the life of any tire” and maintaining safety.
May 18, 2017
Business
Commercial tire prices set to increase in 2017
Tire manufacturers Yokohama, Bridgestone and Michelin have announced they will be increasing tire prices by 7-8 percent in 2017.
February 2, 2017
Channel 19
Former operator James Brotz and the Super-Air on-board tire-inflation system
Former driver James Brotz details the Super-Air on-board tire inflation system, detailing efficacy in improving tire life and avoiding road calls for flats. Do you have experience with such a system? There are several on the market today.
January 17, 2017
Voices
POLL: Steer-only or steer/drive — your approach to spin balancing?
If you have your tires balanced, do you focus on steers only, drives too or another approach?
November 10, 2016
Business
Wake me when it’s over
“Three things you can’t talk about with people, because they lose their minds: politics, religion and super singles. I’m not sure why, but those things seem to incite the screaming four-year-old in all of us.”
November 7, 2016
Truck Stops
TA expands tire business with new Commercial Tire Network
TA President and CEO Tom O’Brien says the company has recently added tire brands including Cooper Tire Roadmaster, Goodyear Marathon and Kelly, and plan to add BF Goodrich, Pirelli and Formula by Pirelli in the future.
November 3, 2016
Business
North Carolina enforcement: Where officer discretion can help
Professionalism at roadside can go a long way in influencing enforcement actions in North Carolina. The highway patrol there isn’t, by and large, “looking to jam up guys who are decent,” operators note. More in this CSA’s Data Trail profile of the state, by the numbers.
October 10, 2016
Voices
POLL: Tire balancing — do you do it?
Do you utilize one of the several methods out there for balancing tires on your truck? Weigh in here on traditional spin balancing, drop-in products and hub-mount systems.
September 1, 2016
Business
New vid series on tire, brake maintenance
Accuride’s series of how-to videos assist owners and techs in properly installing and servicing Accuride’s steel and aluminum wheels and Gunite-brand brake drums and Automatic Slack Adjusters.
June 10, 2016
Business
The Roadcheck effect, take two: 10 toughest states for tire violations
Analysis of data from calendar year 2015 shows a marked “Roadcheck effect” for June inspections, much more pronounced than that seen in a similar 2014 analysis. Roadcheck 2016 is set for next week. Are you prepared?
June 1, 2016
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