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Most of the subject matter experts that we spoke to expect an increase in tire prices, although predicting future tire costs is difficult due to variables that influence tire pricing.
Read More →Continental's pre-cured tread plant in Mt. Vernon, Ill., adds a second production shift, and is expected to reach a 300% increase in production compared with 2018.
Read More →The market may be down, prices may be up, but fleets are finding ways to maximize their tire budgets.
Read More →Tires are more than rubber and wheels, with an increasing amount of technology being incorporated into today’s modern commercial vehicles. That tech produces data, but can it help with more than tire pressure info? Experts say yes.
Read More →One simple and immediate way for truck fleets to save money at the pump is to keep their tires properly inflated. By maintaining the proper inflation pressure for a given tire size and load, tires also last longer and are safer.
Read More →While tires are depreciating equipment, fleet managers can control how fast tire value drops. The best way is to write, communicate, and enforce a tire management and maintenance program.
Read More →Goodyear has completed the sale of its off-the-road tire business to the Yokohama Rubber Company for $905 million. Goodyear's OTR tire business provided tires worldwide for surface and underground mining, construction, quarry, and port and industrial end markets.
Read More →New tire technologies are replacing manual processes with more efficient ways to capture tire tread depth, understand potential safety issues remotely, and keep accurate maintenance records.
Read More →Consumer Reports has named Michelin as the Best Tire Brand by its tire-testing team. The brands that performed the best after Michelin were Continental, Goodyear and Pirelli.
Read More →Construction fleets face a special set of challenges related to proper tire selection and maintenance. Tips for tire selection and maintenance are shared.
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