Cooper Tire & Rubber Company officially announced its upcoming Global Technical Center (GTC), a $35.5 million leading worldwide center of excellence for tire science and technology, advanced technology and innovation technology, that will ultimately employ 40 scientists and engineers. The GTC will be located in Cooper’s headquarters community of Findlay, Ohio at the site of […]
Cooper Tire Asia has formally opened its new Asia Technical Center (ATC) in Kunshan, China, which is also the site of the Cooper Kunshan Tire (CKT) manufacturing plant, approximately 30 miles from Shanghai. The 54,000-square foot ATC was relocated to Kunshan from Shanghai to a new facility constructed specifically for Cooper’s research and development activities […]
According to Goodyear, a typical trucking operation’s third-largest capital expense is on a roll every day: tires. That’s why Goodyear developed Tire Trac, an online tire management tool offered through the Goodyear-FleetHQ suite of business solutions. It is designed to help fleets monitor tire installations, the performance of tires on the road or in the […]
Telit Wireless Solutions has that announced TireStamp, the only TPMS 2.0-certified vendor of Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems (TPMS), will utilize the Telit cellular and positioning modules into its solution. The need is real. Fleet managers know well that tires represent the second highest operating cost of running a fleet – second only to fuel. Moreover, […]
In honor of the Rubber Manufacturers Association’s Tire Safety Week June 1-7, and the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) Roadcheck blitz June 3-5, Love’s Truck Tire Care is offering tips on how to keep wheels and tires in peak condition. The need is dramatic. Tires are among the highest expenses for fleets and owner-operators. Tires […]
BFGoodrich has announced that it is rolling out the DR454, geared for small to mid-sized fleets in the less-than-truckload, truckload and regional markets. It is described as a closed-shoulder design with three center ribs at 26/32 of an inch tread depth. It’s available in 11R22.5 and 275/80R22.5 sizes. The company reports that the tire is […]
