Omnitracs, Inc., a wholly -owned subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated and a leading provider of integrated wireless systems, applications, and services to transportation and logistics companies, has launched Tire Pressure Monitoring (TPM) and Trailer Tire Inflation Alerts (TTIA) applications, both of which provide fleets with tools for proactive tire maintenance. These two new applications—along with the […]
Hankook Tire, one of the fastest growing tire companies in the world, has announced plans for its 8th global manufacturing plant — which will be located in Clarksville, Tennessee. Hankook will invest over $800 million USD for the new state-of-the-art plant, its first in the United States. The new plant will provide additional capacity for […]
Michelin Retread Technologies has announced the launch of the MICHELIN® XDS® 2 Pre-MoldTM retread, designed for year-round drive axle traction, with optimized features for challenging winter conditions. According to the company, this next generation of traction comes with a 10 percent improvement in tread life over the XDS® Pre-Mold™. “The MICHELIN XDS 2 Pre-Mold delivers […]
Oliver Rubber, a leading provider of products and services to the tire retreading industry, has announced the launch of the Vantage Max Drive, an EPA Smartway® verified drive position retread for line-haul applications. This new retread is designed for single and tandem axle tractors. “The Vantage Max Drive is Oliver’s first Smartway verified dual drive […]
Hankook Tire has announced the availability of its new SMART WORK AM15 On and Off Road Wide Base/All-Position TBR tire for construction fleet customers. The SMART WORK AM15 is available in two sizes; 385/65R22.5 and 425/65R22.5. The SMART WORK AM15 incorporates many unique design features to offer fleet customers impressive strength, traction and long life […]
According to a new research report on the top 50 global tire enterprises, Bridgestone tops the list. As noted by Research and Markets, in 2012, the sales revenue of Bridgestone tires was JPY 2.5572 trillion (USD 29.8 billion), globally ranking the first. In 2012, the sales revenue of Michelin tires was approximately USD 28.4 billion, […]
