Category: Wheels & Tires

Bridgestone and Pilot Company Surpass Expansion Goals for Fleet Tire Monitoring and Service Network One Year After Launch

Bridgestone and Pilot Company Surpass Expansion Goals for Fleet Tire Monitoring and Service Network One Year After Launch

| June 30, 2023

Bridgestone Fleet Care’s tire monitoring technology is now available at more than 300 Pilot and Flying J locations across North America, surpassing their initial goal of 200 installations Bridgestone Americas (Bridgestone) and Pilot Company (Pilot) have created a service network for commercial fleets to use Bridgestone’s advanced tire monitoring technology at more than 300 Pilot and Flying J travel centers, exceeding initial […]

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GOODYEAR ADDS HARD WORKING REGIONAL HAUL TRAILER TIRE TO COOPER® WORK SERIES™ LINE

GOODYEAR ADDS HARD WORKING REGIONAL HAUL TRAILER TIRE TO COOPER® WORK SERIES™ LINE

| June 29, 2023

The Cooper® WORK Series™ RHT 2 delivers more fuel efficiency and durability in high scrub applications and tough driving environments The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company introduced a new addition to the Cooper® WORK Series™ line, the WORK Series Regional Haul Trailer (RHT) 2. Available now, the new hard-working trailer tire is SmartWay® verified and designed […]

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ATA Welcomes Automatic Emergency Braking Requirement for Heavy Trucks 

ATA Welcomes Automatic Emergency Braking Requirement for Heavy Trucks 

| June 26, 2023

“We look forward to reviewing this proposal from NHTSA and FMCSA and working with them as it is implemented.” The American Trucking Associations’ welcomed an announcement from the Department of Transportation that new heavy-duty trucks would be required to have automatic emergency braking technology. “ATA has long supported the use of AEB on all new […]

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ATRI’s Newest Operational Costs Research Details Spikes in Equipment, Wage, and Total Costs in Trucking

ATRI’s Newest Operational Costs Research Details Spikes in Equipment, Wage, and Total Costs in Trucking

| June 22, 2023

Total marginal costs climbed to a new high in 2022 for the second year in a row, increasing by 21.3 percent over 2021 to $2.251 per mile The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) released the findings of its 2023 update to An Analysis of the Operational Costs of Trucking.  A record number of motor carriers participated in this […]

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Parts and Labor Costs Stabilize in First Quarter of 2023

Parts and Labor Costs Stabilize in First Quarter of 2023

| June 15, 2023

Benchmarking Report from TMC and Decisiv Expands, Now Tracks 25 Separate Vehicle Systems The American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council and Decisiv Inc., said that parts and labor expenses stabilized during the first quarter of 2023, according to data released in the latest Decisiv/TMC North American Service Event Benchmark Report. “Fleets are weathering the […]

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Eptura Enhances Fleet Maintenance Software with Tire Tracking to Improve Driver Safety and Reduce Accidents

Eptura Enhances Fleet Maintenance Software with Tire Tracking to Improve Driver Safety and Reduce Accidents

| June 8, 2023

Fleet managers can now monitor tire usage, age and log repairs to reduce vehicular traffic incidents Eptura, the global worktech leader, enhanced its Fleet Maintenance software with Tire Tracking capabilities to help fleet managers better understand the usage and history of fleet tires while ensuring the safety of technicians, drivers, and equipment out on the […]

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