Category: Wheels & Tires

New ATRI Research Analyzes Predatory Towing and Efforts to Prevent It

New ATRI Research Analyzes Predatory Towing and Efforts to Prevent It

| November 30, 2023

Majority of carriers encountered additional issues such as truck release or access delays, cargo release delays, truck seizure without cause, and tows misreported as consensual The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) released a new report that examines the causes and countermeasures of predatory heavy-duty towing, with the goal of improving the relationship between the towing […]

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Continental Adds New Valve Cap Sensor to Their Digital Truck Tire Monitoring Service Portfolio

Continental Adds New Valve Cap Sensor to Their Digital Truck Tire Monitoring Service Portfolio

| November 28, 2023

Works with all solutions and receivers from Continental, including ContiConnect Live Truck and Trailer, ContiConnect Yard and ContiPressureCheck Continental, one of the largest tire and automotive technology suppliers in the world, added a new valve cap sensor to their lineup of Digital Tire Monitoring products and services. This sensor works with all of Continental’s digital […]

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Essential Information for Day-to-Day Fleet OperationsNow Easily Accessible with New Michelin MyTechXpert App

Essential Information for Day-to-Day Fleet OperationsNow Easily Accessible with New Michelin MyTechXpert App

| November 8, 2023

The entire Michelin truck tire data book, while targeted for fleets and dealers but is available to anyone, now resides on a smartphone Michelin North America, Inc., announced the release of the Michelin MyTechXpert app, the next evolution in the Michelin Truck Tire Technical Data Book.    “The Michelin MyTechXpert app is something that our […]

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Universal Technical Institute Continues Execution of Growth and Diversification Strategy with Additional Program Expansions

Universal Technical Institute Continues Execution of Growth and Diversification Strategy with Additional Program Expansions

| October 24, 2023

More than 1,000 additional students to be served within existing campus footprint  Universal Technical Institute (UTI), the transportation, skilled trades and energy division of Universal Technical Institute Inc., continued to execute on its growth and diversification strategy with the announcement of additional program expansions of Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (HVACR) in Avondale, Ariz.; Bloomfield, N.J.; and […]

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 Love’s opens travel stop in Arizona 

 Love’s opens travel stop in Arizona 

| October 24, 2023

113 truck parking spaces, 75 jobs added  Love’s Travel Stops is now serving customers in Nogales, Arizona, with a new location that opened today. The location in Nogales, located off Interstate 19, adds 75 jobs and 113 truck parking spaces to Santa Cruz County.   “We’re pleased to announce that Love’s will now be providing another […]

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Michelin Debuts New X One Pre-Mold Retread Lines Designed for Maximum Efficiency on Long Haul Applications

Michelin Debuts New X One Pre-Mold Retread Lines Designed for Maximum Efficiency on Long Haul Applications

| October 3, 2023

Michelin X One Line Energy D2 and X One XDS2 pre-mold retreads are the latest additions to the next generation wide base single tire offer portfolio The Michelin X One Line Energy D2 Pre-Mold retread tire is Michelin’s lowest rolling resistance heavy truck drive retread to date. Created for long-haul transportation, it is designed to […]

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