Category: Wheels & Tires

Navistar Supports Technician Training and Recruitment Through its Tech EMPOWERment Program

Navistar Supports Technician Training and Recruitment Through its Tech EMPOWERment Program

| January 14, 2022

Navistar Makes First Equipment Donation in Canada through TECH EmPOWERment Initiative Navistar announced its first equipment donation to Canadian technical programs through the TECH EmPOWERment initiative. While the program has already donated numerous pieces of equipment to technical programs around the U.S., the fourth quarter of 2021 saw the first donation to technical colleges in […]

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UVeye’s Vehicle Inspection Systems Keep Fleets Safe and On The Road

UVeye’s Vehicle Inspection Systems Keep Fleets Safe and On The Road

| January 13, 2022

Automated camera-based vehicle inspections are faster and more accurate than traditional service lane checks used by most fleet operators Automated vehicle-inspection-system pioneer UVeye is providing fleet operators in the U.S. with a fast, accurate way to detect costly vehicle problems that often are missed by drivers and service technicians. High-speed inspection systems can reduce repair […]

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Yokohama Tire Executives Reflect on 2021 and Look Ahead to 2022

Yokohama Tire Executives Reflect on 2021 and Look Ahead to 2022

| January 6, 2022

Commercial fleet operators will continue to place a premium on tires that deliver the lowest TCO, while exploring integrated digital solutions The tire industry rebounded in 2021 but faced an uphill battle due to continued pandemic-related issues and supply chain challenges. In this executive Q&A, Jeff Barna, president and CEO of Yokohama Tire, along with […]

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Industry Overview Shows Severe Shortage of Skilled Technicians

Industry Overview Shows Severe Shortage of Skilled Technicians

| January 6, 2022

Stertil-Koni Industry Overview Shows Advanced Shop Equipment can Help Mitigate Severe Shortage of Skilled Vehicle Technicians While it’s no secret that the vehicle repair and maintenance industries are suffering from a skilled labor shortage, one potential solution to help mitigate the supply-demand imbalance in the labor force can be found in the very equipment used […]

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HERE and Goodyear enable predictive tire maintenance

HERE and Goodyear enable predictive tire maintenance

| January 6, 2022

Together, Goodyear and HERE help minimize vehicle downtime and make fleets more efficient HERE Technologies, the leading location data and technology platform, today announced that its location services are being integrated into Goodyear Total Mobility one-stop fleet management solution. Together, they offer a suite of vehicle-to-fleet operation management tools that are fully customizable.   The one-stop fleet management solution combines data from Goodyear’s Tire Pressure   Monitoring System (TPMS) with HERE location services. Goodyear […]

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GOODYEAR EXTENDS AIRLESS TIRE TECHNOLOGY TO AUTONOMOUS STARSHIP ROBOTS

GOODYEAR EXTENDS AIRLESS TIRE TECHNOLOGY TO AUTONOMOUS STARSHIP ROBOTS

| January 6, 2022

Goodyear developed a specially engineered airless tire designed to extend tire life and reduce maintenance activities for Starship’s delivery fleet The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (NASDAQ: GT) announced it has developed and is testing a custom-engineered non-pneumatic (airless) tire (NPT) to support Starship delivery robots. Starship Technologies, a Goodyear Ventures portfolio company, builds and […]

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