Category: Wheels & Tires

Ryder Completes Two Acquisitions to Expand E-Commerce Fulfillment Network and Add Multi-Client Warehousing Capability

Ryder Completes Two Acquisitions to Expand E-Commerce Fulfillment Network and Add Multi-Client Warehousing Capability

| January 5, 2022

Whiplash and Midwest Warehouse & Distribution System deals to accelerate growth in Ryder’s higher-return supply chain solutions business; add proven e-commerce technology and operating platform Ryder System, Inc. has completed the acquisitions of Whiplash, a national provider of omnichannel fulfillment and logistics services, and Midwest Warehouse & Distribution System (Midwest), a provider of warehousing, distribution, and […]

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John Holbeck Named CFO of Epika Fleet Services, Inc.

John Holbeck Named CFO of Epika Fleet Services, Inc.

| January 4, 2022

Epika is a network of mobile and in-shop preventative maintenance service centers focused on commercial fleets across the country Epika Fleet Services, a leader in commercial fleet maintenance services, is pleased to announce that John Holbeck has been named Chief Financial Officer. As Chief Financial Officer, John will lead Financial Planning & Analysis, Accounting, Treasury and Tax […]

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Murata and Michelin Co-develop RFID Module to Improve Tire Management Operations

Murata and Michelin Co-develop RFID Module to Improve Tire Management Operations

| January 3, 2022

Michelin co-develops RFID module to improve tire management operations Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. has co-developed a new generation of RFID modules with Michelin that are embedded into tires. The robust passive RFID tags require no external power supply and will continue to operate while being driven on for extremely high mileages. This simple yet elegant […]

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Love’s Travel Stops opens five locations across the country

Love’s Travel Stops opens five locations across the country

| January 3, 2022

Openings add more than 380 truck parking spaces to Oregon, Alabama, South Dakota, Utah and Indiana Love’s Travel Stops is now serving customers in Heflin, Alabama; Kimball, South Dakota; Fillmore, Utah, and Leavenworth, Indiana, thanks to four stores that opened Thursday morning. A fifth store is scheduled to open later today in Klamath Falls, Oregon. […]

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Mack Trucks Dealer TEC Equipment Receives Electric Vehicle Certification at Second Location

Mack Trucks Dealer TEC Equipment Receives Electric Vehicle Certification at Second Location

| December 30, 2021

With the certification, TEC Equipment’s La Mirada and Fontana sites are now fully equipped and ready to service the Mack LR Electric refuse vehicle Mack Trucks dealer TEC Equipment recently received Certified Electric Vehicle (EV) Dealer status at its La Mirada, California location, marking the second TEC dealer to achieve this designation in support of […]

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GOODYEAR INTRODUCES ITS FIRST ELECTRIC VEHICLE REPLACEMENT TIRE IN NORTH AMERICA, THE ELECTRICDRIVE GT

GOODYEAR INTRODUCES ITS FIRST ELECTRIC VEHICLE REPLACEMENT TIRE IN NORTH AMERICA, THE ELECTRICDRIVE GT

| December 21, 2021

This tire will be available through goodyear.com and is an ideal fit for some of the most popular EV high-performance models The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company launched a new ElectricDrive GT. Marking Goodyear’s first replacement tire in North America tuned for electric vehicles (EVs), the Goodyear ElectricDrive GT is an ultra-high performance, all-season tire that delivers […]

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