Category: Wheels & Tires

Goodyear And Plus Collaborate On Autonomous Trucks

Goodyear And Plus Collaborate On Autonomous Trucks

| August 23, 2021

Integrating Goodyear’s intelligent tires with Plus’s autonomous driving system can also improve a vehicle’s overall performance The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company announced a strategic collaboration with Plus (formerly Plus.ai), a global provider of self-driving truck technology, to provide optimized, autonomous trucking solutions that elevate the intelligent and connected transformation of the logistics industry. Through […]

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TMC Looking Forward to Gathering for 2021 Fall Meeting & Transportation Technology Exhibition

TMC Looking Forward to Gathering for 2021 Fall Meeting & Transportation Technology Exhibition

| August 21, 2021

Competition and Trade Show to Take Place In-Person in Cleveland Leaders of the American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council said they are looking forward to welcoming the industry to the organization’s first in-person meeting since 2020 this September in Cleveland, TMC’s 2021 Fall Meeting & Transportation Technology Exhibition. “We are very excited to host […]

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Cooper Tire Launches Second Generation PRO Series™ Long Haul Steer 2 Tire

Cooper Tire Launches Second Generation PRO Series™ Long Haul Steer 2 Tire

| August 17, 2021

Features New Patent Pending Decoupling Rib Design Cooper Tire has launched its innovative, new PRO Series™ Long Haul Steer 2 tire to help drive down tire costs for fleets. The tire replaces its predecessor, the Cooper PRO Series Long Haul Steer tire, and is available now in size 295/75R22.5 (load range G and H), with […]

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Yokohama Tire’s New Distribution Center in Texas is Now Open

Yokohama Tire’s New Distribution Center in Texas is Now Open

| August 16, 2021

The 430,000 square-foot, full-service facility is located about 15 miles southeast of Dallas Yokohama Tire Corporation’s new 430,000 square-foot distribution center in Wilmer, Texas is officially open. The state-of-the-art, full-service facility, located about 15 miles southeast of Dallas, is LEED-certified, verifying that it’s a best-in-class sustainable building. It will first be used to distribute Yokohama’s passenger […]

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Bridgestone Partners with Electric and Autonomous Freight Leader Einride to Create Cleaner, Safer, Low-Carbon Fleet Mobility

Bridgestone Partners with Electric and Autonomous Freight Leader Einride to Create Cleaner, Safer, Low-Carbon Fleet Mobility

| August 13, 2021

Bridgestone will be the exclusive tire supplier for Einride electrified and autonomous trucks in the U.S. market Bridgestone Americas and Einride will partner to co-create innovative and sustainable mobility solutions for electrified and autonomous Class 8 vehicles. The collaboration will allow Einride to collect new layers of safety and efficiency-related data from Bridgestone’s smart-sensing tires, […]

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AMBEST 2021 Driver Satisfaction Survey Highlights

AMBEST 2021 Driver Satisfaction Survey Highlights

| August 13, 2021

This year’s responses shine light on AMBEST as one of the top truck stops in the country Each year, AMBEST, the member-owned, nationwide network of independent truck stops and service centers, reach out to their drivers via email and their mobile app, asking them to respond to a satisfaction survey. With the use of this feedback, […]

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