Category: Wheels & Tires

TravelCenters of America Celebrates Professional Drivers During National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, Sept. 12- 18

TravelCenters of America Celebrates Professional Drivers During National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, Sept. 12- 18

| September 9, 2021

Sites nationwide will hold special events for drivers, including complimentary cookouts, health and wellness checks, entertainment activities, window washing, mid-trip inspections and tire inspections TravelCenters of America Inc. (Nasdaq: TA), nationwide operator and franchisor of the TA, Petro Stopping Centers and TA Express travel center network, is honoring the nation’s professional drivers during National Truck […]

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Bridgestone Completes Acquisition of Azuga Fleet Management Solutions Business

Bridgestone Completes Acquisition of Azuga Fleet Management Solutions Business

| September 8, 2021

Acquisition accelerates company’s development of comprehensive tire-centric and mobility solutions that improve fleet safety, performance and sustainability Bridgestone Americas has completed the acquisition of Azuga Holdings, Inc. (Azuga) and the Azuga fleet management platform from Sumeru Equity Partners, Danlaw, Inc. and other shareholders. The acquisition, valued at $391 million, accelerates Bridgestone’s efforts to develop and deploy a comprehensive fleet management […]

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Reading Truck Group Signs an Agreement to Acquire Auto Safety House; Grows Nationwide Work Truck Center Network

Reading Truck Group Signs an Agreement to Acquire Auto Safety House; Grows Nationwide Work Truck Center Network

| August 24, 2021

Auto Safety House complements the portfolio of business units owned by JB Poindexter & Co, a best-in-class manufacturing and commercial transportation business enterprise Reading Truck Group has signed an agreement to acquire Arizona-based Auto Safety House, a commercial truck solutions provider and bus dealer. With three locations in Arizona, the acquisition of Auto Safety House […]

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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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