Category: Wheels & Tires

Goodyear Ventures Invests In Autonomous Trucking Company TuSimple

Goodyear Ventures Invests In Autonomous Trucking Company TuSimple

| February 5, 2021

Goodyear will conduct wear studies to better predict maintenance, understand tire longevity and reduce the carbon impact of fleets Goodyear Ventures has added TuSimple, a global autonomous trucking technology company, to its growing investment portfolio. TuSimple operates self-driving trucks out of their facilities in Arizona, Texas, China, Japan and Europe using an ecosystem made up of digital maps, strategic terminals and an autonomous […]

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Michelin Implements Price Increase

Michelin Implements Price Increase

| February 5, 2021

On Select Commercial Offers in the North American Market Michelin North America will implement price increases for: Commercial Services; select commercial offers to fleet customers; select material handling products; and select wheels, in the United States and Canada due to changing business dynamics of the North American markets effective on March 1, 2021. Price changes vary by country across specific products […]

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Goodyear And ConMet Offer Fleets Tire And Wheel Hub Analytics Solution

Goodyear And ConMet Offer Fleets Tire And Wheel Hub Analytics Solution

| January 28, 2021

New collaboration brings together two leaders in connected mobility to help fleets further improve safety, cost and uptime The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company and ConMet announced their strategic collaboration to create combined digital solutions that will better connect commercial truck fleets to the health of their tires and wheel ends. For the first time […]

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Goodyear Advances Tire Development With Second Dynamic Simulator

Goodyear Advances Tire Development With Second Dynamic Simulator

| January 27, 2021

Driving simulators allow tire models to be developed, tested and validated early in the development cycle The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company and VI-grade announced a state-of-the-art DiM250 DYNAMIC Driving Simulator will be installed at Goodyear’s Innovation Center in Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg. In addition to strengthening Goodyear’s product development at the European site, the new driving simulator […]

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Volvo Trucks Offers Customers Enhanced Speed and Efficiency with New E-Commerce Platform PartsASIST

Volvo Trucks Offers Customers Enhanced Speed and Efficiency with New E-Commerce Platform PartsASIST

| January 26, 2021

PartsASIST is a complete, one-stop online solution that increases uptime by enabling faster, simpler and more efficient service All Volvo Trucks North America customers can begin to register for PartsASIST, transitioning from the existing Volvo SELECT Part Store, with the goal of activating its full dealer network in the U.S. and Canada as part of […]

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FleetPride Expands Heavy Duty Service Solutions, Acquires L&N Truck Service of Georgia

FleetPride Expands Heavy Duty Service Solutions, Acquires L&N Truck Service of Georgia

| January 20, 2021

With the acquisition of L&N, FleetPride now has 48 company-owned Service Centers FleetPride, Inc. has acquired the assets of L&N Truck Service, managed by Chris Coleman and based in Ellenwood, Georgia with a second location in Albany. For over 35 years, Chris and the L&N team have experienced significant growth in all aspects of service. They offer full maintenance service […]

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