Category: Wheels & Tires

Aperia Technologies Wins Prestigious Environmental Protection Agency Clean Air Excellence Award

Aperia Technologies Wins Prestigious Environmental Protection Agency Clean Air Excellence Award

| January 15, 2021

The Halo Tire Inflator won a Clean Air Excellence Award from the EPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded its 2020 Clean Air Excellence Award for Transportation Efficiency Innovations to Aperia Technologies, a leading supplier of efficiency and safety-enhancing tire management technologies to the commercial trucking industry, for the Halo Tire Inflator. This is […]

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TravelCenters of America Continues Growth Expansion Through Franchising

TravelCenters of America Continues Growth Expansion Through Franchising

| January 13, 2021

2020 Finishes Record Year of Franchise Signings TravelCenters of America Inc nationwide operator of the TA, Petro Stopping Centers and TA Express travel center brands, is delivering on its commitment to expand its footprint nationwide through franchising. In 2020, the company signed 21 franchise agreements and opened 10 new franchise locations. A TA travel center […]

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Michelin Implements Price Increase

Michelin Implements Price Increase

| December 21, 2020

Includes Passenger Brands and Select Commercial Offers in the U.S. Michelin North America, Inc., has announced price increases up to 5% on select MICHELIN® and BFGoodrich® passenger and light truck tires as well as on select commercial offers to fleet customers due to changing business dynamics of the U.S. market. This increase will be effective on Feb. 1, 2021 and […]

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Love’s Truck Tire Care Changes Name to Reflect Overall Capabilities

Love’s Truck Tire Care Changes Name to Reflect Overall Capabilities

| December 15, 2020

Combined with Speedco, newly named Love’s Truck Care hits 400 service centers Love’s Travel Stops has officially changed the name of its truck maintenance network to Love’s Truck Care from Love’s Truck Tire Care. The change reflects the evolution and complete capabilities of Love’s Truck Care and Speedco centers across the United States. Love’s also […]

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Continental Tests Prototype Tires for Electric Buses with Customer VDL

Continental Tests Prototype Tires for Electric Buses with Customer VDL

| December 9, 2020

Vehicles need to run very quietly, so that the comfort offered by quiet electric drive isn’t diminished by loud road-tire Automakers and commercial vehicle manufacturers are not alone in having to change their processes in response to electric mobility. Tire manufacturers too need to come up with new development concepts to accommodate this new form […]

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Goodyear Launches Fleet Central, An Interactive Portal That Revolutionizes The Way Fleets Manage Their Tires

Goodyear Launches Fleet Central, An Interactive Portal That Revolutionizes The Way Fleets Manage Their Tires

| December 8, 2020

New portal designed to help fleets increase efficiency, cost savings and up time The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has launched Fleet Central to help fleets maximize efficiencies for their tires, one of their largest maintenance expenses. The new interactive portal allows fleets to purchase tires, activate service and gain unparalleled insight into their tire program […]

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