Category: Wheels & Tires

Sope Creek Capital Leads Recapitalization to Support Commercial Truck and Trailer Part’s Growth

Sope Creek Capital Leads Recapitalization to Support Commercial Truck and Trailer Part’s Growth

| March 31, 2024

Company has a long track record of distributing truck and trailer parts in the independent heavy-duty aftermarket channel. CTTP carries over 350+ nationally recognized brands Sope Creek Capital, a transportation and logistics focused family office, announced the recapitalization of Commercial Truck and Trailer Parts and M&R Manufacturing and Supply (the “Company”), a national distributor of […]

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Continental Tire Opens New Retread Solutions Center

Continental Tire Opens New Retread Solutions Center

| March 24, 2024

The ContiLifeCycle capitalizes on retread investments and extends tire life with the goal of delivering the Lowest Overall Driving Cost As one of the largest tire and automotive technology suppliers in the world, Continental Tire has a goal to develop technologies and services to connect the mobility of people and goods in the most sustainable […]

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Pilot Travel Centers LLC continues growth in 2024 with new locations, remodels and expanded truck maintenance network

Pilot Travel Centers LLC continues growth in 2024 with new locations, remodels and expanded truck maintenance network

| March 5, 2024

Last year, the company opened 10 new travel centers and welcomed more than 20 dealer locations to its network As North America’s largest travel center network, Pilot Travel Centers LLC continues to prioritize strategic growth in 2024 with plans to add 35 travel centers and remodel more than 75 locations across its network. It is […]

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Mitchell 1 Collaborates with NEXIQ to Streamline Diagnostic Information Sources for Commercial Truck Service

Mitchell 1 Collaborates with NEXIQ to Streamline Diagnostic Information Sources for Commercial Truck Service

| March 4, 2024

The eTechnician web-based program delivers critical diagnostic capability for engines, transmissions, brakes, body and chassis and more Mitchell 1 announced it has partnered with NEXIQ Technologies to provide a powerful, one-stop diagnostic information resource for the commercial truck service industry. Both companies are part of the Snap-on family of Total Shop Solution brands. Mitchell 1, […]

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Parts and Labor Costs Fell Slightly in the Fourth Quarter of 2023 

Parts and Labor Costs Fell Slightly in the Fourth Quarter of 2023 

| March 4, 2024

Benchmarking report from TMC and Decisiv shows trend reversal from previous quarter    The American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council and Decisiv Inc. said combined parts and labor expenses fell 1.4% during the fourth quarter of 2023.  In the latest Decisiv/TMC North American Service Event Benchmark Report, TMC and Decisiv found that 25 key VMRS […]

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Continental Introduces New Digital Tool to Check Truck Tires

Continental Introduces New Digital Tool to Check Truck Tires

| February 28, 2024

ContiConnect LITE gives users with Generation II sensors and Continental Intelligent Tires a taste of the ContiConnect System Continental Tire, one of the largest tire and automotive technology suppliers in the world, is introducing ContiConnect LITE to create a bridge between tire sensors and tire management. ContiConnet LITE is a simple and free-of-charge gateway to […]

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