Category: Wheels & Tires

Continental Awarded for ContiConnect® Yard Reader

Continental Awarded for ContiConnect® Yard Reader

| March 11, 2019

Continental Awarded for ContiConnect® Yard Reader Technology giant Continental been awarded for its ContiConnect® Yard Reader digital tire monitoring platform, which was selected as one of the 2018 Construction Equipment Top 100 New Products. The yard reader wirelessly reads all Continental tire sensors in a 65-foot radius, delivering tire pressure and temperature information to a […]

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BRUNKENHOEFER Wins $33M Verdict in Defective Truck Tire Case

BRUNKENHOEFER Wins $33M Verdict in Defective Truck Tire Case

| March 6, 2019

The team at Brunkenhoefer, P.C. has secured a $33 million-dollar verdict on behalf of a South Texas family who lost a loved one in a tragic collision with a concrete truck The deceased, Ramiro Munoz, Jr., was driving northbound on Highway 83 outside of Carrizo Springs in Dimmit County, Texas on June 11, 2013 when a concrete truck struck his vehicle. The cause of the crash […]

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Michelin VISION Tire Featured in Exhibit at Smithsonian Museum

Michelin VISION Tire Featured in Exhibit at Smithsonian Museum

| February 26, 2019

Concept recognized as innovative project highlighting collaboration with designers and scientists Michelin’s VISION concept tire will be featured in an upcoming Smithsonian exhibit of advances in scientific understanding and technology that simulate nature. In spring 2019, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum will join Cube design museum in Kerkrade, Netherlands, in presenting the jointly organized exhibition “Nature — Cooper […]

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First Lawsuit Against Tire Manufacturer in Fatal Bus Crash

First Lawsuit Against Tire Manufacturer in Fatal Bus Crash

| February 21, 2019

The lawsuit is the first case resulting from the accident to name Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations The Ammons Law Firm, LLP has joined the attorneys in the New Mexico office of Durham, Pittard & Spalding, LLP to seek justice for three people harmed when a defective tire caused a fatal New Mexico bus accident.. The lawsuit is the first […]

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BestDrive Opens New Commercial Tire Centers in Texas, California, and Arkansas

BestDrive Opens New Commercial Tire Centers in Texas, California, and Arkansas

| February 20, 2019

Best Drive now operates a total of 31 locations in the U.S.

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Cooper Tire Launches Roadmaster Mixed Service Tire

Cooper Tire Launches Roadmaster Mixed Service Tire

| February 19, 2019

Wider Footprint and Deeper Tread Depth Mean Longer Miles to Removal Cooper Tire has added the Roadmaster RM351 HD tire to its commercial tire lineup. Engineered for mixed-service applications such as construction, logging and mining operations, the tire is designed for both on- and off-road driving, and comes in two sizes: 11R22.5 and 11R24.5, in […]

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