Category: Wheels & Tires

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Reports Second Quarter 2017 Results Down

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Reports Second Quarter 2017 Results Down

| August 4, 2017

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company (NYSE: CTB) has reported second quarter 2017 net income of $45 million, or diluted earnings per share of $0.85, compared with $71 million, or $1.27 per share, last year. Second Quarter Highlights: Consolidated unit volume decreased 0.5 percent compared with a year ago, with strong growth in the International segment […]

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Yokohama Tires to Raise Prices Up to 4 Percent

Yokohama Tires to Raise Prices Up to 4 Percent

| August 1, 2017

Yokohama Tire Corporation has announced that it will implement a price increase of up to 4 percent on all of its commercial and off-the-road (OTR) tires sold in the U.S., effective September 1. Some in-line adjustments on consumer tires will also be implemented at the same time. “We reluctantly took a first-step price increase in […]

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New Michelin X Multi D Tire Features Regenerating Tread Tire for Vocational Use

New Michelin X Multi D Tire Features Regenerating Tread Tire for Vocational Use

| June 27, 2017

Michelin has introduced the MICHELIN® X® MultiTM D, a regional drive-position tire, for use in less-than-truckload, pick-up and delivery, food and beverage and other demanding vocational segments. The MICHELIN X Multi D is a versatile tire designed with an advanced regenerating tread that provides water evacuation and traction throughout the life of the tire while […]

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Roadmaster Brand from Cooper Tires Turns 10

Roadmaster Brand from Cooper Tires Turns 10

| June 23, 2017

This year marks the 10th anniversary of Cooper Tire & Rubber Company’s introduction of the Roadmaster line of truck tires. “Roadmaster began with four tire lines and now we offer commercial tires for nearly every application – long haul, regional, mixed service, pick-up and delivery, and bus,” said Gary Schroeder, Director of Cooper’s truck and […]

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New Pirelli Brands Premium Tire for Long Haul Drive Market

New Pirelli Brands Premium Tire for Long Haul Drive Market

| June 13, 2017

Pirelli has launched Pentathlon D, its first tire in the Pentathlon product family, one dedicated to premium long haul drive applications in North America. After a successful pilot phase of extensive testing, research and development, Pentathlon D is one of the latest tires to launch from TP Commercial Solutions, an entity of the Pirelli Brand […]

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New MotorCoach Tire for Long-haul and Regional All Position Applications

New MotorCoach Tire for Long-haul and Regional All Position Applications

| May 25, 2017

TP Commercial Solutions is launching the FH:01 MotorCoach tire for long-haul and regional all position applications geared towards the motor coach market. It ispart of the H:01 tire family under the Pirelli Brand of Radial Truck Tires, Agricultural Tires and Off-The Road Tires in the US and Canada. The FH:01 MotorCoach is an all position […]

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