Tires/Wheels

Hankook Tire launches Commercial Help app

Hankook Tire has unveiled a new app for truck and bus radial tire dealers and customers. Commercial Help features include functions such as a dealer locator, increasing the access…

Vanguard makes Cooper tires standard

Vanguard National Trailer is now including Cooper Pro Series LHT trailer tires as standard equipment on its dry and refrigerated van trailers. The manufacturer has production facilities in Sarnia,…

Michelin drive tire up for mixed environments

Michelin’s X Works D drive tire for on/off-road environments is coming to support those who face the mixed conditions associated with construction, energy, concrete, and logging work. Four steel…

Michelin launches X One Multi T regional trailer tire

Michelin’s X One Multi T trailer tire has been launched to support weight-sensitive regional fleets like flatbed and tanker operations. The wide-base single tire is available for spread and…

Phillips Connect adds efficient tire sensor

Phillips Connect will be the exclusive supplier of STE North America’s tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) sensor. Based on what’s referred to as Micro.sp technology, the design is reportedly…

New Michelin regional and trailer tires roll into market

Michelin’s X Multi Energy Z2 tire for regional and super-regional applications is now available in the replacement market, while the X Line Energy T2 trailer tire for the longhaul…

OK Tire expands medium-duty offerings

OK Tire has expanded its product offerings to include medium-duty truck tires from Michelin and BF Goodrich. The company says the decision puts it in a position to acquire…

Bandag trailer retread pairs with counterparts on tractors

Bridgestone Americas has unveiled a new Bandag retread trailer tire designed specifically to complement the Bridgestone R123 Ecopia drive tire. The Bandag B123 FuelTech trailer retread incorporates a rib…

Goodyear regional tires on their way

Goodyear has unveiled a new Fuel Max RSD tire and three new UniCircle retread products — the Fuel Max RSD, Fuel Max RTD and UltraGrip RTD. The Goodyear Fuel…

Goodyear Fuel-Max to maximize fuel efficiency

Goodyear’s new Fuel Max LHD 2 tire, to be launched early in 2021, is targeting longhaul fleets that want to boost fuel efficiency. The drive tire is made with a…

FlowBelow wheel covers to be standard on Cascadia

FlowBelow locking aerodynamic wheel covers will be standard on Freightliner Cascadia trucks beginning in January 2021. The news comes as the supplier and Daimler Trucks North America sign an…

Hunter Engineering updates the HD tire shop

Hunter Engineering has unveiled 20 new or enhanced wheel service products this year, offering a range of support for shops that work with light-duty and heavy-duty tires alike. “This…

Goodyear expands off-highway tire offerings

Goodyear has expanded its off-highway large haulage lineup with the RH-4A+ tire, designed to address hard rock underfoot conditions. The tire features an extra-deep E-4+ tread depth with a…

Bridgestone rolls out retread drive tire

Bridgestone Americas is expanding its Bandag MaxTread line of tires to include the FuelTech Drive retread for drive wheels. The SmartWay-verified, closed-shoulder retread is designed for over-the-road service, using…

Grip Link chains redesigned for evolving tires

Kinedyne has updated its Grip Link tire chains to include more links on the side chains, and more cross chains, to address tires with a broader surface face and particularly…