Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. is acquiring Cooper in a deal with an equity value of $2.8 billion that will combine the two century-old Ohio manufacturers.

Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. has added a tire to its commercial longhaul lineup, the Roadmaster RM832 EM steer tire.

Cooper Tire introduced a new longhaul trailer tire, which completes the company’s signature Cooper PRO Series product lineup of tires at each tractor or trailer wheel position.

Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. announced a longhaul steer tire as part of its Pro Series product line. The tire joins the Pro Series longhaul drive tire it introduced last year.

Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. announced that its partner in the China-based Qingdao Ge Rui Da Rubber Co. (GRT) truck and bus radial tire production joint venture will change.

Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. added new sizes to its Roadmaster RM272 tire line, which is engineered to withstand the demands of drop deck and spread axle trailers.

ATLANTA — Cooper Tire Co. is launching a lineup of branded truck tires designed for longhaul, vocational and severe-service applications, and which are targeted to the fleet and original-equipment sectors, the company announced.

Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. added two sizes to the Roadmaster RM272 commercial tire line, which is engineered to withstand the demands of drop-deck trailers, and noted tires in this application are arguably the most abused of any in the trucking industry.

Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. completed its purchase of a 65% interest in China-based Qingdao Ge Rui Da Rubber Co., Ltd. under terms that were previously announced, the company said.