Cooper Reports Higher First-Quarter Profit
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. said it posted a higher first-quarter profit but lower revenue on a soft global tire market.
May 9, 2013Yokohama to Build Truck Tire Plant in Mississippi
Yokohama Tire Corp. said it signed an agreement to build a $300 million commercial truck tire plant in West Point, Miss.
May 2, 2013Goodyear Swings to First-Quarter Profit
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. reported a first-quarter profit, compared with a loss from a year ago, but its North American revenue declined from a year earlier.
April 29, 2013Yokohama Tire Names CEO, Creates Mexican Subsidiary
Yokohama Tire Corp. named a new CEO and said it was opening a new subsidiary in Mexico.
April 3, 2013Michelin Offers Two New Tire Products
Louisville, Ky. — Michelin Americas Truck Tires introduced two new products here at the Mid-America Trucking Show that it said will help fleets boost fuel efficiency.
March 21, 2013Cooper Tire Posts Lower 4Q Profit
Cooper Tire and Rubber Co. said it posted a lower fourth-quarter profit and a lower full-year income.
February 26, 2013Dealers, Fleets Increase Use of Scrap Analysis to Extend Life of Tires, Cut Costs for Carriers
Every month or so, Dustin Stricker, the maintenance manager at R.E. West Transportation in Ashland City, Tenn., sits down with representatives from South Carolina-based Michelin North America and the local Tire Centers in Nashville to do autopsies on truck tires.
February 25, 2013Goodyear Reports Lower 4Q Income
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. said its fourth-quarter income fell from a year earlier, citing a low-volume environment.
February 14, 2013Michelin Plans Expansion at Nova Scotia Truck Tire Plant
Michelin North America announced a C$73 million expansion to its truck tire plant in Waterville, Nova Scotia.
January 18, 2013Wide-Base Tire Sales Expected to Rise in 2013 Despite Challenges, Manufacturers, Fleets Say
Despite challenges accompanying the use of wide-base tires on Class 8 trucks, experts, carriers and manufacturers said they expect to see substantial growth in their use in 2013.
January 7, 2013