Michelin North America Inc. says the BFGoodrich DR454 SmartWay-verified highway drive tire offers low rolling resistance and meets the fuel efficiency expectations, carrier certifications and regulations that today’s highway operations demand.
Add Trelleborg A.B.’s name to the club of U.S. tire makers. The diversified Swedish polymer specialist is spending $50 million through 2018 to add capacity for agricultural tires at a factory it operates in Spartanburg, S.C., where it makes coated fabrics used in the printing industry.
Yokohama Tire Corp. (YTC) announced it has entered into an agreement with Love’s Travel Stops, with 191 Truck Tire Care locations nationwide, to carry two ultra wide base tires, the TY517 (drive) and RY407 (trailer). Both tires are available in size 445/50R22.5.
Group Michelin plans to close a truck tire plant in Budapest by mid-2015, citing a «volatile» European truck tire market and the factory’s urban location as its reasons for doing so.
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