Michelin North America is launching two new fuel-efficient truck tires. The MICHELIN X Multi Energy Z2 is for regional and super-regional applications. Available in the United States and Canada, this tire sets a standard for fuel efficiency, traction, and mileage performance. The MICHELIN X Line Energy T2 is for long-haul…
Pilot Flying J and Southern Tire Mart are teaming up to offer truckers and fleets the best commercial vehicle maintenance to help keep our trucks rolling. Southern Tire Mart has assumed management of the current 35 Pilot Flying J Truck Care maintenance facilities with plans to open 100 more locations…
For the North American line-haul market, Michelin has delivered the new MICHELIN X One Line Energy T2 trailer tire. This new tire features a new tread design that improves fuel efficiency and helps lower the cost for fleets. This new design helps reduce normal wear and tear and when put…
Tires don’t just magically appear at the store, ready to be put on your truck and roll down the road. Engineers and developers put their heads together and dive into designing, developing, and testing new tires. When prototypes are made they are taken out to the Cooper test track and…
Tires can be a large expense on a fleet’s operating budget so a lot of companies out there decide to retread their tires, which is 35 percent cheaper than getting new tires. A major concern, and misconception, about retreading tires is that they are less safe than new tires. Airlines,…
In Dayton, Tenn., Nokian Tyres is on course to start producing commercial use tires in early 2020. The Nokian eNTYRE 2.0 sized 205/55R16 was its first test tire produced. During the remainder of this year, the factory will produce thousands more to be calibrated and tested. The Finland based company…