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NEW ORLEANS — Apollo Tires has launched a national account program for commercial longhaul tires that offers customers a standard cost per tire, the company announced March 4. 

NEW ORLEANS — A Vienna-based technology company recently showcased an app designed to help make pre-trip inspections of tires more thorough and easier to conduct.

Continental Chief Financial Officer Katja Garcia Vila won’t extend her contract and plans to leave the auto supplier she joined nearly three decades ago.

Yokohama Tire Corp. is expanding the sizes of its 124R and 714R commercial tires, the company announced Feb. 5.

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. is developing a product for electric vehicles that it says will bolster their competitiveness against gas-powered vehicles by extending tire duration.

U.S. regulators say they will review the use of a chemical found in most tires as West Coast Native American tribes petition to have it banned because it kills salmon as they return from the ocean.

AUSTIN, Texas — A panel of trucking maintenance executives said at an MCE 2023 session that properly inflated tires save on fuel and wear, and contribute to environmental sustainability.

Weaker-than-expected North American and European commercial vehicle replacement tire sales in the second quarter of 2023 and through the remainder of the year forced Continental to cut revenue guidance for its tire unit and the company as a whole.

TireHub has appointed John Cavanaugh to the role of chief financial officer, the tire distributor announced June 29.

UVALDE, Texas — Continental on June 20 hosted a test drive involving a Class 8 truck and sports cars to demonstrate how its tires handle various road conditions.