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Commercial orders slide in April
Americas Commercial Trucking (ACT) Research Co. LLC says North America medium- and heavy-duty GVW Classes 6-7 and Class 8 commercial vehicle preliminary net orders for April were down from March.
MTD’s parent acquires ‘Heavy Duty Trucking’
Bobit Business Media, the parent company of Modern Tire Dealer, has acquired Newport Business Media. Newport’s publishing properties include “Heavy Duty Trucking” (“HDT”) magazine.
Conti’s HSL2 gets Eco Plus compounding
Continental Tire the Americas LLC has added its Eco Plus compounding, the basis of Continental’s low rolling resistance, fuel saving medium radial truck tires, to the tire maker’s best-selling highway steer tire, the HSL2.
Cooper raises income-to-sales ratio in 1Q
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. reported net income of $22 million on net sales of $984 million for the first quarter ended March 31, 2012. That compares to income of $16 million on sales of $902 million for the same period last year.
OTR tire veterans are rewarded at Yokohama
Yokohama Tire Corp. recently promoted two people within its Commercial OTR Division: Tim Easter and Mike Baggett.
Love’s Travel Stop opens in Jasper, Ala.
Love’s Travel Stops has opened a travel stop in Jasper, Ala. It is the company’s seventh location in the state.
TIA offers training on On-Line University
The Tire Industry Association now offers all of its 200-Level Basic and 250-Level Advanced Training Programs in a Web-based format at the TIA On-Line University.
MaddenCo signs up 10 more companies
MaddenCo has entered into agreements with 10 companies in the tire industry to use its ASP Tire Dealer System.
Reifen trade fair exhibitors increase by 10%
The 27th international Reifen trade fair will be held at Messe Essen, Germany, on June 5-7, 2012.
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