August 4, 2008
AKRON, OHIO – Stephen McClellan and Joe Copeland have been named to new leadership assignments within Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company's North American tire business.
Tags: Goodyear Tire & Rubber North America, leadership
HOUSTON – The new Jiffy Lube Fleet Card allows fleet managers to access monthly reports through a secure online Web site, where they can also monitor purchases in real-time and ensure policies are enforced.
Tags: Jiffy Lube, Jiffy Lube fleet card
July 29, 2008
EDEN PRAIRIE, MN – GE Capital Solutions Fleet Services announce that two members of its Maintenance & Safety Solutions team have received top automotive and fleet industry recognitions.
Tags: awards, GE Capital Solutions Fleet Services , Maintenance & Safety Solutions
July 25, 2008
TORRANCE, CA – Automotive Fleet is bringing back an old favorite – an anecdotal look at fleet management and driving a company vehicle: Strange but True Fleet Stories.
Tags: Automotive Fleet, fleet stories
July 22, 2008
CHICAGO – Bridgestone Corp. has shipped its 10 millionth run-flat tire. The company has shipped five million run-flats since August 2006.
Tags: Bridgestone Corp., run-flat tire
July 15, 2008
AKRON, OH – The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has been recognized as one of America's most respected companies by the Reputation Institute (RI) and Forbes magazine.
Tags: Forbes, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company , Reputation Institute
July 11, 2008
NORWALK, CT – Xerox will delpoy I.D. Systems' PowerKeyPLUS for Wireless Industrial Fleet Management on a fleet of forklifts at a Xerox distribution center in Ohio.
Tags: impact sensing, PowerKeyPLUS, safety checklists, vehicle access control, Xerox
July 8, 2008
PACIFIC GROVE, CA – An independent analysis found that manufacturing and distributing a retreaded tire produces significantly less carbon emissions than that required to produce a new tire.
Tags: Centre for Remanufacturing and Reuse, retreaded tire
DEARBORN, MI – Kumho officials announced that Ford Motor Co. has picked Kumho Tire U.S.A. Inc. to supply original equipment (OE) tires for the majority of its 2009 Ford Focus models.
Tags: Ford Motor Co. , Kumho Tire U.S.A. Inc.
GREENVILLE, SC -- Groupe Michelin has boosted its equity investment in Hankook Tire Co. to nearly 10 percent, up from 8.9 percent.
Tags: Groupe Michelin, Hankook Tire Co.
GREENVILLE, SC – Michelin North America Inc. will raise prices on its Michelin, BFGoodrich, Uniroyal, private, and associate brand passenger and light-truck replacement tires up to 12 percent, effective Sept. 1.
Tags: BFGoodrich, Michelin, Michelin North America Inc., tire prices, Uniroyal
July 1, 2008
EDMONTON, AB – SmartFleet will provide Arnett and Burgess with online tools to managing its employees' safety and its equipment's productivity.
Tags: Arnett and Burgess, SmartFleet GPS fleet management system
FITCHBURG, MA – Chevin Fleet Solutions continues to expand its telecommunications client base with the most recent addition of Bahamas Telecommunications Company.
Tags: Bahamas Telecommunications Company, Chevin Fleet Solutions, FleetWave, RoadBASE
June 27, 2008
ST. LOUIS – Firestone Complete Fleet Care recently hosted an informational symposium in St. Louis, Mo., that discussed how the automotive industry is taking steps to reduce its environmental impact.
Tags: BFS Retail & Commercial Operations LLC, Firestone Complete Fleet Care, symposium
June 24, 2008
DES PLAINES, IL – Wheels, Inc. has announced that Maintenance Assistance Program (MAP) technicians Hajek and Hart have been recognized as World Class technicians by the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE).
Tags: ASE Certification, Maintenance Assistance Program, Wheels
June 15, 2008
ALTAVISTA, VA – Schrader Bridgeport International, Inc.offers TPMS Retrofit Kits that can be used on most passenger cars, light trucks, vans, and SUVs.
Tags: Schrader Bridgeport International, Inc.
June 12, 2008
FULLERTON, CA – Continued record increases in the costs of raw materials and energy are forcing Yokohama Tire Corp. to adjust prices on its consumer tires up to six percent, effective July 1.
Tags: tire prices, Yokohama
AKRON, OH – Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. is raising prices on some of its commercial tires up to nine percent, effective July 1, according to Modern Tire Dealer magazine.
Tags: Goodyear, tire prices
May 23, 2008
ITASCA, IL – EMKAY, Inc., a nationwide full-service fleet leasing and management company, announced earning I-CAR Platinum certification for the second year running.
Tags: EMKAY, Inc., I-CAR Platinum certification
NASHVILLE, TN & TOKYO – Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. will issue 20 million shares of new ordinary stock and allocate it to Bridgestone, while Bridgestone will allocate 3.9 million shares of its treasury stocks to Toyo.
Tags: Bridgestone Corp., Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd.
May 16, 2008
AKRON, OH – Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. is raising prices on all of its consumer tires up to eight percent, effective on or after June 1.
Tags: Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., price increase
CHARLOTTE, NC -- Continental Tire North America Inc. will raise prices on several tires sold in the U.S. and Canada up to nine percent.
Tags: Continental Tire North America, price increase
FINDLAY, OHIO -- Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. will have another price increase in North America effective July 1 of up to eight percent, according to Modern Tire Dealer magazine.
Tags: Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.
TAIWAN -- Federal Tire Corp. will implement a price adjustment on Federal and Hero brand tires prior to August 2008, according to Modern Tire Dealer magazine.
Tags: Federal Tire
May 5, 2008
AKRON, OH – No fewer than 10 tiremakers recently have raised or will raise their tire prices as a result of escalating raw material, energy, and transportation costs, according to Modern Tire Dealer magazine.