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Construction Equipment

Pro Pickup: Choosing the right tires for your truck saves money, improves jobsite safety

Our friends at our sister publication Pro Pickup have put together a really helpful article on choosing the right tires for your pickup. Having the right tires on your pickup not only saves your company money by decreasing the need for repairs and increasing fuel economy. The right tires also make for a safer working […]

February 4, 2013

Gear

Protect service technicians with Ken-Tool’s tire inflation cage

Ensure your shop personnel is protected with Ken-Tool’s tire inflation cage, which protects technicians and your shop environment from injury and damage from explosions following blown lock rings and rims on large earthmover tires. The tire cage has sturdy 10-bar construction and is manufactured from heavy gauge steel tubing welded to a steel base. Handling […]

December 14, 2012

Construction Equipment

When to choose winter tires

Check out this helpful video from the folks at Yokohama tires. As the cold sets in across the country, many will begin to wonder whether or not they should opt for winter tires or if the all-season tires they're already using will suffice.

October 25, 2012

Pickups

Toyo Open Country A/T II

The all-new Toyo Open Country A/T II offers over 40% more treadlife than the leading competitors, exceptional all-season performance, an aggressive new tread design, and a quiet ride.

October 9, 2012

Maintenance

A tire that maintains its own pressure

goodyear tire, air maintenance technology, self inflating tire, tire pressure, tire longevity, flat tires

October 2, 2012

Construction Equipment

Big tires, big manipulator

Need to change a 63-inch tire? Then Stellar has the tire manipulator for you. The Stellar TM 20165 truck-mounted unit can change the largest off-the-road tire on the market, the 59/80R/63, used on the world’s largest mining trucks.  Capable of handling tire and rim combinations weighing up to 20,000 pounds, the manipulator has more than […]

September 25, 2012

Roadbuilding

Yokohama’s Nash talks tires

Yokohama Tire Corp. can be found in the Central Hall at booth 8271. Over the years, the off-the-road (OTR) tire market has been like a roller coaster as far as supply and demand. The market was hit hard by the recession in 2009, but tire manufacturers were surprised at how quickly it came roaring back, […]

September 20, 2012

Pickups

2012 Baja 500 video

Be sure to check out the full length video of Team Toyo Athlete / UFC star, Anthony “Showtime” Pettis as he spends a weekend in Baja with Toyo Tires and Team Toyo for the 2012 Baja 500. Appearances in the video include off road champions Robby Gordon and BJ Baldwin, plus Pettis takes a ride with Rodrigo Ampudia in his pre-runner.

September 5, 2012

Construction Equipment

Yokohama introduces three OTRs at MINExpo

Yokohama Tire is debuting three OTR (off-the-road) radial tires–the RB42, RL45 and RL51–at the 2012 MINExpo International trade show in Las Vegas, Nevada. The tires will be at Yokohama¹s booth (#8271) at the show, which runs September 24-26 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The RB42 is designed for use on dump trucks and soft […]

September 5, 2012

Pickups

Falken WildPeak all-season tires

Falken Wildpeak HT, an all-season M+S pickup tire, has 60,000-mile limited warranty

March 29, 2012

Pickups

MaxTrac's 6.5-Inch Nissan Titan Lift System for 35-Inch Tires

MaxTrac Suspension has released a cost-effective solution for two-wheel-drive 2004-2011 Titan owners who want to run up to 35-inch-tall tires.

November 14, 2011

Roadbuilding

Petrocon launches national tire program for its members

Petrocon Corp. has launched a national tire program to its members. In the first month of introduction, nearly 200 members enrolled into the program, by a world’s top tire producer.  With the program, Petrocon members become part of a 24/7, emergency roadside assistance within two hours of placing the emergency call. Other program services include […]

May 11, 2011