After investigating a 2020 multi-vehicle crash that included a motorcoach, three trucks and a passenger vehicle, the National Transportation Safety Board finds that highway speed limits, commercial vehicle collision avoidance systems, connected technology, and more, need to be addressed.
The company has made significant progress toward its goal of a 100% sustainable-material tire by 2030.
Many tire OEMs have increased prices in CY-2021, ranging from 3-10% depending on type of tire and size. Higher commodity prices and increased ocean freight rates are being passed on to end users as OE profit margins compress.
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Fleets struggling with a scarcity of parts needed for routine maintenance and repairs are also having to wait on new truck deliveries while partially completed trucks jam OEM parking lots.
This increase is based on increasing logistics, raw material cost, and other market factors that have affected internal costs.
Bridgestone is announcing it will increase prices by 8% on Firestone brand truck and bus radial tires sold in the U.S. and Canada.
Effective May 1, the company has given a heads up to those who purchase tires for consumer and commercial use.
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has entered into an agreement to acquire Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. in a deal valued at about $2.8 billion. The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2021.
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