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December 2, 2009
SmarTire Available from Bendix
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Bendix CVS announced that its SmarTire Tire Pressure Monitoring System is now available to truck fleets through the network of Bendix OES and independent aftermarket partners across North America... [Full story]
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November 12, 2009
Goodyear G661 Hsa Goodyear G662 RSA
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Here are two other new truck tires by Goodyear, the G661 HSA for steer axle and all positions and the G662 RSA with Fuel Max technology for steer axle and all positions. Both tires were designed for local and regional delivery... [Full story]
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October 22, 2009
Goodyear G289 WHA
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Goodyear recently unveiled its new heavy-duty truck tire specifically designed for garbage collection, the G289 WHA. This tire features a tread with grooves that are 24/32-inch deep. It also includes a special compound for a longer tread life. It will also resist scrubbing... [Full story]
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Septembre 3, 2009
Wheel Weight System
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Engineered to replace environmentally harmful lead wheel weights, 3M's Wheel Weight System consists of a flexible, conformable material available in an easy-to-use, self-dispensing package used with a stand and cutting device... [Full story]
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August 20, 2009
Sensor-protecting Wheel
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Ken-Tool's TPMS Sentry protects valuable valve stem sensors that mount through the valve hole. Rather than allowing the sensor to drop into the tire cavity after the mounting nut has been removed, it remains attached to the T-shaped device... [Full story]
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August 14, 2009
New Run-Flat From Yokohama
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Yokohama’s ADVAN ZPS offers strength from the inside where it uses rigid sidewall reinforcement with a low heat-generating compound that is designed to support the weight of the vehicle during loss of air pressure. An exclusive bead-filler delivers ...
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July 13, 2009
TPMS: It’s Here, and It’s Still a Challenge
Tools and Education Top Our Experts’ Lists
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Once found only on a few high-end models, tire pressure monitoring systems (TPMS) are now a mainstream item. While they’re not mandatory in Canada—and Transport Canada says it currently has no plans to make them so—their requirement... [Full story]
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April 23,2009
Flushing Machine
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The HECAT H-1000 flushing machine uses Honeywell’s Genesolv SF refrigerant/solvent, which stays in liquid form under light pressure as the machine causes it to pulsate through heat exchangers, hoses and, supposedly, even expansion valves.... [Full story]
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April 16, 2009
Black Magic Titanium Wheel Cleaner
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Snap-on Tools’ EPIQ, is a tool storage unit with “smart” features to help technicians become better organized. The EPIQ includes the PowerBank, a lockable vertical drawer bank with built-in power... [Full story]
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March 12, 2009
Tire Pyrolysis
Overheating Warning
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Every year in Canada, numerous people are seriously injured or die due to a tire explosion caused by a pyrolysis phenomenon, which is the chemical breakdown of the tire brought on by excessive heat.... [Full story]
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March 10, 2009
Snap-on’s Powered Storage Unit
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Snap-on Tools’ EPIQ, is a tool storage unit with “smart” features to help technicians become better organized. The EPIQ includes the PowerBank, a lockable vertical drawer bank with built-in power... [Full story]
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March 10, 2009
Age: Good for Wine, Bad for Tires
Know the “Birthdays” of the Tires in Your Stock
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When you sell your customer a new tire, is it really new? Or has it been sitting in a warehouse somewhere,gathering dust, until someone finally got to it and added it to your order?... [Full story]
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