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Michelin awarded for US military logistics services

Michelin North America has been acknowledged by the US military for its tyre supply and logistics services. At the 2011 DLA Industry Conference and Exhibition the tyre maker received two Best Value Awards from the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA). Michelin Truck Tires and Michelin Aircraft Tires each received their fourth consecutive award at a ceremony held during the conference. Out of the more than 7,000 firms supplying equipment to the military, Michelin was one of 182 companies recognised for meeting performance requirements in the Automated Best Value System.

9th August 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Partnership signed to market rapid-charge battery technology

A licensing agreement signed between the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and US firm Xerion Advanced Battery Corp. is expected to exploit a technology said to potentially enable the charging of electric vehicle batteries within minutes. Under the terms of the agreement, announced on July 19, Xerion has been granted the exclusive right to bring the University’s ‘StructurePore’ battery-charging technology to market.

21st July 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Marines Draft Goodyear Blimp for Christmas Manoeuvre

Today the Goodyear blimp is being pressed into service with the US armed forces for a planned strategic operation, yet there is no need to panic, arm yourself to the teeth or flee to the relative safety of your basement. The blimp is pairing up with the United States Marine Corps Reserve for what Goodyear is calling a ‘joint manoeuvre’ to help the ‘Marine Toys for Tots Foundation’ collect toys for needy children.

3rd December 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear Raises $100K for Soldiers’ Initiative

Goodyear Tire & Rubber has shown its support for the US military through its ‘Support Our Troops’ initiative, which has raised more than US$100,000 for the non-profit organisation. The tyre maker ran the initiative in conjunction with its NASCAR tyre supply involvement and launched its fundraising effort on July 4 this year. Goodyear reports the funds raised will go towards the more than $8 million per year Support Our Troops spends sending care packs to soldiers serving in combat zones and providing assistance to their families back home.

15th November 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Michelin Bags Another US Military Award

For a third consecutive year Michelin Americas Truck Tires has been chosen by the Defense Logistics Agency’s (DLA) Land & Maritime supply centre as recipient of its Best Value Award. The US Department of Defense’s largest logistics combat support agency selected again Michelin for this honour on the merits of its performance in supplying tyres to every branch of the US military.

6th October 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear Goes Patriotic

Citizens of the US are celebrating their 4th of July holiday on, um, July 4, and for some this means hoisting the Stars and Stripes and belting out a few bars of the Star Spangled Banner. Other Americans will be showing their patriotism in tyre form. Goodyear Tire & Rubber, exclusive tyre supplier to the quintessentially American NASCAR race series, intends to ‘transform’ all Goodyear Racing Eagle tyres for the NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series races over the July 4th holiday weekend.

2nd July 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Michelin Deploys Latest Military Tyre

International News, Product News

Weapons manufacturers, government representatives and perhaps, one may speculate, the odd soldier of fortune and terrorist crackpot, are flocking to Paris this week to take part in the Eurosatory military vehicle show. Those perusing the latest additions to our global arsenal were amongst the first to catch a glimpse of Michelin’s new XZL2 tyre. Introduced at the show, the XZL2 is designed for both military and off-road commercial applications, and Michelin states it features a redesigned tread pattern that offers greater speed capabilities and improved tread life over a wide range of terrains.

15th June 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

US Senator “Owes Retreading Industry an Apology”

Although most likely uttered out of ignorance rather than malice, comments made by Iowa Senator Tom Harkin have the potential to tarnish the reputation of retreaders throughout the US. During a speech at the Iowa Democratic Party’s state convention on June 12, Harking referred to a Republican party candidate as a ‘retread’ – an insult that, you may be amazed to learn, has gained a measure of popularity on the other side of the Atlantic – and then continued by saying “and the problem with retreads is that they have a tendency to blow out and cause a lot of wrecks.”

15th June 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Bridgestone Plants, Personnel Honoured For Environmental Initiatives

Two Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations facilities and a retired BATO plant manager were each recognised for environmental initiatives by state agencies and environmental organizations recently, reports Tire Review. The North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources recognized the Wilson, North Carolina, plant as an environmental steward; the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control awarded the plant in Aiken County, South Carolina, the 2010 DHEC Earth Day Award for Large Businesses; and Ron Brooks, recently retired plant manager at the BATO facility in Warren County, Tennessee, was named Community Servant Leader of the Year at the Green Business Summit at Lipscomb University.

15th April 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear Promotes Cavanaugh and Jambon

Pierre Jambon has been appointed vice president of Goodyear Tire & Rubber’s off-highway business. In his new role, Jambon will run Goodyear's global aviation and off-the-road businesses as well as its North American racing and motorcycle/ATV businesses. He will report to Curt Andersson, president of the company’s North American Tire operation. Jambon takes the place of John Cavanaugh, who has now stepped into the role of vice president of finance for global procurement. In that role, he will report to vice president and chief procurement officer Mark Purtilar and executive vice president and chief financial officer Darren Wells. Cavanaugh had been vice president, off highway, since September 2008.

12th April 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Titan Wheel Awarded for Military Vehicle OEM Supply

Titan Wheel Corporation, a subsidiary of Titan International, has been named as a top-performing supplier by Spartan Motors Chassis. Titan Wheel produces off-highway wheels and rims for Spartan Motors, who supplies defence contractor BAE Systems with Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) tactical vehicles. Spartan awarded the top-performing designation to the uppermost four per cent of its more than 300 suppliers. The Spartan award, comments Titan, commends exceptional performance criteria related to quality, delivery, customer support and competitiveness.

31st March 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

New Year, New Battery Regulations

On 1 January 2010 producers of industrial and automotive batteries will be required to arrange the collection, treatment and recycling of such batteries, free of charge, if requested by business end-users and final holders. Key elements of the new regulations include: Requiring any persons placing batteries on the market to register as a producer of batteries, and report on waste batteries collected and sent for recycling

The Waste Batteries and Accumulators Regulations 2009 complement the existing Batteries and Accumulators (Placing on the Market) regulations 2008, which set out the requirements for introducing new batteries onto the market from 26 September last year. These regulations also introduce a ban on the landfill disposal or incineration of waste industrial and automotive batteries.

8th January 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

MRF to Produce Fighter Aircraft Tyres?

This year Indian manufacturer MRF established a niche in the military aviation tyre segment through an arrangement to supply original equipment tyres to Hindustan Aeronautical’s Chetak range of helicopters. The first batch of three to four hundred tyres has already been produce and another order is expected to be ready by January 2010. Furthermore, it appears likely that the tyre maker will extend its military supply presence even further in the near future.

30th November 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Ashcroft Appointed Conti UK & Ireland Truck OE Manager

Continental Tyre Group has appointed Steve Ashcroft to the role of OE manager for its UK & Ireland truck tyre business. In his new position, Ashcroft will liaise directly with both manufacturers and fleets on all OE truck and trailer activities. Commenting on his appointment, Ashcroft commented: “It’s an interesting time to be taking on the OE Manager role, but my years of experience as well as the insight gained from working in both the manufacturing and supplier side of the business, I’m convinced will be of great benefit.”

12th November 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Light Up Your Life – And Your Wheels

If you want to make your car stand out from the crowd – particularly at night, then a new product from the USA could be right up your street. MotionLite (patent pending) is an innovative, high-quality, wheel illumination system that does what no other product can; it lights up a vehicle's wheels from the outside. Said by the makers to be easy to install, the electric system includes strobe and morph functions and is remote control operated, allowing users to switch between seven colours while in motion. MotionLite does not attach to or affect the look of a car's wheels.

10th November 2009/by Tyrepress Editors