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Agora Tire: Now a Distributor for KTB Rust Eliminator and Lube for OTR Tires

Written by admin on February 5, 2010

Agora Tire is proud to announce that it has teamed up with KTB Products to market and distribute its full line of products including the their KTB Rust Eliminator and Lube product. This product has been successfully used in the market place for the past 40 years and is the only product of its [...]

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Agora Welcomes Robert

Written by Robert Rasanen on April 29, 2008

Robert Rasanen has worked in the OTR Tire industry for 15 years and is
currently the owner of Midwest Global Tire. If you wish to contact Rob
directly you can reach him at rob@globalotrtire.com

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Irregular Wear In Dual Wheel Assemblies

Written by Tom Stephenson on May 4, 2007

Irregular Wear in Dual Wheel Assemblies is caused by two main problems; 1. Mismatched tyres. 2. Mechanical failure. i.e Improper Wheel Alignment, worn or damaged Shock Absorbers, worn or damaged Suspension Bushes, etc.
The main reason for irregular wear in dual wheel assemblies is missmatched tyres.
Definition’s of mismatched tyres being;
1. Tyres of different construction.
2. Tyres of [...]

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Pushing Nitrogen – Interview with Keith Rowell, Bridgestone Corporation

Written by Featured Blogger on November 15, 2007

The shortage of off-the-road tires has mining operators finally listening to Keith Rowell. For more than 20 years, Rowell has traveled to mines and quarries surveying their operations and recommending changes to improve the efficiency of their tires” one of which has always been nitrogen inflation. Rowell, corporate accounts technical support manager for Bridgestone Firestone [...]

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Caterpillar Hikes Dividend

June 10, 2010
Caterpillar Inc. (CAT - Analyst Report) upped its quarterly dividend by 2 cents to 44 cents in light of increased demand for its equipment and intent to boost shareholder value. This translates to a 5% increase from the prior dividend of 42 cents. The increased dividend will be paid on August 20, 2010, to stockholders of record on July 20, 2010. The shareholders will now enjoy a new dividend yield of 3.1%. Read More

 

Yokohama rolls out new OTR tires

June 10, 2010
Yokohama Tire Corp. has introduced two OTR tires, the RL42 and the RB42, which are designed for dump trucks but have two different applications.

The RL42 is for hard-packed surfaces and job sites where longer hauls are needed, while the RB42 is made for soft and/or loose surfaces like mud, sand, gravel and rocks. 



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Apollo Tyres Planning China Expansion

June 10, 2010
Apollo Tyres is reportedly working on a strategy to enter China, currently the world's largest tyre producing and exporting market. If Apollo is successful in this venture it would be the first Indian tyre manufaturing company to establish a permanent production presence in China. “We aim to be a global tyre producer with footprints in all corners of the world,” Onkar Kanwar, Apollo Tyres' chairman, said at the launch of the brand in Europe, adding: “Only China is out of bounds right now but we will chart a strategy to be present there as well, through either a joint venture or a contract manufacturing arrangement.“..
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Rubber prices stabilise as tyre firms defer purchases

June 10, 2010
The price of natural rubber has stabilised in the domestic market on steady arrivals and subdued demand.

Several of the small scale rubber-based industries have shut shop temporarily or permanently as they find iteconomically unviable to operate at the existing high raw material prices and weakening overall demand, Mr N. Radhakrishnan, former President of the Cochin Rubber Merchants Association, said.

Of the monthly domestic demand of approximately 75,000 tonnes, almost 30-35 per cent comes from small-scale rubber industries. As monthly demand has weakened, prices have more or less stabilised at their current highs.

The bigger tyre companies are also deferring bulk purchases, reducing the overall demand.
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Tire Manufacturers Raise Prices

June 1, 2010
Need new tires? Well, you might be hard pressed to find quality brands at discounted prices. Due to higher material costs, manufacturers of popular commercial tire brands have hiked their prices anywhere from 3 to 8 percent.

The following price increases are effective today, June 1, 2010:

•Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has raised its prices on all consumer tires in North America 8 percent.

•Michelin North America Inc. raised prices on its U.S. replacement truck tires between 3 percent and 7 percent.  Read More