Manufacturers Raise Truck Tire Prices
North American truck tire manufacturers have imposed a new round of price increases, generally about 8%, citing higher raw material costs that coincided with greater tire sales and some reports of tire shortages.
November 8, 2010Tire Makers Cite Higher Costs; Set Price Increases
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations said it was boosting tire prices 8% due to higher energy and raw materials costs, and other tire makers also cited rising costs in their recent earnings statements.
November 2, 2010NHTSA Proposes New Truck-Tire Standards
The Department of Transportation has proposed changes to heavy-duty truck tire safety standards, the first such proposal in 37 years.
October 5, 2010ATA Opposes EPA Plan To Label Tires as Waste
An Environmental Protection Agency proposal to designate scrap tires and used oil as solid waste could be extremely costly for the trucking industry, American Trucking Associations said.
August 16, 2010Largest Tire Makers Hike Prices as Raw Material Costs Soar
The nation’s three largest manufacturers of commercial truck tires have raised prices for the second time this year in reaction to sharp increases in the costs of their primary components — rubber, oil and steel — although world economic developments have taken some of the air out of commodity prices.
May 10, 2010Tire Makers Boosting Prices
Several major commercial tire makers have set price increases due to higher materials and other costs.
May 6, 2010Big Three Continue to Dominate U.S. Tire Market
There was a time when foreign-based tire manufacturers had to overcome major hurdles to enter the North American market.
May 3, 2010