Category Archives: Tires

The engineer in charge of maintaining paved and dirt roads in Lancaster County has a cool new tool in his arsenal: a gigantic, 6-foot-long, high-powered magnet that will help save tires on dirt roads. The magnet, which attaches to the back … Continue reading →

A Sugar Maple Road home equipped with a security camera recently caught footage of a group of teenagers vandalizing a car, with one running up and kicking off the side view mirror, while another slashes the back left tire. Another … Continue reading →

Discount Tire, America’s largest tire and wheel retailer, and NASCAR champion driver Brad Keselowski, are headed to Indianapolis for the NASCAR Nationwide Series Indy 250 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 28. Fans across the U.S. can select where Keselowski … Continue reading →

CORPUS CHRISTI – The City of Corpus Christi is working on clearing clean brush and dirty debris from your curbside right now. But you may have noticed, during their pickup, they’re leaving old tires behind. Piles and piles of tires … Continue reading →

COOL BEANS: Goodyear is testing tires made with soybean oil as it tries to cut its use of petroleum and extend tread life. Researchers found that the tread on tires made with soybean oil can last 10 percent longer than … Continue reading →

Goodyear Tire RubberA Goodyear tire, built using soybean oil. In which we bring you motoring news from around the Web: • Researchers at Goodyear Tire and Rubber have tested soybean oil and found it can reduce the amount of petroleum-based … Continue reading →

Lower costs boost Domino’s Pizza second quarter financial results Pizza delivery chain Domino’s Pizza Inc. said that its second-quarter net income rose 11% as lower costs offset a decline in revenue. Goodyear tests tires made with soybean oil Goodyear is … Continue reading →

AKRON, Ohio — Goodyear is testing tires made with soybean oil as it tries to cut its use of petroleum and extend tread life. The Akron, Ohio, company said Tuesday that its researchers have found that the tread on tires … Continue reading →

Allison Miles • Originally published July 23, 2012 at 7:39 p.m., updated July 23, 2012 at 7:39 p.m. More information on tire safety is available online at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s website. To learn more, visit the National … Continue reading →

Print E-mail By Jeremiah McWilliams The Atlanta Journal-Constitution An Atlanta task force could make recommendations as soon as next month on how authorities should crack down on illegal tire dumping, which has created mountains of tires in creeks, in abandoned … Continue reading →