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Courtesy: CARRIERSEDGE
The “Practical Cargo Securement” course is considered the gold standard guide for cargo
securement in North America.
Equipment
THE TRUCKER NEWS SERVICES
MARKHAM, Ontario, — CarriersEdge,
a provider of online driver training for the
trucking industry, has expanded its library of
training courses.
The company recently added two courses
in its Practical Cargo Securement library,
plus a bloodborne pathogens and a spotted
lanternfly course.
CarriersEdge also said it has added Spanish
versions to two existing courses: “Lift
Truck Operator Skills” and “Distracted Driving.”
The new courses for cargo securement —
on securing paper rolls and concrete pipes —
expands the list of cargo securement courses
CarriersEdge offers to 10. All CarriersEdge
Bridgestone makes addition to Ecopia truck tire portfolio
THE TRUCKER NEWS SERVICES
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Bridgestone Americas
has made a new addition to its fuel-efficient
Bridgestone Ecopia commercial truck tire
portfolio.
The Bridgestone R123 Ecopia tire is a
SmartWay verified trailer tire the company said
is engineered to deliver low rolling resistance
and exceptional wear in long-haul and regional
service applications.
Because of to its low rolling resistance
design, the Bridgestone R123 Ecopia tire
delivers nearly $400 in fuel savings over
100,000 miles when compared to the Bridgestone
Ecopia R197 tire, according to Kyle
Chen, brand manager, truck and bus radial
tires, U.S. and Canada, Bridgestone Americas
Tire Operations.
“Bridgestone Ecopia tires are designed with
features that reduce fuel consumption, and they
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CarriersEdge expands training courses
including 2 cargo securement sessions
are engineered to be fit for retreading later on,
making them a smart, sustainable business
choice for fleets on a number of levels,” Chen
said. “Fuel-efficient tires that also deliver big
on performance are a demonstration of our
dedication to help lower the total cost of tire
ownership and drive efficient mobility for all
fleets.”
Chen said the Bridgestone R123 Ecopia tire
is engineered with features such as an IntelliShape
sidewall designed to reduce the overall
tire weight and minimize rolling resistance.
The tire also uses patented NanoPro-Tech
polymer technology to limit energy loss and
help improve fuel economy, he said.
Additional innovations include:
• A fuel-efficient tread design to lower rolling
resistance and improve fuel economy
• An innovative tread pattern to increase
traction and grip on wet roads, as well as absorption
of tread edge stress to promote long,
even wear
• An optimized tread volume that allows for
long removal mileage, and
• A specialized defense groove structure that
helps establish even pressure at the tire shoulder
and minimize tread edge wear.
“Fleets can leverage fuel-efficient tires and
retreads together to extend the life of their tire
casings, further reduce fuel costs and lower the
total cost of tire ownership,” Chen said. “Designed
to maximize the total tire lifecycle, the
Bridgestone R123 Ecopia tire provides excellent
retreadability and works together with Bandag
FuelTech retreads to capitalize on tire performance
potential, drive down fuel costs and
make mobility more efficient for fleets.”
To learn more about the Bridgestone portfolio
of Ecopia fuel-efficient tires, visit commercial.bridgestone.com/en-us/index.
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cargo securement courses are based on the
Practical Cargo Securement handbook published
by Techni-Com.
“Practical Cargo Securement is considered
the gold standard guide for cargo securement
in North America,” said Jane Jazrawy,
CarriersEdge co-founder and CEO.
“Through our partnership with Techni-Com,
CarriersEdge is the only driver training provider
with exclusive rights to generate courses
on its contents. This allows us to develop
meaningful courses that help drivers improve
their load securement practices.”
The “Requirements for Paper Rolls” securement
course details the special requirements
needed to transport one or more pa-
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Courtesy: BRIDGESTONE
The Bridgestone R123 Ecopia is a fuel-efficient
tread design to lower rolling resistance
and improve fuel economy, Bridgestone officials
said.
Double Coin/CMA say Thai facility working
at full capacity to produce OTR, TBR tires
Courtesy: DOUBLE COIN/CMA
Built on a 3.6 million square-foot site, the Thailand facility has the capacity to manufacture
over 1.8 million TBR tires as well as over 50,000 OTR tires.
THE TRUCKER NEWS SERVICES
MONROVIA, Calif. — Double Coin and
CMA, a tire manufacturer and marketer, says
their Thailand manufacturing facility is now
working at full capacity to produce over-theroad
(OTR) and truck bus and radial (TBR)
products.
“Our new Thailand manufacturing facility
has full OTR and TBR availability and the
production capacity to fulfill container-level
orders,” said Tim Phillips vice president of
marketing operations for Double Coin/CMA.
“Not only does this production facility have
the capacity to meet the demand for commercial
tire products, we are offering them
at competitive prices since they are not subject
to anti-dumping and countervailing duties
or tariffs penalties associated with products
produced in China. With many of our
competitors having to rely on China alone,
Double Coin customers will be in an excellent
purchasing position in the face of product
shortages and higher prices from China.”
Phillips said some U.S. suppliers claim
they have production availability in Vietnam
or Thailand, but it remains to be seen if older
plants in these areas that are already running
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