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BestDrive opens commercial tire center in Kansas City
BestDrive, a commercial tire dealer and retreader focusing on Continental tire offerings, officially opened its newest location in Kansas City, KS. BestDrive noted it now has 21 commercial tire centers across the United States, with plans to expand into eight additional states by the end of 2018.
BestDrive's Kansas City tire center is a 32,000-sq.-ft. retail and service space. Less than two miles from the I-35 and I-635 interchange, the location is accessible for its long-haul, regional haul, and on/off-road fleet customers.
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BTS named dealer for Stoughton in Ontario, Quebec
Breadner Trailer Sales (BTS) has been designated as the exclusive dealer of Stoughton brand refrigerated trailers in the provinces of Ontario and Quebec in Canada.
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Toyo Tire introduces new on/off road drive tire
Healthy Team wants to see your best truck selfie
Nevada officials say autonomous-truck era drawing near
April Sanborn was part of the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles in 2011 when the state became the first to adopt regulations allowing the testing of autonomous vehicles.
She was also there four years later when the Freightliner Inspiration truck made its world premiere at the Hoover Dam.
Sanborn, now Nevada DMV's program manager for the autonomous vehicle program, said the rapid developments in the autonomous space has her convinced autonomous-driving trucks will soon be a reality.
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Pentagon may turn Russian airline's 747s into Air Force One
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Air Force, which has been looking for ways to lower the cost of new planes for Air Force One, is talking to Boeing about buying two jumbo jets that were ordered but never delivered to a now-defunct Russian airline.