The new Double Coin plant in Thailand, which incorporates some of the most advanced tire-making equipment in the world, began OTR radial production at a good time: Demand for OTR radials is up. More and more small OTR tread patterns are radial, as opposed to bias.

It’s not by happenstance that Pacific Tire Group and Aloha Trucking have been working together for many, many years — working collaboratively to reduce tire operating costs for the Oahu-based trucking fleet.

Truck and Bus Radial (TBR) tire supply is getting tight and prices are up. Good news for Double Coin customers however — our new plant in Thailand is operating at full capacity!

Intermodal units are off their 2018 record-setting pace (highest in five years) by 3.7% so far this year, but business remains robust and broad-based. Last year’s growth was driven by tight trucking capacity and the threat of tariffs, and those factors remain.

Owner operator Glen Rice has been running Double Coin RLB400s (LP24.5s) for nearly three years. His mileage on this set is 311,000 and he has 13/32nds tread remaining! 

The U.S. economy is still recovering from the Great Recession and likely approaching another lesser downturn in 2019 or 2020, according to McKinsey & Associates. Under economic strains, it’s all the more important for the construction industry to clamp down on inefficiency and improve productivity levels, which are second to last among all U.S. sectors, the […]

A good tire dealer, like Pomp’s Tire, analyzes the customer’s operation and makes well-thought-out recommendations. A South Dakota owner operator is sure glad Pomp’s recommended Double Coin five years ago! “The folks at Pomp’s recommended Double Coin based on the type of hauling I do. I started with Double Coin on my trailers and then […]

It’s no surprise that diesel fuel is the single largest operating expense for a trucking fleet. A commercial truck can easily consume more than $70,000 of diesel fuel per year. Owner operators have zero control over fuel prices, but there are many ways they can reduce fuel costs — like tires!

The Double Coin Tires “Little Truckers Coloring Contest,” designed to promote trucking to youngsters, garnered more than 200 entries ranging from realism to the abstract.

Good news for North American fleets and owner operators wanting high quality TBR tires at competitive prices — Double Coin’s plant in Thailand is now operating at full capacity for TBR tires, as well as OTR radials.