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Oklahoma's Love's Truck Tire Care Joins Michelin
Tennessee's
Imperial Tire
Burns
Maynardville, Tennessee fire fighters spent several days dealing with a fire at Maynardville retreader Imperial Tire's warehouse recently. Union County fire department asked for help in fighting the fire, which sent thick, black smoke into the sky that could be seen for miles.
Maynardville, Union County, Rural/Metro, Paulette, and Knoxville Fire Departments all responded to the scene.
According to D.J. Corcoran with the Knoxville Fire Department, the fire was difficult to completely extinguish. KFD has battled a couple of similar blazes in the past. Corcoran said the tyres melt from the heat and form a crust and the fire continued to burn for a couple days under that crust.
The heavy black smoke contained polyvinyl carbons which can be toxic, however Corcoran said the smoke seemed to have dissipated from threat levels.
At one point the fire fighting teams were withdrawn from the vicinity due to the possible presence of explosive materials
Love’s Truck Tire Care now claims to offer industry-leading service to trucking fleets as part of the Michelin Commercial Service Network. The Network delivers consistent, high- quality service nationwide for trucking fleets at home or on the road with highly trained technicians and professional equipment, all ensured by rigorous certification and audit standards. Dealers in the Network provide a consistent supply of new tyres and retreads and 24/7/365 service.
Love's is also offering select Michelin
Retread Technologies (MRT) tread designs at its 100 U.S. tyre care centres this month. The MRT process is unique in the retreading industry, using a patented curing technology that provides highly consistent results retread after retread. Love’s will offer retreaded tyres in trailer and drive tyre positions.
“Love’s is excited to broaden its relationship with Michelin,” said Dan Jensen, director of tyre sales and service for Love’s. “Drivers trust the Michelin name and know that Love’s and Michelin together bring valuable
solutions to fleets and owner- operators on the road.”
“Love's Truck Tire Care is a welcome addition to Michelin Retread Technologies and the Michelin Commercial Service Network. The Love's shops on highways throughout the country give fleets more options for consistent service and retreads wherever they go,” said Bill Guzick, vice president of business development for Michelin Americas Truck Tires. “The Michelin ONCallTM emergency road-service network now has access to hundreds of additional technicians nationwide who use the same standards and tools to service commercial vehicles.” Love’s Travel Stops has grown to be a US wide presence in the trucking industry over the last four decades. Love’s first tyre care center opened in 2008, and today more than 100 tyre care centres deliver essential products and services to professional drivers.
The addition of Love’s Truck Tire Care brings the Michelin Commercial Service Network to a total of more than 400 locations across the U.S.
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